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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 12:40 PM
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Caliper color suggestions

So I plan on changing the brakes on the Cm and wanted to paint the calipers while I had everything apart, I plan on using G2 caliper paint to do it bc I like all the reviews I’ve found on it, my problem is what color. CM is black with black rims and I plan on basically blacking out all the chrome on her, I was thinking black for the calipers but wasn’t sure if that would look weird. So any thoughts would be cool and pics of any of yours would be great too.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 12:59 PM
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Match the body color.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 01:11 PM
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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 06:58 AM
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My car is all blacked out. But I put the JCW sport brakes on which are red, and only offered in red. I wanted black at first, but couldn't bring myself to paint over them. Now, I actually like the contrast and am glad I left them red.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by gpmini
my car is all blacked out. But i put the jcw sport brakes on which are red, and only offered in red. I wanted black at first, but couldn't bring myself to paint over them. Now, i actually like the contrast and am glad i left them red.
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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 09:37 AM
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Another vote for red. It pops.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 02:15 PM
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Guys I love the pics, they are awesome minis, I do like the red but I wanted to go with something a little more subtly, I’m trying to go for a sleeper as best as I can, so I was thinking about going black with them
 
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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 07:28 PM
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That's what makes MINIs so unique. No two alike and modding takes them to new dimensions. Make it yours.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 08:11 AM
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Paint question

What kind of paint will hold up on the calipers? How close can we get to MINI's Chili Red?
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 09:35 AM
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Top rated caliper paint is G2. Check the picture I posted here earlier. That's what I used.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 02:04 PM
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Yeah g2 has the best reviews, holds up well to the heat and has the best gloss out of those on the market, plus they do custom colors, if you can find a paint, then they will make it for you
 
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Old Apr 11, 2018 | 10:09 AM
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agreed with the above. G2 caliper paint is what I've used on all cars I've owned. Goes on easy, and holds up over time.
 
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