hey,

does anyone know where to get some red calliper paint?

pepboys?

 

Click Here As Randy says, use the search function LOL!

 

haha cram it

 

Tire Rack sells caliper paint now.

http://www.tirerack.com

retroom

 

is it hard to paint ur callipers red??

does anyone just sell red callipers for the mini?

 

Anyone have a picture of a Red MINI with the Calipers painted Red or any other colored MINI with painted calipers. I would prefer to see an entire profile of the car rather than just the wheel. Thanks.

 

A guy down here has a cr/w mc with the red calipers...its pretty sweet, although you can't see much of the calipers with the wheels he has (the holeys.) I'll find out if he has a profile pic like you're looking for. :smile:

 

cool, anyone gots pics of red callipers w/ the s-lites?

 

Just go and get a good engine paint. One that has a heat rating of 900 degrees. That is all you ned. To spend more $$$ just because it says CALIPER is nuts. Save your $$$.

 

I got mine painted! They look sweet, gotta change the wheels, though 'cuz the holeys don't show much. Ask dad for $$, or Blockbuster for hours. Anyways, I got mine I forgot where, but I saw 'em on moss-mini for half the price I paid and had more stuff with it (came with brush and mix cup) I didn't have any of that, had to do it with my sister's brush, she hasn't found out yet, so shh.. hehe

Hope this helps.
Leo..

http://www.mossmini.com

 

>>I got mine painted! They look sweet, gotta change the wheels, though 'cuz the holeys don't show much. Ask dad for $$, or Blockbuster for hours. Anyways, I got mine I forgot where, but I saw 'em on moss-mini for half the price I paid and had more stuff with it (came with brush and mix cup) I didn't have any of that, had to do it with my sister's brush, she hasn't found out yet, so shh.. hehe
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>Leo.,
>>
>>http://www.mossmini.com

thanks for the help!

wat color did u do? how did u go about doing it? is it easy, instructions, etc??

 

It's pretty easy really just take some time, for me about 1hr a wheel. Cleaner was included in my kit, paint and hardener in seperate cans I mixed them into smaller dixie cups for each wheel so I did not have hardened paint by the time I got to the last wheel. Red is "racing" style, I went more body color. As for if you can see them, try different rims, I HAD to paint mine when I got my rims put on over the weekend.

 

i found this on moss mini!

Caliper Paint

does this cover all 4 brakes or only 2?? anyone have any info on this??

 

>>It's pretty easy really just take some time, for me about 1hr a wheel. Cleaner was included in my kit, paint and hardener in seperate cans I mixed them into smaller dixie cups for each wheel so I did not have hardened paint by the time I got to the last wheel. Red is "racing" style, I went more body color. As for if you can see them, try different rims, I HAD to paint mine when I got my rims put on over the weekend.


look really sweet! im just worryin about difficulty and if it would look good on the s-lites?

ive got dark silver car what paint do u think i should go for, im thinkin red still
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Okay...xxthir13enxx sent me the pic of his wheels that he described above. The kit he used had enough for all four wheels...plus probably another MINI's. He said it was easy to do...so it must have been. Anyways...here's the pic...

 

Looks nice, but i do think you need more slots in those rims to show your handywork off a little more.

Take care and keep Motorin'

His, Chile Red all over/ Hers, EB UJ on top.

 

There they be! hehe.. The ones I got were plenty, enough for my MINI, and a lot extra left for at least another set of 4 wheels. I did 2 coats in each wheel, too. Took me about 3:30 hours total work. Plus washing the wheels, and everything. hehe. The one in mossmini has enough for 4 calipers. Hope it goes well for you..

And Oh, yes! The "how to do" part. It's the easiest. First, get the jack and lift one wheel at a time, if you got bridges, even better. Then, take one wheel off, clean the calipers with the special caliper cleaners (included in kit) mix paint and hardener into a little mix cup, and play Picasso on your brakes! The kit includes an instruction booklet that tells you all the "time rest", as in how long you need to let it rest until applying the next step or what-not, but I didn't pay much attention to that. lol After painting all the area you want, GO WASH THE WHEEL! hehe. And that is it. Don't have to take the calipers off, just the wheels.
After you're done, it takes about 24 hours for the paint to dry, but you can put the wheels back on the car to work on the others (if you're doing it one at a time, without the bridges). And just let it rest for the rest of the day + another day, so better off doing it on weekends without plan.

Hope it works for you,
Leo.

PS: Thanks, Holly!! hehe
PS2: I know, the holeys kinda suck now. lol Gotta get some new stuff, I'm thinking ASA LW5 White from tirerack. hehe (Dad, can I have some money, plweeease?) :smile: