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Old 12-06-2010, 04:13 PM
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My car is pretty much down for the winter. While it's down, I want to paint the calipers. Why you ask? Because they're currently red. I don't like it. Any thoughts on this? The Epoxy stuff is supposed to hold up to nearly 1000°. The red paint that's on them now is the epoxy stuff and it still looks brand new after 6 years. Here's the catch, I want to do some recreational track events next year.

Feel free to throw some recommendations at me too, even though that's not technical. The G2 stuff is what I've been looking at. I can't decide if I should go gold or black. My car is black on bronze wheels, so silver won't work. I thought about blue because my minor trim pieces are blue, but I don't want it to fade to baby blue.

(I'm assuming the high quality paint is the only real option other than buy new stock calipers.)

I probably should have just PMed Fabrik8 huh?

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Old 12-06-2010, 04:30 PM
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I can't recommend a brand, but am I wrong in thinking for a track car you should do them in black (because black is the best heat radiant)?
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Old 12-06-2010, 04:34 PM
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i was thinking black simply because flashy colored calipers and drums make me cringe.
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Old 12-06-2010, 04:50 PM
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g2 stuff, and black.
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Old 12-06-2010, 05:27 PM
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Definitely black.
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Old 12-06-2010, 05:34 PM
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Ceramic Green, like the Egg.
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Old 12-06-2010, 05:36 PM
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Black shit that you use to paint grills. Holds up to heat pretty dern well.
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Old 12-06-2010, 05:38 PM
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black with TONS of glitter/metal flake

remember the "black ice" window tint? yeah, kinda like that

edit: or was it tire shine?
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Old 12-06-2010, 05:38 PM
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This thread should be more about removing the sueprcharger, installing a cage/hardtop, and stripping the calipers of any coating so they can radiate heat more effectively.
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translucent clear. with iridescent flake.
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