Looking good man. Are those the hi temp ebay brembo stickers?

 

honestly i just get my friend gilbert, the owner of some sticker place in my local mall, to make me the stickers in what ever color i need in 1"x4" for the front.
after painting the calipers i put the decal on and then clear the caliper with 4 coats of clear.
i've been rockin my own personal set for over a year now and they still look new lol

 

** my personal calipers**



*** my friends camaro calipers***




if you need to see more just click the links that i left at the beginning to the thread..

 

Do you use any special clearcoat for the calipers? I imagine they get hot.

 

I want to paint mine like the evo VII head light with just the amber in the bottom

 

What type of paint/clear are you using for the calipers?

 

subsribed ... im too lazy to do either.. might have to send mine to you

 

i use Limco automotive paint from english color. i cant remember the brand of clear but its from english color as well.
i painted my valve cover with the limco paint with no clear and its held up perfect. and my brakes are still going stong after a year. no pealing, fading, just on little rock chip thats about it.
PM me if you want me to do any of youre calipers of lights or anything eles lol

 

What would be the turnaround time? I'm assuming you could do a black caliper with red decals?

nice job by the way

 

ok guys so i did the head light diy evo 9 rep using the dupli color item

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY OCCUR TO YOU ITEMS. THIS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK

tools needed :

long and short flat head screw driver
hobby knife
heat gun, hair dryer, or conventional oven

items to accomplish job

dupli color shadow paint
painters 3m tape
rubbing alcohol
cotton cloth

difficulty rating a 5/10 time duration about 1hr for both




step one

remove head lights from vehicle, once off get a nice clean are to work on. once accomplished heat up the edge of the head light where the lens and head light housing meet. Heat up evenly all around for about 3 min depending on the weather outside( today in cali at 01800 was about 50 degrees, not a great idea to work with paint but i have my tricks . ok after heating the area grab the flat head and bend the locking tabs up so only thing holding the lens on is the glue. after tabs are bent grab the thin flat head and place it in the seem between the head light and housing, after doing so pry it should give a little fight but if not budging heat it up a little longer. same steps go for the bottom of the head light. Now be careful if you place heat in one section for too long you would notice it gets shiny once this happen the plastic becomes to soft and upon hardening it becomes brittle and just snaps off.



second step

once you pry your lens off you should have 3 pieces lens, housing, and insert. when detaching the lens be careful with the glue on it, if it gets on your chrome insert its extremely difficult to remove, and or might peel the chrome off





step 3
putt away in a safe location your head light and lens you wont need them at the moment. Mask off the amber corner turn signal using 3m painters tape, I tried to remove it but ended up breaking both the tabs luckily no other damage, once the tape if placed make sure there is no excess over the chrome. i usually run a little over the chrome and run my finger nail on it to tuck it in,






step 4

once the insert is all masked and ready prep it for paint, clean it with a wax or grease remover or a simple house hold item rubbing alcohol and a cotton cloth = old shirt sleeve . just damp the cloth do not soak it if soak it will leave marks on the chrome and will show on the paint. make sure you clean the whole piece and every crevice, very important. give it about 5-10 min to completely dry



step 5

once clean grab your heat gun and warm the piece up so that way the paint will adhere better and wont have fish eyes all over the place. hold the heat gun at low heat about 5-10 inch away from the piece, remember just to get it warm not to warp it




step 6

grab the caned paint and shake it abruptly for about 5 min to get all the paint mixed up and to get it warmed up. begin laying down even coats of paint from left to right in one single shot until reached the bottom over lapping each spray pass. you might have to do about 5-6 coats to reach a dark chrome black color. between each coat of paint give it 5-10 min to dry if not the paint will begin to dry and the new paint will look hazy. once finishes with all coats grab the heat gun and treat warm up the piece for about 5 min, again at low heat 5-10 inch away form piece that way the paint evens out and gives a great shine.

1st and 2nd coat



3rd and 4th coat



5th coat i did not take pic of 6 but at six i accomplished my desired color




step 7

final product once dry grab the inset and place it back in to place the in re-peat the heating process on the lense and the housing to loosen the glue and press the lens. in my case i have not installed the lens Im going to wet sand and shoot a ppg automotive clear to give it that new look. Im tired of buffing every 4-5 months








I love how my head lights look now and for 18.00 bucks cant beat it

 

Wow
Lights came out great!
What did u use to get the lens that new?
Without clear coat

 

i haven't installed the lens yet but it will look just like that and im going to do a diy also on that

 

^^ lookin good

 

assumming that it stays warm about 3 days. i like to let the calipers dry for 2 days so no packing material or dirt sticks in and stays in the clear.

what ever colors you want i can do, i also got some sweet lookin blue pearl if you guys want any of that =)

just shoot my a PM
or text me at
432-934-6790
thanks

 

Damn paint good