Schiffy Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 So, with this white car, with a lot of black accents, I'm having a hard time figuring out what color to paint the calipers. My '99(silver car) and '95(black car) both had red calipers. I'm leaning towards red again on the '98, not so much to stick with a theme(or not to for that matter) but because with the white body and black wheels, I think the red would pop nicely. I think black calipers, behind black rims would be to much black. What do y'all think?Sorry, I don't have a clean HD straight up side shot. So this is the best I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 You could do white with black lettering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 You could do white with black letteringThis. Powder coat em. Then soap and water wash em down. Silver would look real good too with black lettering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I don't have time to powdercoat them, as that is something id have to drop off and have done, and its my DD. I will pick a weekend and paint then. Though it would be badass to powdercoat them white and paint the lettering black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I need to do mine as well. I was going to do white with black lettering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 My only complaint to white, would be how dirty it gets quickly. I am NOT a detail freak, so I won't be washing my car bi weekly, therefore white may get really dirty, really quickly, and that would piss me off. Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 shiff do you have letters of some kind on your calipers? just wondering cause of the lettering comments.maybe some kinda of stencil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 If white is too hard to maintain for yah, go silver, it'll look good with the polished lips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Stencils work fine, that's how I did mine. Pony stencil and G2 caliper paintI did the brackets and pony black then the actual calipers red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 My only complaint to white, would be how dirty it gets quickly. I am NOT a detail freak, so I won't be washing my car bi weekly, therefore white may get really dirty, really quickly, and that would piss me off. HahaPaint them. After they dry we will clean them and put a nice coat of wax on them. It'll make a big difference come time to clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I would love to know what wax you have found that can hold up to brake temps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Good point..... :middle_finger_smile I forgot yall actually drive your cars.I've heard that "Blackfire All Metal Sealant" would hold up to temps but I haven't done any research. I'm sure there's sealants out there that can withstand temps. Also there's "Finish Kare 1000P Hi-Temp Paste Wax". Edited March 17, 2013 by Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 shiff do you have letters of some kind on your calipers? just wondering cause of the lettering comments.maybe some kinda of stencil?Honestly, I don't know. I'll have to go look. My '95 said "Mustang" or was it my '99? I dunno... I wanna get new slotted and or drilled rotors to. Now that I have those big FR500's, you can see all the ugliness that is a stock unpainted caliper and rotor. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I keep forgetting you don't have Cobra calipers.... My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRPVinyl Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I can make Chris a stencil so he can have some Fauxbra calipers. LOLMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I can make Chris a stencil so he can have some Fauxbra calipers. LOLMattI don't want cobra on them! In fact, I wanna make the centercap covers to cover the cobra ones on the wheels now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I don't want cobra on them! In fact, I wanna make the centercap covers to cover the cobra ones on the wheels now.lol, i feel ya there schiff! i almost bought some perfect floor mats that looked sick...but they had huge cobra's on them, lolol. could'nt do it. ever thought about a ford blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwnbyu Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 blue! with stenciled pony's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 lol, i feel ya there schiff! i almost bought some perfect floor mats that looked sick...but they had huge cobra's on them, lolol. could'nt do it. ever thought about a ford blue?Definitely a great option! Never considered blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted March 18, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Blue is a good option. I was going to suggest something off the wall since your car is white and black; any color will go. I was thinking blue or bright green or something. I am painting the calipers on my dark blue X5 bright green haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Candy teal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Candy teal Teal is for girly men!!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Teal is for girly men!!! lolLol I'm just comfortable with my manhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted March 18, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Teal is for girly men!!! lolNeon green separates the men from the boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Neon green separates the men from the boys!Neon or lime green is way to bright for me... My buddy and I are doing his girls calipers lime green in 2 weeks when she has ACL surgery and isn't driving and staying at my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted March 18, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Neon or lime green is way to bright for me... My buddy and I are doing his girls calipers lime green in 2 weeks when she has ACL surgery and isn't driving and staying at my house.Like I mentioned before, I plan to do my dark blue X5 in lime green at least temporarily. I just didn't want to do the red like it seems everyone else does. I might change them to BMW performance yellow if I don't like the green. I had the powdercoaters color match Rio Red for my 95's calipers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 i wonder if you can polish the calipers? prolly be a bitch though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 i wonder if you can polish the calipers? prolly be a bitch though!If they're the iron/steel calipers it'd be more work than its worth. Aluminum calipers is entirely possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwnbyu Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 i wonder if you can polish the calipers? prolly be a bitch though!Yes. it's been done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 i wonder if you can polish the calipers? prolly be a bitch though!Yeah Thorco had polished calipers. I vote bronze calipers Sent from Space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slykin Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Blurple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 doo doo brown? heeh? i would love to see a light metallic blue behind those black wheels. duu eeet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 doo doo brown? heeh? i would love to see a light metallic blue behind those black wheels. duu eeet!!!Just like you car? Like paint to match? Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Just like you car? Like paint to match? Hahalmao, should i pm schiff my paint code? cause i will :shiftyeyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 lmao, should i pm schiff my paint code? cause i will :shiftyeyes:Done. make it happen haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 haha...i'm not doing that pshhhok i willi can NOT find a nice pic of blue calipers behind black wheels!! red, yellow, green, nooooo blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Done. make it happen hahaYeeeeaaaaahhhhhh..... Probably not happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Orange would look sickSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
