Started out cleaning them with a sanding disk/wheel, then laquer thinner. Then sprayed the silver base, then clear coat.. Waited a few hours, then masked off the silver section, and then primered the main caliper Next, I sprayed the main caliper with a red base (dupli color spray bomb) Then pulled the masking tape off the silver caliper piece, then cleared the whole caliper assymbly with PPG high solids clear (nice shi*) And cleaned the brake disk up while i was at it, with a brush and some grey, and silver paint..
Looks Great as is the norm for your car. I'm not sure what to do about my calipers. I don't want to take away from the Cobra originality by painting the front ones but I may do my rears in a graphite color in an attempt to match the fronts.
Very nice.Do you think I should keep mine black of paint them silver on a black car? Cant notice the black but I want to make them stand out. Oh and I have nothing that would match red calipers
im not worried too much about keeping them clean.. Im probably not going to drive the car everyday anymore.. just weekends and shows. It was getting too dirty and the aluminum just doesnt take well to the elements. Its all getting torn back down for a fresh paint job and clean up, all around..Gona pull the motor to inspect, and add a cam. Should be back on the road in a few months, and better then ever BTW, on any other colored car, ide just paint em black, grey or silver..
Look'n for perfection, you da man. Can't wait to see the improvements and I'm sure their gonna be sweet. I just started customizing Stangs here in my area and I have 2 I'm painting engine bays on now.
ya, slowly but surely im covering everything.. Trying to go for the whole package. Round 2= Paint an Body work Round 3=Custom interior (this is my specialty, believe it or not,lol)
u did an awsome job, looks really clean. i just think it would look a little better if the brake pad was black
Three year old thread man. I don't think anyone's going to be posting in it much anymore... I got excited for a moment though. I thought Oink was back again for a bit, and that 1105 had returned. Then, I discovered the date
Yea I thought so too....what happend to Oink annyways? I know Vib. sold his car...and what happend to RC?
I ran into 1105 on a motorcycle forum a while back. Same story as a lot of guys; he lost interest in the car. Oink's busy with his work, and RC hasn't been around much since his back surgery, but he still checks in from time to time.
i done my calipers a few weeks ago. i wanted to go red but was afraid it would clash with my red paint. i just done black for a clean look yours looks great tho!
yeah i miss those guys. oink was absolutely amazing considering his condition. 1105's stripes were what i wanted to do for the longest time.
