Caliper Treatment - The Sequel

**JohnD** · 12-26-2006, 07:51 PM

I liked the way the painted calipers looked on SPIRIT so much, on Christmas Day I did a "Dad and Daughter" project and we did the calipers on BABY with the leftover paint. (We still have enough left to do two more cars, I would think...) One difference is that on SPIRIT I used a black caliper decal, whereas on BABY I went with silver, and I am glad I did! Anyway, here are the pics of the process on BABY.

1. Put car on jack stands and remove wheels
2. Clean the caliper with the cleaner provided in the kit (photo 1)
3. Rough up the caliper with a brush (photo 2)
4. Mask the calipers (photo 3)
5. I also removed the spring clip from the rear calipers (photo 4)
6. Paint - three coats (photo 5)
7. Let dry (photo 6)
8. Unmask and apply decal (photo 7)
9. Peel of decal backing (photo 8)
10. Replace spring on rear calipers
11. Remount wheels (photo 9)
12. Lower car, tighten up lug nuts and away you go...

That's all it takes. If you want to see pics of the process on SPIRIT, you can do so on this thread which also includes helpful tips on how to jack up the SKY...

**JohnD** · 12-26-2006, 07:52 PM

More photos...

**JohnD** · 12-26-2006, 07:52 PM

Finished Results, Front and Rear...

SKYGAZR · 12-26-2006, 07:55 PM

Great job!

So easy to do and makes the car look great...

Here are mine...

marlboromike · 12-26-2006, 08:01 PM

Looks great...but I think it will be neater if u take off the calipers...that is my Spring project and I will have Diane come over...she did it to her Solstice and it came out great...I was impressed...it was black paint and she took everything off....she is an engineer for the Dept of Defense.

**JohnD** · 12-26-2006, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by marlboromike

Looks great...but I think it will be neater if u take off the calipers...that is my Spring project and I will have Diane come over...she did it to her Solstice and it came out great...I was impressed...it was black paint and she took everything off....she is an engineer for the Dept of Defense.

That is the other way to go. I asked my daughter if she wanted to go that route, or just paint them in place. She said that she was comfortable doing it in place, so that's what we did.

Now that I have done it to SPIRIT and got a good look at the calipers inside and out when it was on the lift at Magnaflow, I will probably paint the inside of my calipers the next time I do a bunch of projects just to have them done all over - not that anybody will know other than me.

And the rest of you if I post pictures of that process, too...

**reedred** · 12-27-2006, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marlboromike

Looks great...but I think it will be neater if u take off the calipers...that is my Spring project and I will have Diane come over...she did it to her Solstice and it came out great...I was impressed...it was black paint and she took everything off....she is an engineer for the Dept of Defense.

I might have to show up for that and see if I can find a way to convince the two of you to help* me do mine!

John, your calipers look great!

*By help, I may mean pretty much do it for me because I'm useless when it comes to anything mechanical...

marlboromike · 12-27-2006, 12:15 AM

next spring will be on the job training for both of us...shouldn't be too difficult...I will have diane come by...she is an expert at this (Dengal)

CJsSky · 12-28-2006, 12:29 AM

Just finished my calipers today. Didn't like the color blue
in the kit, but it made a good base coat to over spray with
high temp metalic darker blue. First pic is the kit blue. Second
is after the metalic coat.

marlboromike · 12-28-2006, 12:02 PM

Can we see the car with the painted calipers?

Nemesis · 12-28-2006, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marlboromike

Can we see the car with the painted calipers?

Yeah, like the whole car?

**JohnD** · 12-28-2006, 02:22 PM

Here is SPIRIT. Pics of BABY will be taken over the weekend...

marlboromike · 12-28-2006, 05:23 PM

It picks up the red interior...love it.

**JohnD** · 12-28-2006, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marlboromike

It picks up the red interior...love it.

That was the plan.

**JohnD** · 12-30-2006, 12:06 AM

Okay, here are the "Overall Car Shots" of BABY and her new painted toenails...

wdt1971 · 12-30-2006, 01:11 AM

Has anyone sent them to a powder coater and had them powder coated???

marlboromike · 12-30-2006, 01:16 AM

I like how u refer to them as toe nails...smartly worded....but more important for the members is the first pic of your Borla exhaust....u see how it is not flush with the rear fascia..just like mine...matter of fact, it has the same appearance...it is not flush like the R/L's....definitely, a more aggressive rear end...

Note members...it does not go past the rear bumper...correctly installed.

12-26-2006, 07:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
JohnD First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,477 My Photos: (73)	Caliper Treatment - The Sequel I liked the way the painted calipers looked on SPIRIT so much, on Christmas Day I did a "Dad and Daughter" project and we did the calipers on BABY with the leftover paint. (We still have enough left to do two more cars, I would think...) One difference is that on SPIRIT I used a black caliper decal, whereas on BABY I went with silver, and I am glad I did! Anyway, here are the pics of the process on BABY. 1. Put car on jack stands and remove wheels 2. Clean the caliper with the cleaner provided in the kit (photo 1) 3. Rough up the caliper with a brush (photo 2) 4. Mask the calipers (photo 3) 5. I also removed the spring clip from the rear calipers (photo 4) 6. Paint - three coats (photo 5) 7. Let dry (photo 6) 8. Unmask and apply decal (photo 7) 9. Peel of decal backing (photo 8) 10. Replace spring on rear calipers 11. Remount wheels (photo 9) 12. Lower car, tighten up lug nuts and away you go... That's all it takes. If you want to see pics of the process on SPIRIT, you can do so on this thread which also includes helpful tips on how to jack up the SKY... Attached Thumbnails __________________ First:"BABY"* Silver Pearl 9 May 06* Then:"SPIRIT"* Black Onyx Red Line 25 Oct 06* Check out My Photos! Last edited by JohnD : 12-26-2006 at 08:02 PM.

12-26-2006, 07:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
JohnD First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,477 My Photos: (73)	More photos... Attached Thumbnails __________________ First:"BABY"* Silver Pearl 9 May 06* Then:"SPIRIT"* Black Onyx Red Line 25 Oct 06* Check out My Photos!

12-26-2006, 07:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
JohnD First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,477 My Photos: (73)	Finished Results, Front and Rear... Attached Thumbnails __________________ First:"BABY"* Silver Pearl 9 May 06* Then:"SPIRIT"* Black Onyx Red Line 25 Oct 06* Check out My Photos!

12-26-2006, 07:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
SKYGAZR First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moncton, N.B. CANADA Posts: 444 My Photos: (11)	Great job! So easy to do and makes the car look great... Here are mine... __________________ SKYGAZR SKY REDLINE LOADED AUTO. CHILI PEPPER RED WITH COBALT RED LEATHER AND CHROME WHEELS. 2007 CORVETTE Z06 6 SPEED MANUAL LOADED VELOCITY YELLOW 505HP SOLD: Sky RL Chili Pepper Red 5 SPD MANUAL SOLD :Sky Chili Pepper Red 2.4L Loaded!

12-28-2006, 12:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
CJsSky Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 437 My Photos: (0)	Just finished my calipers today. Didn't like the color blue in the kit, but it made a good base coat to over spray with high temp metalic darker blue. First pic is the kit blue. Second is after the metalic coat. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Maria #284 Midnight Blue Monsoon Sound

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12-26-2006, 08:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
marlboromike First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Marlboro, NJ Posts: 7,125 My Photos: (6)	Looks great...but I think it will be neater if u take off the calipers...that is my Spring project and I will have Diane come over...she did it to her Solstice and it came out great...I was impressed...it was black paint and she took everything off....she is an engineer for the Dept of Defense.

12-27-2006, 12:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
marlboromike First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Marlboro, NJ Posts: 7,125 My Photos: (6)	next spring will be on the job training for both of us...shouldn't be too difficult...I will have diane come by...she is an expert at this (Dengal)

12-28-2006, 12:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
marlboromike First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Marlboro, NJ Posts: 7,125 My Photos: (6)	Can we see the car with the painted calipers?

12-28-2006, 02:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
JohnD First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,477 My Photos: (73)	Here is SPIRIT. Pics of BABY will be taken over the weekend... Attached Thumbnails __________________ First:"BABY"* Silver Pearl 9 May 06* Then:"SPIRIT"* Black Onyx Red Line 25 Oct 06* Check out My Photos!

12-28-2006, 05:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
marlboromike First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Marlboro, NJ Posts: 7,125 My Photos: (6)	It picks up the red interior...love it.

12-30-2006, 12:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
JohnD First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,477 My Photos: (73)	Okay, here are the "Overall Car Shots" of BABY and her new painted toenails... Attached Thumbnails __________________ First:"BABY"* Silver Pearl 9 May 06* Then:"SPIRIT"* Black Onyx Red Line 25 Oct 06* Check out My Photos!

12-30-2006, 01:11 AM	#16 (permalink)
wdt1971 First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Eureka, CA Posts: 46 My Photos: (0)	Has anyone sent them to a powder coater and had them powder coated???

12-30-2006, 01:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
marlboromike First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Marlboro, NJ Posts: 7,125 My Photos: (6)	I like how u refer to them as toe nails...smartly worded....but more important for the members is the first pic of your Borla exhaust....u see how it is not flush with the rear fascia..just like mine...matter of fact, it has the same appearance...it is not flush like the R/L's....definitely, a more aggressive rear end... Note members...it does not go past the rear bumper...correctly installed. Last edited by marlboromike : 12-30-2006 at 01:18 AM.

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