Painted calipers

[shiroitenshi]

Haha.. the most cheapskate mod you'll ever see.. Just some photoes of aftereffects of playing/experimenting with a spray gun, due to suffering from peeling caliper paint syndrome. My peeling off the soundproofing DIY is still in the works.. time limited.

This is not actually a mod, I got hold of a spray gun, and wanted something to test on, so I chose the calipers, since they were pretty much discoloured of peeled off.

Did this quite a while back maybe back in December or late november.. but since nothing new to post... here goes.

Before

After (Daytime)

After (Nightime).. no, they're not matte... it's the result of custom paint mix test of randomness :P

Wish I could do like some US modders doing pearlescent colours on those stock calipers. This is actually a failed experiment.

Looks like stock during the day, not so in the night.

And yes, you shouldn't do this with the calipers on the car... You'd ruin the rubber parts if you spray on them.. esp. if you spray them thick.

I also know this is a ricey mod.. but just couldn't resist playing with the spray gun. :P

 

[hattech-v]

spray it to pink laaa... sure cun punya... kekekkeke

 

[shiroitenshi]

I wanted stock colourslah.. but just couldn't resist playing with mixing colours..

That's why the rears are sprayed with stock color.. just the front was an experiment.. hahaha.

Biasalah.. cuti ter'over' banyak free time pulak.. hehe

Anyone here with experience with paints and spray guns? Got a few questions to ask.

 

[xxxx]

pics r not so focused on the calipers so can't see the result paint properly....

 

[J101]

Shiroi
You can try KRYLON or VHT spray cans.

 

[hattech-v]

i painted my caliper last time using can spray... so far still ok.. can last about a year plus...

 

[shiroitenshi]

Shiroi
You can try KRYLON or VHT spray cans.

I don't think krylon is sold here.. ditto for VHT.. anyway.. I just did it out of sheer boredom and wanting to try the paint spray gun I bought. Compressor... industrial sized one.. hehehe.. borrowed from a cousin, did it at his shop.

Here's a clearer pic.. almost got near VR's signature bronze, but still not enough skill. Should try again once this one peels off.. maybe in a year, like hattech said.

I'm thinking about asking how pressure output affects the spray gun, if someone works with a paint shop before.