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Old 01-31-2003, 09:35 PM
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Re: neat thought but???

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Originally posted by hotshoe50
If it were me and I had to have colored calipers, I would clean them myself and use the Duplicolor spray kit for calipers or the epoxy brush on kit (either are well under $40.00). The brush on is not as smooth but either looks good. I would then put what I saved into the Kitty to buy a set of Brembos: a lot more bang for the buck than powdercoating

Thats just me tho'

Hotshoe
I agree. If you have the money, upgrade the brakes. I'm only giving people the best looking stock brakes they can get. It is a lot of money, but it is almost all labor. I spend about one hour per caliper just cleaning all the years of grease off of them and getting them ready. If you paint them, you'll still be spending close to twelve hours disassembling them, cleaning them, painting them, installing new parts and reassembling. Add in the $50 for the rebuild kits and your right in the same ballpark.

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