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Thread: Dupont Caliper paint!
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10-17-2009, 06:13 AM #1
Dupont Caliper paint!
Is junk, plain and simple. This is the paint designed for calipers which comes in a little paint jug with a small brush. I have bought this shit twice and followed instructions and it never sticks like it should. I brush/brake clean the calipers til they are spotless, let them dry for about a hour then apply. At first they look great and hold up for about 6 months, but some how when I park the car for the winter in the garage......BOOM! The paint drops off like shit. Now this paint doesn't see salt/high pressure water/strong abrasives and it just won't hold up for more then 6 months. I don't recommend, if you want colored calipers then get them powdercoated
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10-17-2009, 07:11 AM #2
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10-17-2009, 07:17 AM #3
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10-17-2009, 07:40 AM #4
i used vht engine enamal, worked great, abby
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10-17-2009, 07:53 AM #5
I used Eastwood's Spray Gray back in March -- calipers still look great. Same prep process as outlined by the OP, brass brushes and brake clean. Previously, I had tried a brush applied product on another car and it did not hold up well at all.
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10-26-2009, 10:20 PM #6
get that zinc cromate primer specially made for aluminum i did mine with the spray and the zinc looks great and has held up pretty good
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10-26-2009, 10:25 PM #7
Powder coat FTW!
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10-27-2009, 11:49 AM #8
high temp spray paints have worked for me. on the intake manifold and the calipers. i initially tried the brush kind and i didnt like it at all. so i spray painted them and now all i do is clean them and the paint is fine.
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10-29-2009, 03:51 PM #9
Wish I would have known about all this stuff before I did mine.....but at least I can stop someone from making the same mistake
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10-29-2009, 04:12 PM #10
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Pewter metallic- 2000 Camaro SS
Powdercoat>spray paint>brush on kit
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10-29-2009, 06:46 PM #11
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10-29-2009, 07:00 PM #12
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10-29-2009, 07:20 PM #13
nevermind i thought i read it wrong. for whatever reason it just doesnt look right to me like that. no clue why.
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10-29-2009, 08:40 PM #14
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10-29-2009, 10:38 PM #15
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10-30-2009, 04:51 PM #16
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10-31-2009, 09:46 AM #17
powdercoat is the best bet and it usually only about 25 dollars a caliper. that not to bad considering it will last for years. i was also a victim of the cheap ass spray on shit.
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