Melbourne Painting day

[negatron]

Hey all,

(mods if this is in the wrong place then pls move it)

But as E-gene and some of the others have suggested, why not have a day when we all get together and rip out those calipers for painting?

We could share paint and degreaser to lower the cost and at the end of the day its another excuse to check out the lastest mods in each other's cars.

what do you melb boys / girls reakon?

["RuNx"]

DAMN!!!you guys should make a cruise out of the event and come down to sydney i want to paint my calipers too!!! :D

[Mello]

im up for my first cruise with you guys

ill even bring my red caliper spray and clear coat spray can.

iv been dying to do this to my levin <_<

another suggestion

while we are doing this why dont we also install anything else that requires mass brain surgery... like our illuminated door sills i know alot of you havent installed it :D

[BigBum]

you just wanna show off your new 17" chromies don't u? :P :P :P

hehe yeah i'll be up for painting... but it'll take a at least half a day to get them done. I bought the spray can and masking tape and they've just been sitting in my room the past 2 months.

what is this clear coat spray mello? is that for the overcoat after the red?

[Mello]

dunno... my brother bought that for me.

it states topcoat... i think its for body.. <_<

theres another called high heat resistance gloss coat. i think thats the one he is meant to buy. prob exchange it tomorrow.

the brand is by "septone" i dunno if its good or not but lets all find out

i bought a huge 400g can so i think that can go around for quite a few people.

depending on how many coats.

[spec_black]

my calipers have been done

but ill come along anyway

just for a chat haha

got nothing better to do

[DANZZT231]

I'll come, but i dunno what colour suited my car though. I feel like doing it also. I was thinking cusco blue or TRD red. But since my wheel is gold and my car is black, it doesn't seems to match with either of those colours. I wanted Red but.

[spec_black]

I'll come, but i dunno what colour suited my car though. I feel like doing it also. I was thinking cusco blue or TRD red. But since my wheel is gold and my car is black, it doesn't seems to match with either of those colours. I wanted Red but.

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red calipers is hot man

also very typical too haha

[BigBum]

i also bought the septone one. 400g as well. it's high temperature resistance so no need for any other coat. have u tried taking the lid off?

[DANZZT231]

well i'll come anyway, last time I didn't know who is who. I didn't even realise that is you with veilside kit spec black. How's the injen?

Buy a gloss spray for final touch up if you want gloss. Its also good for protecting the colour due to layer of coat. Two layer of colour for deep colour finish.

[spec_black]

well i'll come anyway, last time I didn't know who is who. I didn't even realise that is you with veilside kit spec black. How's the injen?

Buy a gloss spray for final touch up if you want gloss. Its also good for protecting the colour due to layer of coat. Two layer of colour for deep colour finish.

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the injens great. you can feel a little more after about 4500rpm.

anyway my calipers were done twice so there are 2 layers.

have no problems with them.

but where i coloured black its starting to come off. that was only done ith one layer

so ill probably do that again.

how about we go do a group buy at some shop for the sprays

for those who havent bought em yet

and then find a place to spray the calipers together

[BigBum]

it'd be easier if each person went out and bought their own can. they can choose what colour they want and know what they're buying. too much hassle for a group buy with just spray cans that we can buy individually :)

[DANZZT231]

That would be a mad idea. Yes you need two layer coat of your prefered colour, and buy with sky high tempt resistance. Finish it off with clear coating for extra safety measure.

I'm thnking of painting the caliper with silver for its 1st layer. then 2nd layer I will spray dark red. The colour has to be dark to contrast my shiny gold rims.

[spec_black]

this is starting to sound like another meet

hahaha

[E-Gene]

We're going to need a lot of axle stands otherwise we'll be doing one wheel at a time.

I'm thinking about painting mine yellow. But I think that it'll get dirty pretty quick. Maybe I'll go black.

[DANZZT231]

Black rims with black calipers? On a White car?

Nah man, you need RED. Its all about colour matching man.

[spec_black]

u can experiment with what you want on need for speed undergound 2 or photoshop

hahaha

underground 2:

just choose a hatch similar to the corolla

and spray the car what colour yours is

and pick the rims similar to yours

and then...choose the colour for your calipers

photoshop:

get a picture of your car

choose a colour

and colour in your calipers

[DANZZT231]

good idea.

[negatron]

Hey Danz,

Maybe try a really glossy black on yours eh?

I'm thinking of white or red, what do you guys reakon?

Oh and I saw some caliper paint in the shop, is that the right stuff?

Hmm... this is going to need some organizing, I think we'll need somewhere wherer we can chill out whilst waiting for the paint to try, and perhaps a rattle gun and many blocks of wood as well.

Any suggestions or contacts? or shall we just surround e-gene's cafe?

[Mello]

hmm... i have yet to open my can... <_<

nothinga flat head cant fix

hmm... it would be good if every1 brought axle lifts or wateva... i guess ill go sought out a pair for my car. :D and mayb buy a jack as well... for some reason everytime my dad brings home a jack it ends up at my gramps garage...

anything else that is required ? i think we also need wax + greese remover + grit sandpaper.

[negatron]

hmm... i have yet to open my can...  <_<

nothinga flat head cant fix 

hmm... it would be good if every1 brought axle lifts or wateva... i guess ill go sought out a pair for my car.  :D  and mayb buy a jack as well... for some reason everytime my dad brings home a jack it ends up at my gramps garage... 

anything else that is required ? i think we also need wax + greese remover + grit sandpaper.

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Ain't nothing wrong with using 4 blocks of wood man!

[negatron]

Ok, how's this weekend sound for you lot?

lets start throwing some detials together!

[Mello]

im fine with anytime next week (monash uni break)

just probably location.... im an westerner..... well more inner city area :P

Edited September 19, 2005 by Mello

[Gipper]

Count me in.... got to get those pesky rear calipers done... to match the red fronts

This weekend sounds good

[spec_black]

do it on the uni break