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Old 09 February 2010, 08:41 PM
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Default Caliper paint/stickers

im looking to so my callipers red when the weather gets better.

i have the SUBARU 4pots with the "SUBARU" Emboosed on them, did i see someone say you can get stickers to fit over the Subaru sign? so i can spray them red then stick the stickers over the top?

spray them white apply the subaru stickers then spray red then i get nice shiny white subaru font

Much help would be great

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Old 09 February 2010, 08:49 PM
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Subaru WRC STI brake caliper decals 98mm x5 Stickers on eBay (end time 13-Feb-10 16:58:15 GMT)


hmmmm......
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The decals are for the newage 4 pots as these didn't have subaru in relief just the sticker. Hammerite is the way to go. I done mine on a previous scoob.

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Yeah that's what I thought matt didn't look the same sign as mine just trying to make it easyer rather then masking the letters etc

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I didn't mask mine. Painted it all red and then used a combo of cocktail stick and cotton buds to do the lettering. Missus wasn't best pleased
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Darc, I thought you had some DBM coloured Brembo's, cos that's what I want to do next.
Anyway, when I had Subaru four pots, I painted them all one colour, then used a foam roller with the other paint to roll over the raised Subaru bit. Obviously after first colour was dry. Couldn't have been easier.
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That is a cracking tip.
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Yeah mate small foam roller
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How about painting the calipers the colour you want....... then get a big block of wood, cardboard or anything flat you don't mind painting.......... paint the wood white and then put the calipers, letters side down, on the paint. VOILA.
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Originally Posted by Milamber
How about painting the calipers the colour you want....... then get a big block of wood, cardboard or anything flat you don't mind painting.......... paint the wood white and then put the calipers, letters side down, on the paint. VOILA.
great tip
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Originally Posted by mneame
I didn't mask mine. Painted it all red and then used a combo of cocktail stick and cotton buds to do the lettering. Missus wasn't best pleased

Remember doing that a few years back now , made such a hash of it , ended up ordering new brembo calipers from Godspeed

Chris .. you make that sound easy !!
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Originally Posted by Milamber
How about painting the calipers the colour you want....... then get a big block of wood, cardboard or anything flat you don't mind painting.......... paint the wood white and then put the calipers, letters side down, on the paint. VOILA.
John Bull would be proud of you!
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