Ben2563

Hi guys,

Just painted the 4 pot calipers I bought of a guy but the subaru stickers I bought from ebay are wrong.

Does anyone have or know where I can get them? 4 pot calipers of a 97 sti.

Cheers

Ben

richiewong

Are thses should be the raised letter 'SUBARU' 4 pot?

If so dead easy to paint the letters in by hand using a small model brush.

Or use a bit of wood coated in paint and press it on the raised letters.

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

paint em bud . its much better than stickers imo

scoobyc

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get the right stickers. they look 1000% better than painted.

I got mine off ebay from a chap in Caversham. U can see the result in my garage...

Proby521

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Sorry for the thread hijack Ben, but cmaster, out of interest what paint have you used? Need to paint mine but not done any for about 12 years or more and can't remember what I used last time I did some. Want them bright red like yours.

Cheers,
Proby

scooby1doo1

iTrader: (7)

I have painted mine look tosh you need a very steady hand,

What did you buy

these


Subaru WRC rally wheel brake decals fits large front x5 on eBay, also Decals, Exterior Styling, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 19-May-09 22:03:23 BST)



or these

Subaru WRC STI rally brake decals sticker white x5 on eBay, also Decals, Exterior Styling, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 22-May-09 18:52:15 BST)

I.E what size.

scoobyc

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I used a kit from here.

Foliatec - Car Styling Accessories - Caliper Paint - Window Film

Tbh i think it could be sourced cheaper using halfords bits. But it was my first time so spent the money.

Yeah it did a good job. You gotta make sure the caliper is WARM when its drying and also give ample time for the hardner to kick in, or it will be all un even.

I made both mistakes. Painted soon as i mixed it cos i was eager, and left if in my garage to dry over night (it was -2 iirc) so the next day it looked pants. So re did it.

Also i think i probably cleaned them better than most. Spent a good hour on each caliper with a drill and a few brush attachments. i got them gleaming plain metal. Also took a chunk out of skin which has left a scar it seems. About 2" by 1" on my shin lol.

The stickers really do finish it off. Especially if you put the effort i did.


Subaru WRC rally wheel brake decals fits large front x5 on eBay, also Decals, Exterior Styling, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 19-May-09 22:03:23 BST)

This was the guy i used..

fat_boy

iTrader: (1)

painted is the way foward you feel like you have added your own little personal touch i did mine last month
hi all i havent been on in a while and in that time i have sold my 03 blob wrx and brought a 97 jdm sti and all i can say is WOW!!!!
its completly different wish i had done it ages ago lol, any way been as though it was a nice day tday thought i would sort my calipers out as they were in bad shape
forgot to take 1 before shot but you will see what they looked like lol.
This is what you will need


so firstly i jacked up the car and removed the wheel,
then i began maskin up the arch making sure anyhing i didnt want red was covered lol




you can see in the last pic how bad the calipers looked.
once i was hapy everwhere was covered up i began sanding them off tryin toget most of the old paint off.



Once i was happy with the sanding i then wiped them clean with some paint prep wipes (get them from halfords etc)
and made sure they were dust free and dry ready for paint.

i added the paint in five or so thin coats



untill i was happy with all the parts being covered in equal(ish) amounts of paint lol



I then went and had a cuppa and bite to eat and let them dry for 45mins

Then came the tricky part in which i was lucky enough to have steady hands for lol
i sprayed the white paint into the lid and set to work on painting the "subaru" lettering lol no all you have to do is be paitient and take your time its not a race lol



so after 30 mins of deep breathing i had finished 1 caliper and was very pleased with how neat i actully was



i then went and had another cuppa and waited for them to dry but when i went out to them i thought they looked abit dull so poped out to get some heat resistant lacquar (cant spell) and gave them two coats 15 mins apart.
so back off 4 another cuppa and let them dry again.
when i went back to check them i removed the paper and masking tape to be left with these little beauties


wheels back on and these are the finished results




im really chuffed with how they turned out and i think its a well worth cause
hope you all like them and think you should all have a go to

scooby1doo1

iTrader: (7)

They look the dogs do them, i had a go as said above but i dont have the steady hands needed. Stickers on order, i will give them a clear coat just to keep the sticker on tho.

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

I used a hard sponge from an old sanding sponge and rollable Hammerite.

Just dab it on in thin coats.

Oskar

iTrader: (1)

Is it really that hard to just remove two bolts that holds the caliper to the hub so you could paint it separately? The result looked good but it would be so much easier to get it 100% if you just remove it.

scooby1doo1

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Bought both the above and bove the above are to big on my00, £30 still no white detail