Havard Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Has anybody got a car with white ones on?? I have J-specs on at the moment and I will go UK probably next year! I have just looked at my pads and there is plenty of meat on them all!! My calipers are looking a bit rusty so I thought about painting them white?? H. *Oh the car is white obviously!!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I seem to remeber someone on here had done it. Can't think who though sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 I seem to remeber someone on here had done it. Can't think who though sorry. I would imagine they will look great when clean but will be a bugger to keep that way!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I would imagine they will look great when clean but will be a bugger to keep that way!! H. Yep, They would look great, for a few miles at least, then they would get completely covered in brake dust! You'd have to make a point of properly cleaning them every time you cleaned the rest of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 Yep, They would look great, for a few miles at least, then they would get completely covered in brake dust! You'd have to make a point of properly cleaning them every time you cleaned the rest of the car. I think I better be a bit more honest....... I have already done the passenger side of the car....... Just waiting for the paint to dry before a second coat is applied. They can't look any worse than the rusty piles of shit I uncovered when taking the wheels off...... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I recon it will look rather funky. Probably dull after the brake dust sets in but will look uber better than the rusties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I think I better be a bit more honest....... I have already done the passenger side of the car....... Just waiting for the paint to dry before a second coat is applied. They can't look any worse than the rusty piles of shit I uncovered when taking the wheels off...... H. LOL! and yes, they will look better white than rust colored!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VELOCITY Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I think it will look good, better if you had black wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I will be doing this soon, I have carbon look Supra decals to go on the calipers which should hopefully look the nuts. Only down side is that I have J spec brakes which dont have anyroom on the rears to put the logo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I have black ones but, found that when I used a VHT clear coat on top, they only need a wipe over when I wash the car and they come up real clean. Very easy. I used this:http://www.usautomotive.co.uk/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=343 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 I will be doing this soon, I have carbon look Supra decals to go on the calipers which should hopefully look the nuts. Only down side is that I have J spec brakes which dont have anyroom on the rears to put the logo Where do you get the decals from?? H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Where do you get the decals from?? H. I got them a while ago from e-bay, I will dig them out and find the company details for you when i get back from work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 I got them a while ago from e-bay, I will dig them out and find the company details for you when i get back from work Cheers mate!! I was going to put up a thread but this will have it sorted hopefully......... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Sorry I cant seem to find them which is a bit annoying I will find them during the week as I planned to put them on soon and will let you know where I got them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 Sorry I cant seem to find them which is a bit annoying I will find them during the week as I planned to put them on soon and will let you know where I got them Cheers Charlton!! I was going to start a separate thread with the pictures of my calipers. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garetheves Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Paul, on my old silver one (have a look in my sig for pics) i didnt bother with the decals, instead i made a stencil of the supra logo and sprayed the logo on. Pretty easy to do and wont wear off like the decals do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 Paul, on my old silver one (have a look in my sig for pics) i didnt bother with the decals, instead i made a stencil of the supra logo and sprayed the logo on. Pretty easy to do and wont wear off like the decals do. How did you make a stencil Gaz!! Excuse me if I am not the sharpest knife in the box!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 H print it out onto self adhesive paper or labels and then cut out the logo with a sharp craft knife. The rest is obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 H print it out onto self adhesive paper or labels and then cut out the logo with a sharp craft knife. The rest is obvious I had thought about that but thought it might look shite!! Gives me another project though!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garetheves Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 How did you make a stencil Gaz!! Excuse me if I am not the sharpest knife in the box!! H. I used some fairly wide masking tape. Print out the supra logo ( i can sort that part out for you if you want ), then just cut that shape out of the masking tape. Place the masking tape on the calipers over the white paint, mask off the rest of the callipers to protect from overspray. Spray new colour and remove the masking when dry. Can even finish them off with a coat of lacquer or 2 to help protect them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Ah i will show off my search skills http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOYOTA-Supra-Brake-Caliper-Decals-Stickers_W0QQitemZ250127249985QQihZ015QQcategoryZ10428QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Wasn't really hard got to http://www.ebay.co.uk and wrote down in search "Supra decals" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Ah i will show off my search skills http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOYOTA-Supra-Brake-Caliper-Decals-Stickers_W0QQitemZ250127249985QQihZ015QQcategoryZ10428QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Wasn't really hard got to http://www.ebay.co.uk and wrote down in search "Supra decals" they're the ones!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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