Hey fellas sprayed up my calipers taday! :D :D
They look pretty good here's a pic 4 ya's
I'll upload some more soon(full car)
8)

Hey looks good dude, I did mine about three weeks ago, it is harder to clean them then spray them hey, mine where pretty dirty, but they look the bomb now, just like yours. :p

Cheers.

What stuff did you use?

It's just VHT Brak,Caliper and rotor spray man.Thanx Hey Dude,They have come up pretty well now,since i can actually see them :lol:
Jus not looking forward to cleaning them when they get dirty :?
Oh well tis all good here's the finished product
later dudes!

Looking good mate. All you need to do now is lower it and your set :D

When I did mine i did everything, rotors, calipers, dust cover... Hell of a job but looks the part though, very pleased.

Although does anyone know a trick to getting the brake dust off easy?

I take it's heat resistant. Someone else used some stuff recently I think. Was that you, TBuTcher? Whoever it was, I can't remember what you'd used.

yeah the same stuff..
You get a can from Supercheap for $14-16
I havent had time to do it yet...
Hopefully before next wednesday.
Haydn

Looks good mate. Thinking of doing the same soon..... question: did you take the calipers off? Can you give us a brief play by play of what you did?
Also....is it possible to coat the calipers in something so that it gives off that polished/glassy/shiny look?

Hey magnaart, what rims are they? Obviously they are ROH, but are they envy's? I am looking at get 17's like that

I take it's heat resistant. Someone else used some stuff recently I think. Was that you, TBuTcher? Whoever it was, I can't remember what you'd used.

yeh i painted mine bout a month ago now

Blake....
How many cans did you use painting all that?
Haydn

2, only becuase i went crazy with the coats. In the end i did close to 12 coats on everything... But its worth it for sure, the paint is a nice thick, deep red thats super glossy (when brake dust doesn't smother it)

I have to redo the fron't rotors when my slotted's arrive.

Thanx for the feedback guys.Good job on the spray up blakie!
Gonna have ta do the same in a couple.Yeh there is a glossy paint
you can get cause 1 of my mates was talkin bout doin his too with the gloss.Yeh those are my Envys,only 15's though :( so not as speccy as
the 17's

yeh i got black. (haha about 4 months ago - aint got around to it) Blue didnt seem good enough, and the lighter blue proller woulda got dirty easy. and now 2 people have red, so black seems reasonable. Not very recognisable. but if you think about it, black looks better than rust!!

Trav

Yeh sounds like a good idea trav i was thinkin of doin it too or using
a chrome finish,but changed my mind oh well! :D

Yeah mine where done in the RED VHT stuff, it is super glossy, or if you come from japan "ZUPER GROZZY" hahaha. :lol:

Anyway's, you just jack up the car take off the appropriate wheel, and hit the brake area with degreaser etc, until your satisfied that it is clean, then either take off the brake callipers etc that you want to spray or mask them up with newspaper and spray a few light coats, then go the heavy coats to finish it off, can be done in an afternoon.

If they are rusty then hit em with the wire brush and some rustkill. ;)

my question is... why? :(

here's a pic of my front rotors.. only did 2 or so coats i think.. (plus they are dirty now) was just a quick temp job for when i get my 6pot fronts and rotors to fill my rims :D (if i decide to turbo)

my question is... why? :(

If you have to ask that question, even were we to tell you, you would never truly understand :lol: :lol:

It makes the car look nicer thats why :)

MagnaArt:

damn boi you seriously need to drop that baby hey...

she looks about 4000 feet off the ground hahahah

but the calipers are very well done, I like the...paint. and the redness.

Mate,I'd seriously love to but my warranty would permit me from doin it.Goddamn Toyota :evil: :evil:

hahah fair enuff
i have a TR so no warranty for me...

It makes the car look nicer thats why :)

Now I am beginning to be disaapointed.. I didnt think you guys were into rice- stuff. ... painting standard calipers looks so lame. Sorry. If you were installing 4 pot Brembos or something.. sure. And if the discs/rotors were bigger than a tea saucer... like for real racing rotors, cross drilled. Then you should colour your calipers. But painting stock items? lame. :(

[quote:bd2f11931a="MagnaArt"]It makes the car look nicer thats why :)

Now I am beginning to be disaapointed.. I didnt think you guys were into rice- stuff. ... painting standard calipers looks so lame. Sorry. If you were installing 4 pot Brembos or something.. sure. And if the discs/rotors were bigger than a tea saucer... like for real racing rotors, cross drilled. Then you should colour your calipers. But painting stock items? lame. :([/quote:bd2f11931a]

mate each to their own i guess. dun flame becoz u think its rice... maybe others think its nice.

from the responses i gather most people like it, i mean if i had mags i would show off and paint my calipers. But yeah, i agree with sola

phew!!!

lucky ive got my xdrilled and slotted rotors round round to justify my red 'rice' calipers :lol: :lol:

Yeh,I'd never would think my magna is ricey or watever i just go and do things to the car that i feel would make it look nicer.Like i've done my side skirts a satin black going over the boring grey.So no we are'nt all into that rice stuff,not me anywayz :lol:

shit that car is high :?

hehe, chuck some mud tyres on there and show the rally kings who is boss :P

Yeh,I'd never would think my magna is ricey or watever i just go and do things to the car that i feel would make it look nicer.Like i've done my side skirts a satin black going over the boring grey.So no we are'nt all into that rice stuff,not me anywayz :lol:

MagnaArt please tell me more about doing your side skirts? I have the grey skirting on my blue car and was looking at getting it colour coded but places want around $800 for it did you do it yourself?

I am also colourcoding the side skirts of my car in the next two weeks and shall make avaliable some pics fo ryou if you want... or havent already done it by then.
Haydn

Sorry if my last comment sounded like a flame: it was't. :(

I just think it doesn't add much.

What does add to a stock car? In my humble opin?
1. Lowering about 50mm
2. 17s or 18s with 40 profile rubber.
3. Easy mods like the pod, extractors, chip if you want
4. tinting
5. larger, free breathing exhaust. With a 3" tip that means something, not just bolted on for appearance.
6. Subtle appearance, no massive wings or bolt on body kits... Ralliart was a disappointment that way.
7. being comfortable that you drive the best damn V6 currently available in Australian built family size sedans, and stickin it to GM/Ford drivers. :D

OK? 8)

Sorry if my last comment sounded like a flame: it was't. :(

I just think it doesn't add much.

What does add to a stock car? In my humble opin?
1. Lowering about 50mm
2. 17s or 18s with 40 profile rubber.
3. Easy mods like the pod, extractors, chip if you want
4. tinting
5. larger, free breathing exhaust. With a 3" tip that means something, not just bolted on for appearance.
6. Subtle appearance, no massive wings or bolt on body kits... Ralliart was a disappointment that way.
7. being comfortable that you drive the best damn V6 currently available in Australian built family size sedans, and stickin it to GM/Ford drivers. :D

OK? 8)
1 Agree
2 Agree
3 Agree
4 Agree
5 Agree
Hmm this sounds like my car so far :)
6 Disagree.
Oh well Im out of the picture now... I dont like the raliart front bar... everything else is good.
7 Agree

6 out of 7 I guess that isnt tooooo bad. :D
I love the big body kit.... as long as it is done tastefully....
Ok so some may not like what I have done.. (too over the top), but in my opinion (only one that matters in the end) I think that it is not over done and enhances the car...... the next couple of little projects Im doing .. may push the envelope though :lol:

Haydn

... the next couple of little projects Im doing .. may push the envelope though :lol:

Haydn

Sounds promising :p

I am also colourcoding the side skirts of my car in the next two weeks and shall make avaliable some pics fo ryou if you want... or havent already done it by then.
Haydn

very very interested! although your much more skilled than I am in this department so it will probably be unrealistic for me to think I'll be able to pull it off but interested none the less.

Hey whats wrong with body kits???

I think haydns car is done tastefully, if you see it in the flesh you think WOW, not yuck that's bad.

Some people do make a botch of there cars but some enthusiasts do make some nice looking cars too, we just gotta make ours look good. ;)

And why is spraying callipers a rice thing??? I mean they look a whole lot better then the rusty units being there, and with mags you need to dress up the callipers cause now they stand out like a sore thumb in most cases.

Hey whats wrong with body kits???

..
And why is spraying callipers a rice thing??? I mean they look a whole lot better then the rusty units being there, and with mags you need to dress up the callipers cause now they stand out like a sore thumb in most cases.

Nothing wrong with professional styled kits. the cheap and nasty bolt up stuff, that looks bolted up. not integrated with the cars styling, are the ones that I reckon are bogus. The VR-X kit on the TJ is almost a dodgy.. I don't like the front spoiler add-on, for example. It is too busy.

Calipers? leave em. I suppsoe the semi metallic look on my VR-X calipers is good enough for me. And dust just seems to wash off. Must be slippery finish. :)

this really was available on VR-X models in 2001... puke! :oops:

http://www.fastlane.com.au/News_Mitsubishi/Magna_VRX-tra_3_16.05.2001.jpg

from: http://www.fastlane.com.au/News_Mitsubishi/Magna_VRXtra.htm

CanberraVRX, it was also available in blue, so it cant be that bad.

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/attachments/skirtsdone.jpg

Is this the all new jacked up AWD Magna? :lol:

good idea colour calipers,but i think colour coding with the car would be a better option.i used engine enamel :D[/img]

sorry clicked twice :cry:

[quote:27eb250e55="MagnaArt"]Yeh,I'd never would think my magna is ricey or watever i just go and do things to the car that i feel would make it look nicer.Like i've done my side skirts a satin black going over the boring grey.So no we are'nt all into that rice stuff,not me anywayz :lol:

MagnaArt please tell me more about doing your side skirts? I have the grey skirting on my blue car and was looking at getting it colour coded but places want around $800 for it did you do it yourself?[/quote:27eb250e55]

Hey Solara,the side skirts cost me a frickin heep of money ay :( Nah jus kidding man a whole 20 bux,sum newspaper and masking tape :D :D
It's hell easy to do jus slap a few coats on and it's blackened up in now time,unlike the calipers takin all day to do :lol: :lol: Yeh guys,it does look like it's ready for the desert rallies :lol: :lol: but i cannot lower it with the warranty i got from toyota :evil: :evil:

oops meant slayer :roll: :roll: also,nice colour magna dude 8) 8)

but i cannot lower it with the warranty i got from toyota :evil: :evil:


eh?? :?: :?: :?

thedifference: what magnaart meant is that he got his car second hand from toyota and they gave him a "aftermarket" warranty for his 2nd hand car.

ah.... thought so. How long is the warranty for MagnaArt?

[quote:6256f098c1="Slayer"][quote:6256f098c1="MagnaArt"]Yeh,I'd never would think my magna is ricey or watever i just go and do things to the car that i feel would make it look nicer.Like i've done my side skirts a satin black going over the boring grey.So no we are'nt all into that rice stuff,not me anywayz :lol:

MagnaArt please tell me more about doing your side skirts? I have the grey skirting on my blue car and was looking at getting it colour coded but places want around $800 for it did you do it yourself?[/quote:6256f098c1]

Hey Solara,the side skirts cost me a frickin heep of money ay :( Nah jus kidding man a whole 20 bux,sum newspaper and masking tape :D :D
It's hell easy to do jus slap a few coats on and it's blackened up in now time,unlike the calipers takin all day to do :lol: :lol: Yeh guys,it does look like it's ready for the desert rallies :lol: :lol: but i cannot lower it with the warranty i got from toyota :evil: :evil:[/quote:6256f098c1]

Hey mate thanks for getting back to me and yeah I was lucky to get my favourite colour on a second hand car :) Haha had me worried for a second but $20 sounds a heap better than $800 Ok so is the black paint just a standard spray paint? is there a reason you didn't colour code it red? just asking because I want make the grey bits blue and figure it can't be as easy as that! was any preperation involved i.e did you use any form of undercoat or did you go straight on with the black? had you removed the trims from the car to paint them? and finally how long ago did you do this and hows the condition of them now?

thanks again sorry for all the questions but not many people seem to of done this

Im painting the ones on my Dark Grey TE on Saturday and shall show some pics.
Haydn

Im painting the ones on my Dark Grey TE on Saturday and shall show some pics.
Haydn

yep I know and I'm very keen to see the results which I'm sure like the rest of you car will be first class! have you decided on materials, tools and methods yet?

yep ..
I have already rubbed back with 260 wet and dry the side bits...
I also did the same on a patch od the rear bumper.. I did that with the electric sander and then finished with 600 wet and dry.
One of the bottom side bits was flaking... :(
So I attacked it witha scrapper and I scrapped it ALL OFF... All the grey paint I took it off... was pretty easy cause it was so dried out and flake it just scrapped off like a bunch of crunchy scabs. :-&
I will on friday wash down with water alow to dry over night...then then wipe them all off with wax and greese remover (or prepsol) remember to NOT ALLOW TO DRY but wipe off with a clean dry rag BEFORE painting.
Then I will be masking... (will show pics of the best way.) and putting news paper of it all... then painting with acrylic paint... ( Im using a proper spray gun...) you can get it in pressurised cans from autobarn (well in Bris you can)
I will then be putting some clear over the top and allowing to dry for a week before rubbing back with 2000 grit wet and dry and then buffing and polishing.

Haydn

good stuff sounds like your going to end up with some good results look forward to the end product. Guess my concern now is whether I can get my paint colour in a can?

I know that the autobarn does any colour including metalic .. like mine is.. but more importantly... they can ADD your paint to their cans.. at $13/can instead of $25/can ... from memory
Haydn

Yeh slayer i got a satin black paint with a primer mixed in with the paint(made for hard plastics,bumpers etc.this is a spray can 8) )masked up the sides,on the paint,stuck the newspaper over my paint and made sure pretty much EVERY bit of paint work was covered up.Then went ahead and did 3 coats for each side.Twas a pretty simple task to do.I did'nt wanna colour code it though but like tbutcher said jus go and get some in a can and get ur colour u want then ur ready to go :D :D I've been gettin all these ideas from Manual,Aussie Magna and Tiphareth,as these guys are the main guys when it comes to DIY jobs hhehee cheers fellaz :D :D

thanks again guys looks like I've got a weekend job on the cards. If I can save $800 I'm cheering just hope I can't botch it up majorly... never painted before. I might see if the side skirting comes off at all.

DONT TAKE THEM OFF!!!!!!!!
If you do then you will have to re attach them with double sided tape and blah blah blah...
Im leaving them on as I feel it s easier...
of course if you DO take them off it is easier to paint them... but a pain to re attach them all... especial the bottom sill ones under the door treads.
If you do remove them then you will need a roll of thin double sided tape...
When I stuck mine back on I slit the tape in half down the length to save tape.... (Cheaper that way) If you do it then again before you stick the tape back on to either if the two surfaces... rub off with wax/grese remover and then wipe dry.
Haydn

hehe ok fair enough I thought they'd be clipped on like everything else on the car thanks for the headsup will definately wait to see how you do it and work out if i have anywhere near the skill to do it. I'm really wondering what the smash repairers do so much different to charge such high prices

Preparation, primer, paint matching, Baking, Buffing, Polishing etc
Haydn

and are the end results worth an extra $730 we'll see soon enough I guess

Slayer, the only difference they do is they rip you off....
Oups - hope no one here is a panel beater.... :oops:
I wait til u paint your brakes and then I let u do mine too. That ok? :idea:



hehe ok fair enough I thought they'd be clipped on like everything else on the car thanks for the headsup will definately wait to see how you do it and work out if i have anywhere near the skill to do it. I'm really wondering what the smash repairers do so much different to charge such high prices

killer: haha I thought you didn't care about what your car looks like and of all things you want to do your calipers! chances are having no control over myself when it comes to mods I'll end up doing the stupid calipers in which case we can do yours!

I'm still waiting for you to volunteer to colour code my skirting for me!

magnaart: one more thing how long has it been since you painted and hows it holding up over time?

Hmmh, thanks for revealing that to all Magners...... :(
I actually currently sleep in the garage next to the car, on a piece of card board. Love it so much. :oops:
Ok, I'll wait til u do yours and then we'll see. Red? Saw a new, big Jag with red calipers - wasn't too trashy. Wonder how long it sticks to the calipers - they are not raw cast iron, but zinked. Need zink paint?
I'm not too good with this cosmetic stuff. :oops:

Skirtings? Ammmh, I color blind, sorry. But I'll try ;)
Get your color code under bonnet, on the tag.




killer: haha I thought you didn't care about what your car looks like and of all things you want to do your calipers! chances are having no control over myself when it comes to mods I'll end up doing the stupid calipers in which case we can do yours!

I'm still waiting for you to volunteer to colour code my skirting for me!

magnaart: one more thing how long has it been since you painted and hows it holding up over time?

i used engine paint cause when it drys the heat cures the paint,so it will withstand the temps of the brakes.hope that helps slayer

Hi spready thanks for that. I'm actually only looking to paint my plastic side skirting at the moment and trying to dig up as much information on that as I can. Killer is just getting carried away at the idea of us have a male magna bonding day or something calipers will probably end up getting done but not a high priority

thanks again though

when your around magnaart I have yet another question to add to the one above.. where did you buy the cans of paint and any specific brand names to look out for?

I keep hearing different things off people, a couple have said simply spray painting my plastics out of a can won't last and the paint will flake off and look dodgy any truth to this?

ah.... thought so. How long is the warranty for MagnaArt?

Tis for 3year or 175,000k warranty dude

If you do go ahead and do it yourself. A tip my panel beater brother-in-law gave me was to pay special attention to the edges of whatever you are painting when you are sanding back etc, because if it is going to flake of, then this is where it will start from.

So if you mostly sand the nice big flat bits and dont bother too much about the fiddly edge bits, then it is more likely to flake off.

just be careful you don't sand your existing paintwork.... when we did my car, it was at his panel beating shop and panel beaters use a special plastic scourer type material (I don't know what it was called) that acts like wet and dry, but is gentler on paint so you don't scratch your existing paintwork.

I mentioned this in another thread somewhere, but it cost me a total of $60 to colour code everything on my car, and that cost was purely for the cost of the paint and for time in the baking oven. The rest of the cost that a panel beaters is quoting you is the 7 hours or so of preparation work it took us to get it ready for painting.... though even so $800 seems a bit excessive. I'd try shopping around a bit more.

Hi spready thanks for that. I'm actually only looking to paint my plastic side skirting at the moment and trying to dig up as much information on that as I can. Killer is just getting carried away at the idea of us have a male magna bonding day or something calipers will probably end up getting done but not a high priority

thanks again though

when your around magnaart I have yet another question to add to the one above.. where did you buy the cans of paint and any specific brand names to look out for?

I keep hearing different things off people, a couple have said simply spray painting my plastics out of a can won't last and the paint will flake off and look dodgy any truth to this?

Yeh man,the spray i got is VHT racing red brake,caliper and drum rotor spray.Jus can get it from any half decent auto store man.I reckon the only way that it'd flake is if it does'nt have a primer builtin or mixed in with the paint,like the VHT spray i got has.It's probably the 1 u wanna get slayer 8) It basically says on the can:that it's "900 degrees resistant,chemical resistant coating which provides excellent corrosion,brake dust,salt and water corrosion.This extreme weather finish will not chip,crack or fade under normal conditions" :D

Thankyou very much ENCN some very handy info I'm definately going to get a few more quotes before I lock into a decision

Thanks MagnaArt but are you talking about the caliper spray? I actually meant the stuff you used for the skirting :)