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Just finished painting brakes (Lots of pics.)
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09-17-2012, 06:38 PM | #1 |
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Just finished painting brakes (Lots of pics.)
My brakes were pretty rusted considering the car has 50k miles on it so this weekend I finally decided to paint them. I've been debating wether or not to do it for a while and also what color but I eventually decided on black with white decals.
The actual painting wasn't that hard but the prep work was pretty annoying. I had a wire brush attached to a drill so that made it easier but it was still pretty tough. I didn't get them 100% clean but after a while I decided they were clean enough to start painting. I did one coat of G2 black paint on the calipers and 2 coats of G2 silver paint on the hubs. I also put anti-seize on the face of the hubs because taking off the wheels were one of the hardest parts of the process. I wound up having to get under the car and kick the back wheels as hard as I could a few times. I know i'm most likely going to get flamed for putting a ///M logo on a non M car and i'm one of the firm believers in not doing that. However, when I saw the pictures from the guy I bought the decals from (http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=719338) I thought it looked great. I almost went with BMW Performance instead but by the time I realized i could have it was too late. Anyways let me know what you think and if you have any questions. I got slotted rotors, new pads, fluids, and ss lines coming in a few weeks which i'll hopefully have put on. Sorry the first few pictures of the process are shitty. They were taken with an iPhone while I waited for my DSLR to charge. Look at that 4x4 stance
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09-17-2012, 06:45 PM | #4 |
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Haha I know not for everyone... I like it though although I kind of wish I did BMW performance instead of ///M. I just wanted the stickers to add some excitement to the boring black.
I have the link in the post but here you go: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=719338
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09-17-2012, 06:46 PM | #5 |
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Well hey anythings better than rust. I'll have to paint mine when they start rusting but I have a long way to go lol
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09-17-2012, 07:03 PM | #6 |
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09-17-2012, 07:09 PM | #7 |
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Hmm...I think I preferred the rust color better.
Just kidding haha
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09-17-2012, 07:43 PM | #9 |
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i like it! im really glad you went with black.
side note: whats up with the splitters?
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09-17-2012, 08:05 PM | #11 |
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black/gray paint came out super clean. "M Performance" is more lame than excitement imo though.
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Yea I definitely wasn't going to go red. I was on the fence with yellow and blue though just because someone did some really good photoshops of them. Quote:
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Yea mine were rusted really bad... I was doing the brakes on and off since Saturday afternoon and a lot of that time was just removing the rust. Last night and today was really the painting of the calipers and hubs.
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09-17-2012, 08:52 PM | #13 |
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Ah, gotcha! I have yet to pull the trigger on the splitters. I may wait till after winter though. Ill let you be the guinea pig and wait to see how yours last in the winter
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09-17-2012, 09:06 PM | #14 |
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nice wheels, bro
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Thanks, I love them and they're one of my favorite mods
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09-17-2012, 10:56 PM | #16 |
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09-18-2012, 12:03 AM | #19 |
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Loving it. Might need to do this next.
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09-18-2012, 12:05 AM | #20 |
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Now THAT is the way to go.
But I like it OP. Good job.
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