[sbce90]

Originally Posted by PersianPete

wheels are matte black. Grille is matte black. Shadowline is satin black.

... just keeping it consistent. =]

Fair enough, I'm gloss on everything.

[orey]

the front ones look really good, not sure about the back ones though. thats whats made me hesitant to do mine, smaller caliper doesnt look as good and some red comming through from when you painted them previously possibly?

[V1_R]

the red is from the Anti-Squeal paste on the pads.

I actually like it. If you pads are a high performance road/track type, they would probably be coloured (like EBC Yellow Stuff), and you would be able to see them coming through as well.

Its a nice little accent.

[orey]

just looks messy to me

hubs look really really good aswell, what brand of paint did you use?

[V1_R]

3M Caliper paint.

[BMW86]

I've been giving this a bit more thought. I think I'm going to go ahead and order the yellow paint, same as the OP. Not sure if I should order 1 or 2 cans though. It's a shame I have to buy the brake aerosol cleaner separately as it won't ship to Australia. I know it's a tough task but I'm thinking about keeping the stock BMW lettering and painting around it, I think that would look sweet.

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

One can is enough for two or three cars!

I got my brake cleaner aerosol shipped to me :S

Best off to paint over the letters then just buy new lettering - high temp stickers.

[V1_R]

you guys do realise your local Supercheap Auto sells all of this stuff... and a pretty good price.

why order online and go through the wait for trivial products?

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Iv seen the supercheap auto stuff fade, crack and peel.

The stuff I'm using will last a lifetime and gives a great glossy enamel look finish.

More details here:
http://www.g2usa.com/Merchant2/merch...Category_Code=

[V1_R]

hmmm... looks ok

but the stuff from Supercheap i'm talking about is 3M which has a pretty good reputation as far as i'm aware... especially when it comes to sticking to stuff

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Originally Posted by PersianPete

hmmm... looks ok

but the stuff from Supercheap i'm talking about is 3M which has a pretty good reputation as far as i'm aware... especially when it comes to sticking to stuff

lol touche.

Maybe the 3M stuff is fine for black, do they have other colours? and how's the gloss on the finish?

[BMW86]

Originally Posted by bmroxm5

One can is enough for two or three cars!

I got my brake cleaner aerosol shipped to me :S

Best off to paint over the letters then just buy new lettering - high temp stickers.

Thanks for the tip. I'll just order 1 can then.

Any ideas where to look for letters? Are they expensive?

Originally Posted by PersianPete

you guys do realise your local Supercheap Auto sells all of this stuff... and a pretty good price.

why order online and go through the wait for trivial products?

I like 3M products but from what I've seen online Supercheap stock 3M brake caliper paint in spray cans. I'm a bit skeptical about using spray paint because it could spray onto other parts of the brakes/car and I'm not sure if the finish will be as clean as using a paint brush.

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BMW-Brake-Calipe...item588c3a40c4

[BMW86]

Originally Posted by bmroxm5

Hey mate, is this a photo of your actual car? If so, it looks fantastic!

I know it's probably more effort than it's worth, but if you can take a close up shot of just the painted caliper itself I would really appreciate that. I'm 95% ready to do this but my only concern is that it might look as though it's been painted with the finish not be very smooth from using the paint brush.

[cruvon]

Maybe a closeup of actual BBK brake paint compared to painted calipers would be great to compare..from what I remember thru" pictures on the forum, think the BBK too had a painty feel to it.

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Originally Posted by BMW86

Hey mate, is this a photo of your actual car? If so, it looks fantastic!

I know it's probably more effort than it's worth, but if you can take a close up shot of just the painted caliper itself I would really appreciate that. I'm 95% ready to do this but my only concern is that it might look as though it's been painted with the finish not be very smooth from using the paint brush.

Yep that's a photo of my actual wheel/caliper.

I'll have my wheels off next week so will take a pic then (if I remember).

I rushed the job a little, only did 2 coats so you can kinda see uneven spots if you are trying to nit pick, but I'm satisfied with it. If you want a super nice enamel 100% finish, do 3 coats and you'll be sweet.

[sbce90]

How do they look behind black wheels?

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Originally Posted by SBC

How do they look behind black wheels?

They look good behind black wheels, I'll post up pics another time as I CBF right now lol

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Behind black wheels, first pic is WITH flash, second pic without

[cruvon]

Originally Posted by bmroxm5

Behind black wheels, first pic is WITH flash, second pic without

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looks hawt...one from a distance of the whole car?

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Originally Posted by cruvon

looks hawt...one from a distance of the whole car?

getting late now, maybe tomorrow haha

[BMW86]

Originally Posted by bmroxm5

getting late now, maybe tomorrow haha

Did you get a chance to take anymore pics mate?