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first time
05-04-2008, 09:31 PM
I touched up the visible section of the rotors. They look much cleaner. We'll see how they hold up to brake cleaner after a bath.

Before
http://i32.tinypic.com/24vpe83.jpg

After
http://i30.tinypic.com/2rz9l43.jpg

Cleaned with steel wool prior. Painted w/ caliper paint. Left calipers as is. Will hit with some black after I bleed them. I think it's the little details that make your car look "clean".

Paintballistic
05-04-2008, 10:30 PM
nice!

JBs
05-05-2008, 12:20 AM
i need to do this

ESMcBlurM3
05-05-2008, 01:13 AM
I dig the silver! I went with black on mine, and I'm pleased. but nice work! did you just mask and spray?

first time
05-05-2008, 01:56 AM
Just a little tape on the caliper and heavy packing paper over the rotor like a shroud. Didn't worry about the brake surface but with a good nozzel, there's minimal over spray. Clean up any overspray with steel wool or a rag with cleaner. Looks better than the photo. Clean off the rotor hub surace after to prevent sticking when that wheel needs to come off again.