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Old 06-23-2009, 10:09 PM
05BlackFX4 05BlackFX4 is offline
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Painted brake calipers/Painted Grill

After the disaster last attempt to remove my wheels myself (Ford torqued one of my lugs to over 250 ft lbs) I finally had the chance to paint my calipers and decided to paint the billet grill and grill surround as well:

before:


After:



Grill I wetsanded with 600 grit and then primed with Krylon black...then painted with 3 coats of Krylon Satin Black

Brake calipers were cleaned with caliper cleaner, then I used a drill with a metal brush attachment to polish them, then painted with 3 coats each of Duplicolor caliper paint.

Grill Removed:


Sanded:


Primed:


Painted:


Installed:



I used a 3 ton floor jack and 4 ton jack stands....ALWAYS use jack stands for safety, now onto the pictures:

Before:

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