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:
Looks great, and the best part is you did it yourself in my opinion.
Thanks, I do all the work myself...only thing I haven't done myself is window tint, exhaust and my leveling kit.
Prep work for the calipers was spraying them with caliper cleaner, soap and water then used a drill with a metal brush attachment to scuff the surface and take the rust off
Looks good, red was a really good choice on the calipers
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