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[R-Y]

I am currently upgrading my front brakes to wrx 4 pots with the AVO big rotor upgrade.. My question is, "what is the easiest/best way to paint the raised subaru logo.. The calipers are black and i am wanting to paint the logo white.. Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated..

Cheers, Ryan..

[aekOne]

haha i gave up and just painted them all red

[Hypnotic]

whiteout!

[Shaz]

White out brush + paint.

Win.

Cheers,
Shazza

[R-Y]

White out brush + paint.

Win.

Cheers,
Shazza

Not a bad idea at all actually.. I was also thinking maybe using a stencil?? but i think it may be a bit to hard..

[Adam]

You could always masking tape it all up, then sand the tape off the raised parts, then spray White, never tried this, and can't guarantee it but it's the easiest way to mask it, just make sure the edges are sealed, and then I can't see why it wouldn't work

[Jimbo]

its actually quite difficult despite it looking simple. I gave up when i had them on the GTB and my old housemate recently gave up trying too. He even tried masking everything and cutting a stencil out of it. Didnt work. Good luck!

[R-Y]

its actually quite difficult despite it looking simple. I gave up when i had them on the GTB and my old housemate recently gave up trying too. He even tried masking everything and cutting a stencil out of it. Didnt work. Good luck!

haha really?? Devoed lol.. Not to sure how im going to attempt this.. i did trial using a paint roller before i sanded them back but it didnt really work.. the brissles still went past the raised lettering..

i think i might just buy some white heat paint and see if i can use my steady surveyors hand and just use a whiteout brush or something similar.. otherwise id say they be staying all BLAAAAAAACK!!!

Cheers for the inpute boys..

[RX25SE]

Paint the white first on the raised section and when cured, mask it off.
Paint white around the mask so if it bleeds you wont see it.
Then paint the red, black, gold, pink or whatever over the top of the white and the rest of the caliper.

Never tried it.

[aekOne]

yeah it's not nearly as easy as it looks. i tried paint pen, touch up brush, masking, etc. none worked. that's why i just painted the whole things red

[legacy rsk]

i used a small sponge and lightly went across the lettering a few time. then i touched up around the letering but as other have said it is a pain.

[BigWillieStyles]

You could always masking tape it all up, then sand the tape off the raised parts, then spray White, never tried this, and can't guarantee it but it's the easiest way to mask it, just make sure the edges are sealed, and then I can't see why it wouldn't work

Agreed, masking tape is the way to go. Never tried it on calipers, but worked great on my grill

[R-Y]

Paint the white first on the raised section and when cured, mask it off.
Paint white around the mask so if it bleeds you wont see it.
Then paint the red, black, gold, pink or whatever over the top of the white and the rest of the caliper.

Never tried it.

yeah that might have been an idea, to bad ive already primed and painted them already..

yeah it's not nearly as easy as it looks. i tried paint pen, touch up brush, masking, etc. none worked. that's why i just painted the whole things red

fingers crossed it doesnt come to this.. but if it does no bid deal..

i used a small sponge and lightly went across the lettering a few time. then i touched up around the letering but as other have said it is a pain.

this may be a go'er.. ill get a few different things and see how i go.. will update every1 after..

[R-Y]

You could always masking tape it all up, then sand the tape off the raised parts, then spray White, never tried this, and can't guarantee it but it's the easiest way to mask it, just make sure the edges are sealed, and then I can't see why it wouldn't work

just re-read this and this may work.. i might be the guinea pig and test it..

[legacy rsk]

here was my attempt

[Jimbo]

maybe get the lettering machined off, so the surface is flat then make a proper stencil?

[R-Y]

here is my go if you can get the picture

yeah looks good.. not looking for perfection so might be a good idea..

maybe get the lettering machined off, so the surface is flat then make a proper stencil?

to much effort/$$$$$

[legacy rsk]

yeah looks good.. not looking for perfection so might be a good idea..



to much effort/$$$$$

also for the white paint i just used a white enamel

[Adam]

just re-read this and this may work.. i might be the guinea pig and test it..

Only problem I can think of is paint bleeding under the masking tape, but might not be too noticeable if at all!

[CodeBurn3r]

that high temp brake caliper paint is like chemical resistant once baked isnt it?
just an idea..
could you paint the lettering white first with high temp white.
then let it cure, then coat letters with clear nail polish, (get missus to do a perfect job on it)? then spray whole caliper in desired color.
then use nail polish remover to get paint off from where the lettering is.

nail polish remover shouldn't take off the paint but it should cause mayhem with the nail polish causing it to bubble/peel off leaving white?

i dunno as i was typing this i thought about it more and probably wouldnt work..

surely its not that hard to do with a steady hand?
take your time, small brush, and plenty more time...