santiagodraco
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- 2010 FX 50s
Caliper color choice, opinions?
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I say red or you can be different and get purple or something!
tomwetherald
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- 06 FX35 Sport AWD
I am planning to do mine in a purple. Need to find a nice dark one though. Kinda gives an IPL feel 
santiagodraco
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- 2010 FX 50s
How about raging hot pink? :D
I am planning to do mine in a purple. Need to find a nice dark one though. Kinda gives an IPL feel
That would be sweet
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- 2004 Infiniti FX35 Supercharged
Dark purple will look good
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santiagodraco
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Sounds like I should have added the purple option!
I think I'm leaning towards red. The only thing that might hold me back is that it's the most common color (well for painted calipers). But I'll think on it a couple days.
Anyone have any experience with painting? Normal powder coat is all you need?
I think I'm leaning towards red. The only thing that might hold me back is that it's the most common color (well for painted calipers). But I'll think on it a couple days.
Anyone have any experience with painting? Normal powder coat is all you need?
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- 2004 Infiniti FX35 Supercharged
It sounds like the cop-out way but it actually works really well, lasts a long time and is wayyy cheaper and easier than powder coating.
I painted the calipers on my Pickup and drove it for 90000km before selling it and they still looked really good (could have used another coat at that point, but still looked well from a couple feet away).
Fire0nic3FX
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I pick gold just because I'm in the middle of painting them on my G aha
for my taste I think the yellow or the red, either could work well, but if I was going to really custom paint them I think I'd go with a little blend of both and wind up going with a medium golden bronze metallic. kind of like starting with a golden yellowish metallic and then adding some red to that. it would compliment the body color and pick up off of it with both being metallic earth tones and with the calipers being a bit of a darker tone than the body color will also compliment all the black trim and black interior. to me it would look much more custom and classy than just a bright red or yellow.
I am in the same exact boat as you. I really want to paint the calipers on our FX and am debating between red or the yellow from the AMG Carbon Ceramic Brakes.
I've always preferred Red but I'm really liking the Yellow above ........... it'll really stand out especially with your color !! Would you know where to get the calipers painted in the NY area ?? I've been looking for awhile and just am not sure which shop to go to ?? TIA !
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Yeah I did a bit of research regarding the painting. I guess there are two schools of thought on it. There is a quick half-ass way to do it and that's to paint it with high-heat while they are on the car itself. But then you risk overspray and stuff. And then there is the correct way to bleed the brakes, take them off, powdercoat and re-install. One way costs about $250. And one way costs about $1500. Since this is a lease, I think I may just go the simple route. I spoke in depth to Elite Coatings out on Long Island and they said they could do either method for me. Probably gonna take the car there in the next couple weeks or so...