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DanT
front
DanT
and rear.

fronts are M calipers
rears are stock 914-4 fronts biggrin.gif

did this for ease of keeping the calipers clean....
smooth paint surface is much easier to wipe clean.

took about 8 coats of caliper paint to get them smooth.
race914
Dan,

Those look great. beer.gif

What steps did you go through for prep?

Greg
DanT
Hi Greg, Merry Christmas to you and Tricia.

I had them bead blasted in the spring when I had the motor apart.

then I kept procrastinating on what to do with the surface to keep it from rusting.

the kit came with a cleaner and the paint.

sprayed then down well, masked off the parts I did not want paint on, and painted and painted and painted.

8 coats in all. start at one end, do all four, start over.

they did come out pretty nice for ~$16 dollars for the paint kit and a couple of hours of work.

it is afterall, just a AX/track car. I really just wanted to be able to keep the caliper clean with just a simple wipe down, instead of rubbing and scrubbing.
the surface is now very smooth.
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