Originally Posted by !xoible ok nevermind, forgot it was a nissan forum. cool go for it So you're going to act elitist and say "oh, its just nissan lol I
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02-25-2009, 07:14 PM | #16 (permalink) |
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So you're going to act elitist and say "oh, its just nissan lol I forgot".
Why are you on here in the first place? And as far as pricing goes, you could purchase one of these: High Perf Caliper Paint Kit and just do it yourself, shouldn't be more than $20. But that would probably chip over time, not to mention time consuming. If I were you I'd get them powdercoated, but of course that's a bit more expensive, I'm guessing around $100, probably less, but you'd be without a car for a few days. |
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I purchased the paint kit from NAPA and did it myself in one day. Drove the car the next day and I now have 30+K on them since I did it.
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I painted mine (on a previous car), it was a 2-day thing with all the cleaning and high temp baking involved. I had to use the industrial ovens at work to get to the high temp needed. I wouldn't pay someone more than a couple hundred.
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Thanks for the advice guys. I think I am going to just send them out to get powder-coated...I dont want to see what it would look like if I painted it myself (I just learned how to color inside the lines...LOL)
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02-26-2009, 08:37 PM | #21 (permalink) |
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Powder coating should run you about $570
Oh, and PS. To the guy who seems to think caliper painting is rice, go check out corvetteforum. There are tons of painted caliper threads, and not one person dissing them. But yeah, those corvette guys are real rice too *extreme sarcasm* :stfu:
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Local place in Omaha was only going to charge me $50 as long as I disassembled my calipers first... |
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I like cheap, but that seems tooo cheap. But the price I referred to is done by a top quality place, including: Multiple cleaning stages, including ultrasonic Quality certifications (ISO, QS) Six Sigma quality standards 100% quality and leak testing High quality powder coat, specifically for high temp applications. And since it wasn't a local place, shipping charges |
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02-28-2009, 06:44 AM | #25 (permalink) | |
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I saw their work first hand on many things - they do a FANTASTIC job. You guys really need to get it out of your head that everything has to be expensive for a fantastic job. Pity I cant post a name, but here's a couple examples of their work. Before: After: Before: After: Sorry dude, you will never be able to convince me that I should be paying $570 for something I could send these guys for a fraction of the price, and just as much quality. |
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"just as much quality" is pretty debatable, since I don't know (and I imagine you may not know as of right now) what kind of certifications your place has, what their cleaning procedures are, what the quality is of the powder coat, and so on. Also, you didn't mention the warranty of the work. This place was lifetime (original owner) guarantee. That all being said, these are calipers for a nissan, get the best deal you can. When I was willing to spend top dollar for top quality, it was for a garage queen vette that doubled the price of the Z - a little more reason to assure the quality. And obviously, if I'm willing to spend 60k on a car, two hundred extra for assured quality was not a big deal. |
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Personally Im a bargain hunter, and I like good quality at a great price. You wont see me spending more than I have to, really. Anyway, as far as I know these guys had a lifetime warranty, but I never got anything done through them PERSONALLY so I don't know for sure. |
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I painted my own calipers on a couple of cars. I figured that I would scratch/chip the paint anyway. Besides, I like to do things myself. I used a kit from the Tire Rack. Seemed to work well for me.
Not a garage queen but a bit north of $60k.
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Meh. I painted the brake calipers on both my Mustangs. Nothing fancy, though... just black. I hated that horrible untreated metal look. Just used some high-temp paint and it held up great for the life of the car.
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