Since I got extra days off after the holiday weekend, I want to get a head start & do a little makeover on my car. Its been long over due. First to go is the black brembo. The paint have faded & chipped so I decided to brighten it up a bit. From jacking up the car, removing 1 wheel at a time, cleaning, prep work & painting, it took me over 7 hrs & of course a few beer break in between . I was too lazy to remove the calipers. besides who's gonna see the back anyway. but I did managed to spray some in the back.

faded & chipped paint gotta go
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the cleaning & sanding was a bee-otch
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I prefer using aluminum foil cause it easy to wrap w/out using a lot of tape & I can reuse it for the other 3
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one spray can should be enough for all 4
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now its all bright & shiny waiting for the Porsche sticker to arrive
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next step, waiting for my new rim to be completed. it's been over 8 weeks so I'm hoping this week to arrive but I wouldn't hold my breath tho.

 

Nice improvement, looking good! Had mine done a while a ago, it was about time for a 12 year old car.

 

Looks good, thinking about painting mine as well. Can't decide on yellow, gold, or keeping them red. thanks for sharing!

 

thanks

@Franco67, yours turned out great as well. looks good with white

 

Thank you! At least you did it yourself and it makes it more interesting

 

I like that aluminum foil idea! Thanks, mine are in rough shape also and in need of a refresh.

 

looks great!! gotta do mine now...and yea great idea with the aluminum

 

Those both turned out great! Was one coat of paint enough or did you put multiple coats on?

 

Looks pretty good but next time take those little rubber caps off and tape the little screws and then it will turn out perfect !!

Greetzs from Hamburg

 

thanks guys..

I sprayed multiple coats. one can is all you need for 4 calipers

yeah I shoulda done that but I was too lazy. I hope there's no next time b/c it a bee-otch to redo it. esp the cleaning, degreasing, sanding part

 

Great job, it looks good. You've inspired me to do mine now.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...1&d=1401470346

 

Finally, my baby new shoes arrived after 10 weeks..
Thanks Elliot @ ModBargains.com, nice guy to deal with..

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just got a set of hankook ventus mounted
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got the rim pinstriped red to match the calipers
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I'm glad I bought the white PORSCHE sticker instead of black
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she look so much better now...the red pinstripe helps breakup the black of the rim & tire which was the intention
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I added 5mm spacer in the rear so it sit flush with the fender
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Good choice on the stickers. Your wheels are looking great. Did you actually painted the red pinstripe yourself? Really stands out. Seems like a lot of work.