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Painted the Calipers on my '07 S40!

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MadeInJapan
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Painted the Calipers on my '07 S40!

Post by MadeInJapan »

I used the G2 Caliper Paint System (sold by TireRack but slightly cheaper on Amazon) to paint my calipers yesterday. I also bought some caliper decals that say "Volvo" on them from eBay. The end result is very pleasing. I wish I had done this before on my older cars that had rusty looking ugly calipers:

Front Caliper
front caliper.JPG
Rear Caliper
rear caliper.JPG
The entire car- it was so bright the calipers are hard to see- I tried to edit the picture but they are still hard to see
Car with Calipers Bright.JPG
'98 S70 T5 Emrld Grn Met/Beige Tons of Upgrades Mobil-1
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Post by PS78 »

Nice job the red looks really good. Well worth the effort.
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Post by Clemens »

i like the idea of the volvo sticker. Looks good mounted behind the rim, though i prefer black or silver for calipers unless they are brembo or porsche. How are the stickers holding up?
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MadeInJapan
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Post by MadeInJapan »

Sorry for the delay- the stickers look great still...trouble is the Volvo brake dust...they have about covered the front stickers. I'm going to have to take the wheels off and clean the calipers!
'98 S70 T5 Emrld Grn Met/Beige Tons of Upgrades Mobil-1
'04 V70 2.5T Red/Taupe Some Upgrades Mobil-1
'07 S40 T5 AWD 6 speed manual! Silver/Black Stage1 Heico & Elevate
'07 S60 2.5T Blue/Taupe- my kid's Volvo

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