View Poll Results: What color should I make my brake calipers?
Do nothing: They look fine with multiple chips, scratches, etc.
3
2.44%
Black: The original finish works well with Polar Silver.
41
33.33%
Red: Simpsoap did it, so it must be cool.
55
44.72%
Yellow: Arena993 did this, so it must be cool.
19
15.45%
Worry about more important things, like cosmoline.
5
4.07%
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Poll: Brake caliper color :)
02-25-2011 | 01:28 PM
#18
Racer
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 457
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From: NJ
Andreas -
If you're leaving on the "twistes" I would say silver with black stenciling or black with silver stenciling...nothing dramatic, just some subtlety to pique interest. I'm going to do my Cup II wheel centers stahl grau (think Vesuvius C2S) this summer to compliment the black metallic. Whatever you decide I'm sure it will turn out beautifully, as you're a true craftsman.
If you're leaving on the "twistes" I would say silver with black stenciling or black with silver stenciling...nothing dramatic, just some subtlety to pique interest. I'm going to do my Cup II wheel centers stahl grau (think Vesuvius C2S) this summer to compliment the black metallic. Whatever you decide I'm sure it will turn out beautifully, as you're a true craftsman.
02-25-2011 | 02:02 PM
#24
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Seared
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And I may just do that. 
Go back to playing Cornhole.
'Tis not heat resistant by any means.
I need to work with available heat resistant paints...
I did it once. And only once.
Goodbye!!
Hmm.
Have you looked at it recently? That junker is far from pristine.
Noted.
Hmm.
Twisties stay, for the moment.
GFYYFF!
Traces? Nah. Handfuls would be a better descriptor.
Andreas
Go back to playing Cornhole.
'Tis not heat resistant by any means.
I need to work with available heat resistant paints...
I did it once. And only once.
Goodbye!!
Hmm.
Noted.
Hmm.
GFYYFF!
Andreas
02-25-2011 | 03:34 PM
#25
Nordschleife Master
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,502
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From: North Dakota
See Rennlisters "Bradford" for a polar silver with blue calipers (and matching blue seatbelts). It looks great on his car. Yellow is GREAT on arena red, and not at all bad on polar. Red works on everything (but arena red). Black and Silver are simply too dull for my own personal taste.
02-25-2011 | 03:55 PM
#26
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 753
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From: St. Louis
Bradfords car looks awesome...I may be doing this at some point...I kept these pics from a old post to use a referrence. I hope he doesn't mind me reposting them:
Last edited by M Fig; 09-17-2015 at 06:55 PM.
02-25-2011 | 06:34 PM
#27
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Seared
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From: Ellicott City, MD
02-25-2011 | 07:29 PM
#30
Banned
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,361
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From: SF Bay Area
Would love to do mine in blue, but I don't think it would go well with adventurine green. When it come time, I think I'll do brembo gold.
Cheers,
Joe