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 Friday, September 30, 2005

01. You can purchase the heat resistant paint from your local autoshop. The paint I use here is red eingine enamel with ceramic with heat rating of 500F. You may also use paint for BBQ and over. You also need a fine paint brush, a cup or bowl, masking tape and car jack.
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02. Open the front trunk and take out the car jack from the spare tire.
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03. Jack the car up at its designated point. Check your car's manual if you don't know where to put the jack. Raise the car high enough where the wheel barely touching the ground. This way you can relievet the tention from the weight of the car.
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04. Loosen all the lug nuts and remove them from the bottom up.
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05. Once the wheel is removed, clean the brake caliper thoroughly.
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06. Mask out area that does not require painting with masking tape.
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07. Spray a little pool of paint into a cup or bowl. Use a fine small paint brush and start painting away the first coat. Let the paint sit for half an hour and paint a second coat. Let the second caot sit for about 45 minutes.

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08. Now remove all masking tapes.
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09. Put the wheel back on. Becareful not to hit the painted caliper with the wheel. Repeat the process for the rest of the calipers. Now let the car sit for 8 hours for the paint to cure. (that's what the paint can direction says)
Have fun wheeling around with your bright brake calipers.
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9/30/2005 9:11:46 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      Boxster Hacks and Mods  | 
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