djbit Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I have my rear suspension with disc brake kit from Motorports just waiting until I get Tokico struts and springs. I decided to make them look pretty. I thought of using just regular spray cans but noooooooooooo had to experiment with Rustoleum since a quart is only about 8 bucks at Lowes and I can probably do the front and back with a quart of each color and have paint left over. I also used a 10 dollar gravity touch up spray gun (from Harborfreight) at about 45 psi. I have absolutely no experience painting but reading all those Rustoleum threads gave me a crash course:) I just basically cleaned and sanded everything I could (500 grid). I used brake cleaner for the caliper and used a fine brush (about 2 bucks at a hobby store) to paint it. I gave the caliper 4 coats of red through the course of the day. The reason I used a brush was basically curiosity. Rustoleum settles pretty well and you can't see any brush streaks at all. For the rear control arm and knuckle I decided to use the spray gun. It's way more fun and faster (and messier). I used 15% mineral spirits on both the red and gray. I still have the other side to do and I will use the spray gun since the neighbors didn't complain about the noise and smell. I think it looks pretty good, certainly better than before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Noob Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Looks GREAT!!! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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