STi CHIPPED BREMBO???

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I have the answer. It all started when i chipped my caliper and became a serious eye sore. i tried all sorts of gold paints and nothing was even close. I was then suggested maybe nail polish by my girlfriend. so i headed to Sallys Beauty store and found some nail polish. Went home, cleaned the caliper and …

i would say the closest match short of powder coating the caliper again.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/layzie298/brembo.jpg

the weapon of choice used against this eye sore…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/layzie298/caliperfix.jpg

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thought it may help any STi owners with chipped brembos.

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go cover those calipers with mud you won’t see the chips

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Take them to the track, so they change color like my evo Brownbo’s and you wont give a fuck anymore.

Jeller

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[quote=“Jeller,post:3,topic:40074"”]

Take them to the track, so they change color like my evo Brownbo’s and you wont give a fuck anymore.

Jeller

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My red ones are chipped but like Jellar said, I’ll give it time and they’ll turn brown. Good info tho for those who dont track

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i have seen a lot of the red brembos on EVOs go brown but never really seen the gold STi ones change much. maybe i just havent seen a hard tracked STi’s brakes up close yet.

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[quote=“Jeller,post:3,topic:40074"”]

Take them to the track, so they change color like my evo Brownbo’s and you wont give a fuck anymore.

Jeller

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good old TMP

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I bet you looked fruity buying 10 shades of gold nail polish at SBS. :gay2:

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lol i only bought one, but the look on her face when i asked which would match my eye color better was funny.

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[quote=“layzie,post:8,topic:40074"”]

lol i only bought one, but the look on her face when i asked which would match my eye color better was funny.

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Well played. Thanks for the info.

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:tup:

I have a tiny chip on mine that pisses me off

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eh, mine are usually cover with brake dust, so I dont notice the chips :slight_smile:

but thats great ya gound a color thats close heh

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dude… whos computer room is that? I am assuming yours and by that I must ask the question where did you get those switches that your monitor sits on, they have to be at least 10 years old…

I had a uncle with a monitor sitting on a switch box like that but they broke…

lol

nice fix btw =) :tup:

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lol i thought this would be some ricer thread about chipping an sti to help with braking abilities…

i mean, its still a ricer thread but…

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[quote=“zwarbyt,post:13,topic:40074"”]

lol i thought this would be some ricer thread about chipping an sti to help with braking abilities…

i mean, its still a ricer thread but…

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lmao i was thinking the same, like brembo making a chip for the sti , till i read on.

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what a honduh homo :slight_smile:

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How long do you think it will last? I really doubt nail polish is designed for harsh conditions a brake caliper sees. Heat, brake dust, water, salt etc.

I give it a week or two max if the car is a DD.

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its an enamel, it will last

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[quote=“JayS,post:16,topic:40074"”]

How long do you think it will last? I really doubt nail polish is designed for harsh conditions a brake caliper sees. Heat, brake dust, water, salt etc.

I give it a week or two max if the car is a DD.

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BS a touch of clear nail polish will double that.

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ricer.

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[quote=“JayS,post:16,topic:40074"”]

How long do you think it will last? I really doubt nail polish is designed for harsh conditions a brake caliper sees. Heat, brake dust, water, salt etc.

I give it a week or two max if the car is a DD.

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i have had it on for over a month. still holding up, with the heat, brake dust, and salt. enamel should bake itself right on to the caliper making hold up a a lot better then paint

and the computer is my dads.