Oh Snap!! Painted Calipers D/S

So I decided to paint my Calipers last night. While removing the drivers side wheel one of the Wheel studs snapped off!!! I painted the Drivers side and put the wheels on this morning. While trying to remove the lugs on the rear tire on the passenger side my breaker bar snapped. I am like WTF is next.

Well one side is done and now I have to get another breaker bar to finish the job...

Pics of the drivers side...
Notice the missing Wheel Stud!!!


Oh yeah I got my springs today.......Now all I need is an Install day....

looks good, did u use the Duplicolor kit??

looking good juan how did you end up breaking the stud off

looks good buddy

looks terrible... hahaha jk... and i kno ur little arms didnt over tighten the stud...

dont worry i did the same thing on my parents lawn mower... i tightened the lawnmower blade right off... snapped the head of the grade 8 bolt

Good job their muscles, does look nice. haha

ndnboy wrote:looks good, did u use the Duplicolor kit??

Yes, I used the Paint on not spray....

roushmustang427r wrote:looking good juan how did you end up breaking the stud off

I am guessing when I used Nates Gun to put the lugs on I guess I put that one in wrong. I snapped it with my GUNS, trying to loosen it up. I guess that's why my breaker bar broke tonight.....

Looks good Juan. I know the feeling well about snapping a lug. The fronts are easy to replace, the rears......PITA.
If you need a hand on the spring install let me know.

Juan, you said you used the Duplicolor liquid kit? How hard was it and how long did you let each coat sit?

I have the entire red duplicolor kit sitting in my room, but without a lift, it would be very tough for me to do this. Did you have a lift?

Oh and it looks AWESOME!

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Looks good, but sucks on the broken lug stud.

Looks good. Come by and paint my rear calipers for me Wait...nevermind...I'd like to keep my wheel studs intact...hahaha!

looks great. sorry to hear about the other mishaps!

Juan, didn't you have some problem last time you worked on your car? Maybe you should think about that.

Bernie - Is your PM inbox full?

pikuoff wrote:Bernie - Is your PM inbox full?

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Any non-closeup pics of the painted calipers?

BlakJak87 wrote:Juan, you said you used the Duplicolor liquid kit? How hard was it and how long did you let each coat sit?

I have the entire red duplicolor kit sitting in my room, but without a lift, it would be very tough for me to do this. Did you have a lift?

Oh and it looks AWESOME!

I used my KOBALT 3 Ton Jack and two Jack Stands . I lifted the whole drivers side and left it up on the Jack Stands. After I cleaned them both I just put a coast on the front and then in the rear. After about a minute I went back to the front. I put four coats on each one.

pikuoff wrote:Any non-closeup pics of the painted calipers?

Not yet, I will once I buy a new breaker bar and do the other side.

Hey Juan, they look great, with the exception of that broke stud LOL, now torque the wheels to 80 ft lb this time, and the trick to doing a good job on painting calipers is, sand them first, I used the same spay touch up Sonic Blue paint that I used on the interior parts, and then a clear coat, I was told it wouldn't last a month because I didn't use high temp caliper paint, they still look as good as the day I painted them 1 year and 1/2 {and a whole winter of salt on the roads} ago, just make sure you sand them first.

LOOKS GOOD

Got the new Wheel Lug Stud, Cost me $5.30 at the Ford Dealer......Cool. Now I need to install my stuff, I need to pick a date so you all can come down and help me install everything.... .

Sweet! i know i dont have a free weekend for two weeks

Man, I don't think I can wait that long. I am thinking Memorial Day, Don't know yet...