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January / February 2016 21 Now tape down the bag so that only the disc and caliper show. 7. Use painter's blue masking tape wrap around the bleeding plug at the top of the caliper so no paint can get on it. Then mask over the inside of the top of the caliper. You want to cover the clips and wiring. 8. Now using the wide painter's blue masking tape, cover the disc up. You don't have to be perfect on this; any paint that gets on the disc will come off the first time you hit your brakes. It's better not to get too close to the painted part of the disc. You want to paint all of the primed part of the rotor. 9. Now that your car is all masked off and the calipers and hubs are lightly sanded and clean, it's time to paint. Using light gray primer, lightly mist the caliper with primer so that you can see the original color through the gray. At this time paint the rotor hats with primer. The rotor will cover easy because you're putting primer over primer. Lightly cover the rotor until it is completely covered. Now put two more coats on the caliper completely covering it. Let dry and move onto the back caliper. 10. Repeat steps 5 thru 9 on the back caliper and rotor. 11. If you're going to do all four, go to the passenger side and repeat this process. 12. Once you have the primer on, it is time to paint the color. It takes about 15 minutes for the primer to dry, so look at the caliper and check it for any runs or bubbles. It you find any, sand lightly and respray. Let the respray dry; then cover the rotor with a rag so no paint can get on it. 13. Now it's time to paint the color you want. You don't have to use a factory paint; just pick a good quality paint in a spray can that is made for use on metal. I paint three coats, starting with a mist on the first and continuing it the same for the last two coatings. It is important to put on light coats for a strong finish. NOTE: Remember; two to three light coats will cover. If you think you need that extra shot, stop. That's the one that'll make it run. 14. Repeat this process on the other calipers and rotors. 15. Let dry overnight. 16. The next morning it is time to put the Porsche script on. Aren't you glad you took those pictures? Use the two big rivets to center the Porsche script onto the face of the caliper. I like to mark off the area with masking tape, so I can put the decal on straight the first time. You can get the original script from several places. I got mine from E-Bay motors. You can get it in white or black. 17. Now you can put your wheels back on and clean up the mess and check out those perfect calipers!!! - SPENCER Photos by Spencer Cochran