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  1. #1 Polished Calipers 
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    Calipers are mounted!! also picked up some pregens that should be on the car soon as well.

    UPDATE!
    Just picked up some GXP rear brakes, stay tune for updates, gonna get the power coat taking off then off to polishing!

    as they sit now


    test area (320 sand paper)


    Just got them back from the Max Blaster!! There is another small test area, need to go pick up more sand paper, then the polishing will begin




    320 Grit


    i dont have any 600 pics, so 1000 wet sand


    and clear coated with brackets.


    Should be on for Easter if not for sure in the summer

    They are finally on!





    I bought Fbody
    brakes before winter hit, and between doing homework at college i decided to polish them, I figured it would be cooler than just painting them black or silver . I started by just cleaning them with a steel brush, then hit them with sand paper, 320 grit, 600 grit, then 1000 grit, and lots of mothers aluminum polish. I only polished what would be most visible. So below are some pictures.

    This is them cleaned with the steel brush


    The pair


    The front



    Mounted on the car, the clear coat took away a little of the reflectiveness but they still look good!





    Last edited by cmal37; 05-10-2013 at 11:00 AM. Reason: Rear GXP calipers in the works
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    that looks sharp.

    any thoughts to a high heat clear coat to keep em looking good?

    98 Buick Regal GS, F body brakes, Caddy STS wheels, tinted tails L36 bottom end, lightly ported heads, 1.95 roller rockers, headers, gen 5 N* 3.0 pulley, FSIC, 42 lb injectors, a BrandonHall rebuilt trans, DHP tuned and AEM water/Meth injection https://goo.gl/gpV5kW
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    Actually yes when I go home for spring break I have a can waiting for me
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    that is awesome dude way to go!!

    1997 GTP . repainted in jet black with blue pearl. rebuilt motor
    with vs cam ported heads and blower.
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    That looks sweet.
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    This Is win. For the record, compound works just as good. We use it for our aluminum bike frames.
    The evil LG8 still refuses to die.
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    why wouldnt you just powder coat them chrome? it would be way more effective time wise...and it's not that bad cost wise, either.
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    i'm seriously going to steal your idea. i saw chrome/polished calipers on an sc300 once, one of the coolest things, honestly.
    Jenny, The '99 Silvermist GTP. With the mod's that matter.
    I would rather lose by a mile because I built my own car, than lose by an inch, because someone else built it for me. Your car is your story, so don't let someone else write the book.
    http://www.grandprixforums.net/threads/76250-Jenny-(Picture-Heavy)/page2
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    That is a cool idea!

    Can't wait to see them on the car
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bio248 View Post
    why wouldnt you just powder coat them chrome? it would be way more effective time wise...and it's not that bad cost wise, either.
    I didn't want to power coat them because it would have cost me more than about the 15 dollars i have in sand paper, and I had alll winter to do it so time wasn't an issue, also since the caliper is aluminum I am not adding any material on top of it to potentially flake or corrode.
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    thats legit. might as well do the rest of it though. cuz once you slap them one your just gonna wish you had..even if you cant see it
    04 comp G, front/rear towerbraces, pacesetters, ported sc, LIM, 3.3 pulley, 1.9 mod rockers, Ls1 springs and retainers, custom dyno tune, 180 tstat, shortned dog bones, full poly mounts, zzp shift kit, custom fwi, 28inch cherry bomb, flowmaster 40's. 290whp 380wtq before the button. coldfusion n2o, 60 shot. I haz corvette brakezand gxp cluster! smgpfc028
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    Those look awesome!! Nice work!!! Any ideas on how to make the rear match since they are cast iron?
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    Either paint them black and try to hide them, or paint them with chrome spray paint, or I can make my car always look like a drag car by running my currently awesome crosslaced wheels in the back, hiding my rear calipers
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    Did you get them on your car? I eanna see what they look like.
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    Yes, I did! I should have pics up sunday
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    they are so sick! like everyone else cant wait to see em installed
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    Pictures added
    GMPP Struts, F body brakes, CAI, Ubend, resonator, and cat delete, 180tstat, SD headers, 3.4 Pulley, OverKill PCM,http://www.grandprixforums.net/my-bl...res-60017.html
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    looks good,
    any thoughts for the brackets?

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    Im not sure on the type of material they are.... so for now they will just stay black, I painted my rear calipers with silver wheel paint just so the front and rear looked kinda similar, but it would clash against the aluminum
    GMPP Struts, F body brakes, CAI, Ubend, resonator, and cat delete, 180tstat, SD headers, 3.4 Pulley, OverKill PCM,http://www.grandprixforums.net/my-bl...res-60017.html
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    thats the chit man, leave the brackets painted they are steel and will never hold a shine like aluminum calipers.

    98 Buick Regal GS, F body brakes, Caddy STS wheels, tinted tails L36 bottom end, lightly ported heads, 1.95 roller rockers, headers, gen 5 N* 3.0 pulley, FSIC, 42 lb injectors, a BrandonHall rebuilt trans, DHP tuned and AEM water/Meth injection https://goo.gl/gpV5kW
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