Newest Mod..Teaser pics....

[VRMS6]

Since the new thing is to post some teaser pics of your mods in progress I am joining the trend :P...
Here are 2 teaser pics showing my current mod in progress... I will be done tomorrow and will post a full writeup then.....

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/8152/caliperpainting064st.jpg

http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/15/caliperpainting092lf.jpg

Note thats not all that was painted...giving it a full 24 hours drying time b4 mounting wheels.....

[SABIO]

you know that you don't see the front of the hubs when the wheels are mounted....right?

[VRMS6]

Yea but its easier to paint the complete hub vs just the edge..Plus Im anal that way in that I would know it wasnt painted.... Finally I wanted to stop a bit of the surface rusting that occures in that area...

[JOS3]

i need to get off my ass and paint my hubs and calipers. the rust/salt corrosion is driving me crazy.

[MSP#735]

post final pics...yay!

[VRMS6]

Ok guys. Finished my weekend project and I gotta admit it was a bit more work than I originall thought... I painted my brake calipers and the center hubs on my rotors. I chose silver for the caliper paint as I wanted to eliminate the rusty bronze look of the stock rotors, and painted the rotor hubs black.
Put the car up on a lift on Sat morning and removed the wheels. Using liberal amounts of Brake cleaner (1 can per caliper/rotor) and some wire brushes I cleaned the calipers and rotor hubs. Then I masked off the rotors and used nespaper for overspray protection. I painted the rotor hubs using high temp engine enamel low gloss black spray paint.
I then applied 2 coats of the brush on caliper paint giving a 20 min drying time between coats.
I let the car sit overnite so the caliper paint had time to cure. I applied the mazda sticker to the calipers and clear coated the calipers with High Temp engine enamel clear spray paint.
While the clear paint cured I cleaned and waxed the RX-8 wheels. I remounted the wheels and torqued the lugnuts according to the factory specs.
After a quick wash the car looks awsome..While still stock the brakes now have a custom look. Now on to the pics.....

Front B4 caliper painting
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1774/caliperpainting026pu.jpg

Rear B4 painting
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9808/caliperpainting031ez.jpg

Front caliper after cleaning
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2638/caliperpainting049ac.jpg

hub taped up n ready to paint
http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/188/caliperpainting063xk.jpg

hub painted
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6924/caliperpainting079bl.jpg

front hub and caliper painted
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/2237/caliperpainting103xz.jpg

rear hub/caliper painted
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/861/caliperpainting119hy.jpg

Mazda logo and clearcoat applied
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4681/dsc003818bs.jpg

front wheel mounted
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/8128/dsc003858pw.jpg

rear wheel mounted
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/2647/dsc003865cq.jpg

front on ground
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/2091/dsc003966kk.jpg

rear on ground
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/7794/dsc003950zf.jpg

Distance shot
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/240/dsc003940tr.jpg

Overall Im happy with the result..Yes I should have removed the pads b4 painting but they will be upgraded in a project soon....

[MikeAwesome42]

that shit looks real nice

[Lambo]

looks hawt! good job

[tsunami]

lookin good man!

[Wes]

Where'd you get the Mazda logo from? Is it just a sticker?

[VRMS6]

WES the Mazda lettering is a sticker. I clearcoated it after applting to make sure it didnt peel off.... I got it from a seller on the "other" forum...Was like $7 shipped for the MAZDA lettering, 3 lettering and Mazda flying M logos...Got like 6 of each....

[cbc]

moity foine!

[Nomad]

I think that vinyl decal is going to melt due to the high brake heat generated.
I want to get the reverse lettering and use it as a stencil, then paint the letters in black.

I just finished doing that to my P5, pretty easy and gets rid of the rust.