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Subtle Improvement For Under £10 - Brake Calipers


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Subtle improvement for under £10 - Brake Calipers


I've just sent off my alloys to be refurbished and left my IS250 on axle stands on my driveway looking rather sad.

With the wheels off I noticed how shabby my brake calipers were looking and I thought I could make some cheap improvements while the wheels were off.


I started with a good scrub with a stiff brush and some lightly soaped hot water, I then allowed everything to dry off before wiping everything with a cloth

to remove any final debris.


Here is what I was left with.

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I think decided to pickup some gun metal grey spray paint from my local auto shop, after some quick masking and a light dusting the calipers looked like this.

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I then thought It would be nice to have the Lexus branding on the Calipers, so I printed the logo onto some card and cut it out carefully with a craft knife to

make a stencil.

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I then used the stencil to dust some sliver spray paint I had going spare over the calipers to get the finished product like so.

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Thanks for reading, I hope you found this useful.


Let me know what you think.


I'm also going to make some cheap improvements in the engine bay and I will be sure to post on here when I have done them.


Thanks

George


I regularly post updates on what i'm doing with my cars on Instagram @Gtownsman

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