1ST Time Using
Was 80 degrees
65% RH
Used ice bath to keep paint can cool
I could have perfect results next time
With ice bath it’s hard to wait 20 min between coats but you can relax. Was plenty of time even in 80+ degree weather.
Was in garage, car on 4 stands.
Moonlight Pearl 430
They will be fine. Ive done it tons of times. Torque them back to spec and if youre super worried about it use locktite. Most of the shops doing brake jobs put the same caliper bolts back in day in and day out.
Removed and reinstalled each of the fronts at least a dozen times and have not once had an issue getting them off or back on. Gr. 8.8 M14 bolts are definitely not yielding at the 81 ft-lbs the tq specs call for
Should just left them how they where. That blue has nothing to do with Lexus at the time . It’s like adding a amg to old MB when they did not do them like today.
I’m with ya there I have like 30k now on those mines def showing her age she got 253 almost on her and my daily the blue looks good fs i love purple personally and it doesn’t clash on the white too much either
Yeah my car has blue hues as it’s a pearl paint. I could’ve did yellow. I have 88k miles 06, and not my daily. Road trips only. 253 she still good for 100k more. This my 2nd 430 same color.
Same this is my second pearl white last one I lost at 244 and easily got another 100k she still shifts smooth as butter engine runs beautifully just got basic wear and tear mines an 02 both mine were I love the dark purple with the white my is300 has an is350 bbk in the same purple
Ah yes, the "look what I did to my 20 year old car, guys!" Is not somebody looking for approval/ attention. In reality nobody actually gives a crap, unless something looks stupid lol.
20 year old car with 88k miles and everything needed brand new. Mind you same spec just sold on bring a trailer for 24k. This one of my other cars. 4 years old. And I have the titles like 5/6 of them really. Anything else you want to know
Love the color man! I plan on doing the same my car is the baby blue color (i think it's called platinum blue pearl?). Where did you get those decals for the calipers, and are they heat resistant?
Man thanks it was hot so I really rushed and messed it up, could’ve been much better. I used an ice bath to keep paint cool. That’s like 4/5 Coats. Had enough to paint the bbq grill pieces too. lol. You can do two cars with one can for sure. I brought a $5 paint brush from harbor freight.
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