Hey Tim W..... - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

DrKevM5 · 28th January 2001, 22:03

Whats up with your website? Can't get on and I've been trying to get another look at your calipers before I paint mine.

Tim W · 28th January 2001, 22:14

Yeah I know

We had to make a forcable ISP change and Network solutions is taking forever to make the DNS change. Note to self: Don't Use Network Solutions for web sites anymore.

I would email them to you but I don't have them at home. They are telling me it will be back up Monday Tuesdayish. I will send you a picture from the office Monday if I have them there.

I tell you what....They look nice!

Tim

DrKevM5 · 28th January 2001, 22:25

Thanks Tim. How long did you have to let them dry before use? What did you use to mask overspray?

Tim W · 28th January 2001, 23:45

Well since the world is heald together with Duct Tape I used that

and newspaper. I used plenty of tape and paper.

That step is just common sence. What I have learned from doing 5 cars like this is that the cleaner the brakes are the better the paint application. After cleaning with the wire wheel I use to use a de-greaser but the paint did not adheare to it very well. I have since used liberal amounts of brake clean. It is real caustic stuff so keep it away from painted surfaces.

I then used a couple coats of plain gray primer. THen I used the High Temp Paint form Checkers and applied about 5 coats of that. The dry time depends on your environment. Here is Denver the paint drys REAL quick. The whole car took me about 5 hours. Which actually is not bad.

Hope that helps

Tim

Tim W · 29th January 2001, 06:50

Dr. you have mail!

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