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02-08-2018, 09:58 AM
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Drives: 2023 Black Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2015
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G2 Caliper Paint
I finally decided to try and paint my calipers while I have some free time, but have not been able to find G2 caliper paint at my local Autozone or O'rileys.
Anyone have any insight on where I can pick some up? I did find VHT spray and a Dupli-Color kit, which looked similar to the G2 setup. Has anyone used the Dupli-Color brush on kit before? 
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02-08-2018, 10:13 AM
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Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013
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I don’t like the duplicolr brush on, get g2 from Amazon
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02-08-2018, 10:54 AM
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        Drives: 2016 2SS M6 Mosaic Blk Met-SOLD Join Date: Jun 2016
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I painted miine red, white and blue. I did 2 coats of 3 kinds of paint. Rustoleum red, G2 White and POR15 blue. The Rustoleum was the easiest to work with. The POR15 went on the smoothest and most even. The G2 was difficult.
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02-08-2018, 11:07 AM
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Drives: Summit White Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2017
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If I was to do it all over again I would get them professionally powder coated. If you’ want to do it yourself I recommend a high heat aerosol paint. The G2 came out okay but the finish isn’t exactly as glossy as I would have liked and came out kinda tacky feeling. Also a pain in the ass to avoid drips when applying something with a brush.
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02-08-2018, 11:25 AM
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Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007
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02-08-2018, 11:29 AM
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Drives: 2023 Black Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Houston, TX
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lol, wow I wasn't expecting this much of a variance in products to use for this. Guess this isn't something i'll tackle today and I'll have to do some more research first.
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02-08-2018, 01:11 PM
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Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Nov 2016
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Nice! Is baking necessary or optional? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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02-08-2018, 01:35 PM
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Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016
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i used the g2 paint on my old car and it worked out just fine but the brush that comes with it sucks
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02-08-2018, 03:30 PM
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Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009
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I went G2 for the 3 time in my life and I'm still satisfied with their product. Don't use the brush they provide and you'll be okay.
I went a step further and ordered the kit to color match my cars body color (Blue Velvet Metallic) and it is a perfect match. You can see the metal flake in the paint and it's spot on. By using a better brush I was able to have a nice smooth finish, high gloss and it's perfect in my opinion. I took my time, set the car on stands, cleaned the calipers, taped up as warranted and did light coats until the job was done. Next day I put silver decals (BREMBO CAMARO) on and was good to go.
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02-08-2018, 07:26 PM
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Drives: 18 Colorado ZR2, 17 1LE(sold) Join Date: Aug 2013
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02-08-2018, 07:36 PM
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Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009
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Not off the top. I spent like close to $5 on a brush that was advertised not to loose bristles and may have been animal hair. It was soft and touch, feel and pulling it I knew it was a good brush.
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02-08-2018, 08:16 PM
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Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007
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It also says that the regular braking temperatures would bake the paint as you drove around...but I didn't want to chance any debris or dust contaminating the paint job, and since the calipers were already off the car, I opted just to bake them. 1hr @ 200 deg.
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02-08-2018, 09:12 PM
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Drives: 2018 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: MD
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G2 and turned out great, brush sucked so def get a good one. coats well and looks great
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02-08-2018, 10:08 PM
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Drives: 2023 Black Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Houston, TX
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 I'm probably going to go with G2 as well. I just need to order a kit now that I feel comfortable with the product  How long did you G2 guys wait after applying to drive the car? How long did you wait between coats as well? I don't have jack stands, so I am guessing I'm going to have to do one wheel at at a time.  
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