Kalos Princess's 09 Aveo5

[LarsBud]

There's nothing better then doing the work yourself. You feel so good after it's done =D> =D>

[Kalos Princess]

The tennis ball is there because my mom usually parks in the garage and her bonneville is huge. So in order to squeeze in perfectly we hung the ball. If Kalos were in it there would be no need because she could fit at any angle. Lol.
I went with the flat Black because I think it matches the accent colors on the car (grill, mirror molding, etc)

I am soo happy I did it. I really do feel a sense of accomplishment!

How often do u guys think it'll need to be touched up, if at all?

Next I'm planning on painting/maybe powdercoating, the wiper arms to match the car. Summit has a Candy Teal that is actually pretty close to the Tahiti green. I'm going to paint the inside of the headlights Tahiti green too. Wolfman (I think) said I could get color matched spray paint from NAPA, anyone know of they can do caliper paint too?

[LarsBud]

The tennis ball is there because my mom usually parks in the garage and her bonneville is huge. So in order to squeeze in perfectly we hung the ball. If Kalos were in it there would be no need because she could fit at any angle. Lol.
I went with the flat Black because I think it matches the accent colors on the car (grill, mirror molding, etc)

I am soo happy I did it. I really do feel a sense of accomplishment!

How often do u guys think it'll need to be touched up, if at all?

Next I'm planning on painting/maybe powdercoating, the wiper arms to make the car. Summit has a Candy Teal that is actually pretty close to the Tahiti green. I'm going to paint the inside of the headlights Tahiti green too. Wolfman (I think) said I could get color matched spray paint from NAPA, anyone know of they can do caliper paint too?

If you used Plastic Primer before paint the badges, you should be fine and you want need to touch up. Unless it gets scratched or something.

For your wiper blade arms you can use gegular automotive paint since powder coat has to be done in a ship. I’ve repainted my older cars using (flat black) Trimclad Rust paint and it worked great.

For your calipers you need a heat resistant paint that can be directly applied to metal. I’d us engine or caliper paint that you can pick-up at your local speed shop or car parts store.

[Kalos Princess]

Wolfman: I will probably end up removing the GM squares too....I thought it would look cool to have them black like everything else for a little accent, but then realized how poorly they are put on. I couldve pulled them off with my finger. I will see how I like it. I'm going to paint the AVEO5 lettering and trying to find the KALOS decal from a daewoo to replace the LT. (ofcoarse it'll be painted black too)

LarsBud: I did use primer, so that would be great for it to keep (at least for a while) Are engine paint and caliper paint created equally?

[LarsBud]

Some of the caliper paints are more like a glaze, you near to mix them together before applying. I have just used heat resistant paint on my drums and calipers on all my cars. I have never had any issues in all my year.
The easy way to paint you calipers is simply spray the paint into the cap until you have a good amount of liquid and simply apply with a small paint brush. This way you can paint right on the car without any overspray.

Here's some info you can look at:
http://www.brakepaint.com/

[Kalos Princess]

I've read on here about making sure to only paint certain surfaces on the calipers....By painting them on the car, will this problem be avoided?

The powder coating shop that my boyfriend has done business with before estimated $65-85 per caliper depending on how much taping off would be needed, so I'm trying to keep that my last resort.

My father has painted his before, so at least I wont be completely lost if i do it on my own.

[thehunterooo]

thats alot, they have paint at the auto store for less than $10, really is not too difficult to do, my yellow on mine has not worn off/no brake dust in almost a year, not hard to just go out there and repaint them anyways even if problems arise

[Kalos Princess]

The problem with that Hunter, is that my color is not readily available in high heat paint. Thats the only issue I'm having that may convince me to do powder coating. My dad suggested to do black (then it'd blend into the wheels that I will have) or silver (i just dont like that idea....lol). Gotta wait until I buy rims though to do anything. So I got time

[Wolfman AK907]

The problem with that Hunter, is that my color is not readily available in high heat paint. Thats the only issue I'm having that may convince me to do powder coating. My dad suggested to do black (then it'd blend into the wheels that I will have) or silver (i just dont like that idea....lol). Gotta wait until I buy rims though to do anything. So I got time

You might be able to get away with spraying your brakes the Tahiti Green and then going over it with a High-Temp clear. I see VW guys do it all the time.

[XJCasper]

Then you should go with Barina. I think Holden sounds better than Chevrolet anyways... And I like their logo better.

I like the Holden badges better too. I think when I de-badge my car I'm gonna replace the bowtie on the back with a Holden badge.

It fits nicely in there. Just get the 45mm emblem from korean seller.. it even has the two posts in the back identical to the ones of a bowtie back there. Perfect fit.

Good to know, Maybe I can get rid of the skull now.