I just had to show 'em off....

[ScooterTrash]

These are the brake calipers for Gary's (dudewhrsmybike) baby.
2 layers gold and one layer high gloss fuel resistant clear = 4 trips through the oven each.
first media blasting them clean, and trip through the oven to "out gas" the metal.
then out to cool down and then taping all critical spots with high heat tape and a layer of gold and in the oven again.
then out of oven to cool and then the letters sanded clean, then taped the letters with high heat tape and cut them out with a razor blade.
then another layer of gold and through the oven again.
Then cool again and off with the letter tape and then a layer of high gloss clear and through the heat again... then cool, snap a picture or two and wrap em up.
pictures didnt come out so swell, kinda dark, the gold really looks wet with the gloss topcoat.
The textured metal gives the gold a crazy look while they are actually flat with the smooth clear coat. I think they look a lot better in person , hopefully he will take better pictures than I did and show em off.

http://www.badongo.com/t/800/7547326

http://www.badongo.com/t/800/7547337

[AJFLo]

They look badass!!

[Pachuco]

looks sharp

[gixxergirloh2]

looks really good !!!! :thumb:

[dudewhrsmybike]

http://i35.tinypic.com/f1f80y.jpg

:D

I love em! Tim's a stand up guy and does some really great work! :notworthy:
I'll get some pics up when I install them in the next few days! :thumb:

[99 Chris]

Who is this Gary guy?? Does he even ride?? :shrug:

[gixxergirloh2]

Who is this Gary guy?? Does he even ride?? :shrug:

right, im waiting to see pictures of these calipers actually ON the bike....not holding my breath though :er:

[New Era]

the caliper look great....but

dont the zx10's come with gold calipers,I mean my zx6r did

why would u go back the same color,where they faded?

[qwezy]

ahhhhhh they soooo nice ScooterTrash ! i'm saving $ now so will have you do my rims

[ArturoC]

Nice!

How'd you get the texture? The metal underneath was already textured as if sand cast? Does powdercoating always reveal the metals texture? Or can it be smoothed out?

Just curious and thinking of bits I want PC'd. :D

[99 Chris]

right, im waiting to see pictures of these calipers actually ON the bike....not holding my breath though :er:

RIGHT!!! I mean, I SAW Gary a couple months ago at LBJason's, but he was on 4 wheels that night. Where o' where has Gary's bikes been?!? :keke:

[99 Chris]

Oh.. and on the poster's thread.. calipers look "REAL NICE!!!" (guess what movie that's from)

[Solracer]

MAN, those look clean!

[ScooterTrash]

Nice!

How'd you get the texture? The metal underneath was already textured as if sand cast? Does powdercoating always reveal the metals texture? Or can it be smoothed out?

Just curious and thinking of bits I want PC'd. :D

the texture is exactly that, the cast texture of the caliper mold.
You can take the time to smooth them, but it makes the gold look wicked and the clear makes it all smooth to the touch, looks textured but isn't...if that makes any sense.

[ArturoC]

the texture is exactly that, the cast texture of the caliper mold.
You can take the time to smooth them, but it makes the gold look wicked and the clear makes it all smooth to the touch, looks textured but isn't...if that makes any sense.


Ahh, perfect sense! Thanks Scoot! :thumb:

[Pre-K]

Who is this Gary guy?? Does he even ride?? :shrug:

I heard he died. I call and no one answers. I go to the track and he isn't there. RIP Gary, it was fun :crying:

[99 Chris]

I heard he died. I call and no one answers. I go to the track and he isn't there. RIP Gary, it was fun :crying:

:evillaugh:







Sorry to thread jack... back on topic.

[burnboy]

very nice.

[Greg in H-town]

Hey ST - finished any new project bikes for yourself? The one with the stick shift was badass - done anything else with it?

[ScooterTrash]

Hey ST - finished any new project bikes for yourself? The one with the stick shift was badass - done anything else with it?

nah, been playing with my 46 chevy, am building a mini chopper now though for goofing off with at the shows.

[dudewhrsmybike]

FINALLY! This is all I got for now but damn these things are HOT! :notworthy:
(btw,after my Hill Country trip this weekend, the orange wheels will be back on and will also have some sweet new rotors to top it off. I'll post updated pics next week!)

http://i33.tinypic.com/2mmeiyv.jpg

[lanzer913]

looks good.

[dudewhrsmybike]

:happy3:

http://i46.tinypic.com/iqa0io.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/142zzhd.jpg

[gixxergirloh2]

dayummm gary !!!!! that looks good !!!! :nod:

[ScooterTrash]

cool! thanks for the pictures.