Any reputable powder coaters in Maryland?
 

Really wanted to use Mike's shop but it's in Ga and his loaner calipers are out and there's a wait list.

Would like to drive to a shop, have the work done and drive home (do they take time to set?) rather than having to take off the wheels, clamp my brake lines and put blocks behind the wheels for a week and then go through the hassle of bleeding the lines once they return.

Basically I just want the calipers coated in red and then have the nismo logo added in black on each one.

try the directory at Custom Powder Coating - US, Canada, International Powder Coater Directory

Thanks - actually looking at this place:

CLASSIC POWDERCOATING - GAITHERSBURG, MD - POWDER COATING ANYTHING METAL, ANY COLOR

...because it's about 5 miles from where I live which is ideal. Leery because I don't know anyone who has used them but I sent them a request for a quote and am interested to see their response.

Thepowdercoater.com is still my first choice but I have a show coming up on 8/11 and I'd be cutting it really close if I waited until I pick the car up on the 30th.

I understand, and although this is a kind of full time gig for me, its also my second job, and I'm always backlogged with work, so I'm not upset if I lose a job for time concerns. The only problem you may run into is finding someone who will disassemble and reassemble them afterwards. I do 95% of my business in brake calipers (mostly corvette and camaro, but even manufacturers like stoptech refer people to me), so I do that, but most powdercoaters won't.

Yeah my thinking was that if I had to do it myself, I can yank the calipers off in my garage, have my girlfriend drive me to the shop and be back the same day. That's assuming the mock-ups they send me don't include giant airbrushed unicorns and wizards.

So after several quotes and conversations where I had to bite my tongue hard to keep from laughing/yelling, Mike is the way to go.

Literally had a shop quote me $1500+ today to powder coat calipers without clear coat and no lettering.

Def go with Mike. Might have to wait but its worth it!

Willing to wait. This will be the first time I have attempted to remove brakes on a Z. Wish me luck asdjafsf

its not that difficult. as an FYI. its a good point to also order the z1 SS brake lines and switch to the Motul Fluid.

I have an extra set of base brakes I'm not using anymore. Tried selling them but no one bite. If either of you, mike or henderson, are interested make me an offer.

afterthought: they probably won't fit the larger rotor but the offer still stands.

What car show are you attending?

Mike owns. Here's proof:

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Those look nice, whoever did, they did a good job!

Mike Did those.. Aka Mike from here.. Aka the powdercoater.com

Thats what I thought.

thanks!

Yes. I asked for custom NISMO lettering and less than a week later.... There you go.


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(yes, Mike / powdercoater.com did them. $330 shipped for all 4 and they look like that. Absolute steal at that price)


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Looks great man! Can't wait to see them in person and compare them to my $40 self paint job.......but I gotta clean the brake dust off for that :icon17:

Though I do have the base calipers.

base ones are even cheaper. 250, plus 30 shipping, and elite/premium members get 50 off of that.

Nice!!! Mike never fails to impress. Post up when you mount them ;)

Well I already painted mine on my own. Broke college student + love to work on your own car = a lot of DIY modding. Calipers had to come off to swap out pads and fluid so I decided to paint them while I had them off :icon17:

It came out pretty nice for a DIY job and my first time painted. Of course if I had the money, I would have loved to get it done professionally by you Mike. I've seen your work on MightyBobo's calipers, very excellent quality :tup:

Man, you fools make me wanna get them done... damn man. :facepalm:

Only cost me a day's worth of time and $40 in supplies. Or if you want a quality job, Mike is always available. I'll try to clean mine off for you for the headlight modding meet and you can check out both in person and decide which route you want to take :tup:

Dude, I totally understand. I only started this as a DIY myself. I became a business when my main employer went bankrupt and cut my pay by 50%. I just thought it would be a little extra side money, not the business it has become.

That's awesome man! Keep up the good work :tup: