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Old 06-04-2006, 10:25 PM
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Default Painted My Calipers This Weekend
I think that they turned out pretty good.

What do you guys think?
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Old 06-04-2006, 10:27 PM
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They look great! I just finished painting my calipers black about a half hour ago. Makes such a big difference.
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Old 06-04-2006, 10:32 PM
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Thanks!

Yeah they do look much better. I had been wanting to do this for a long time. I am glad that I did!
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Looks good, like the TA decal too. My calipers are red w/ a firebird decal
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LOL must have been the caliper painting weekend. I painted mine too, just like yours and like you I have been waiting for a while, just never got around to it.
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Looks great. that is what I plan on doing to mine.
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I was going to paint mine..but it rained all weekend
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Looks good, nice job.
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What did you use to clean the caliper before painting it?
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Nice job! I need to redo my fronts, as I did the backs when I put the new wheels on.
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Originally Posted by 1badass99
What did you use to clean the caliper before painting it?
I used brake clean.
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Originally Posted by 1badass99
What did you use to clean the caliper before painting it?
They were pretty dirty, so I used a sos pad and some simple green. They cleaned right up and I rinsed them off.
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did you remeove them from your car?

I was thinking of doing this too
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Originally Posted by Ghostintheshell
did you remeove them from your car?

I was thinking of doing this too
I didn't, you really don't need to.
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where did you get the little trans am decals?
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Default e-bay
usualy has alot of stickers for calipers.
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Originally Posted by Ghostintheshell
did you remeove them from your car?

I was thinking of doing this too
Yes I did remove them from my car. I didn't want any overspray or anything getting on my wheels or anywhere else on my car. So I covered the rest of the area I was working on with old sheets and plastic bags.
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Originally Posted by 2000taws6
where did you get the little trans am decals?
http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com
They are a sponsor ------------------>

$20 for both sides. Might have been able to get them cheaper on Ebay, but I trust a sponsor from this site more.
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good job man, looks great. thats my next thing to do on my car.
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