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Old 03-05-2008, 11:50 PM
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I know my roters suck
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dark pics but it appears very nice
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sorry it was dark outside, so thats in my garage, thanks
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Looks good... Ive seen this done on many parts so even with dark pics I know it looks amazing!!! What did you use to do it?
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someone told me to do this but i didnt believe them, i might reconsider
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I wasn't sure how this was gonna look when I saw this thread but it turned out good.
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Even the dark they're shining
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Looks like mine.

Here's the write-up I used. http://formula.bambeezer.com/calipers.htm
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Old 03-06-2008, 07:44 AM
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Thanks guys, I didnt use a write up, i just grinded with a flap disc dry sanded with 220 grit, then wet sanded with 600 and then 1000 grit, polished with a mothers mini power ball, BAM!
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good job that looks good
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Good job man. Its hard work I know lol
The 1st pic is mine and the 2nd is member"Zymosis" His puts mine to shame lol I guess I need to do some more sanding.
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can you chrome them? i would imagine that would make cleaning easier
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Great job, looks good with tt2's, fix that dent on your rim.
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This might be a dumb question but does doing this weaken the metal at all
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This might be a dumb question but does doing this weaken the metal at all
no, just smoothes it out, i guess technically it does on some very small level but no where near when people grind thae crap out of them to fit prostars or something on
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Thats true I have seen some calipers gridded so much to fit skinnys up front
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go-t what are those wheels on your car? 19's?
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No 18s just slammed on the car is actually on a slant
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O man thats the motvation I needed. I just stepped away from the dremel and sandpaper to check my messages. I wasnt going to go all the way up to 1000. I think Im going to stick to 600-800 range. That looks outstanding, great job my friend.
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