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Got my calipers painted. Look!!!!!!

   
Old 03-21-2007, 04:33 PM
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Default Got my calipers painted. Look!!!!!!
I think they turned out awesome. I did the fronts and rears. Three coats on each. The picture might be easier to see in my cardomain link.
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Old 03-21-2007, 04:39 PM
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looks good, mine are red also
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very very nice, i am thinking of painting mine black, the red does not look so good on pewter
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very nice. what did u use??
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lol kinda hard to see but the red definately pops out. Looks good from what i see
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Good job!!!!!
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looks pretty sharp, atleast in the small pic
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i'll let you know what i think as soon as i get my magnifying glass, im about to do mine too, just bought caliper decals
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Red ftw.

I done mine in Torch Red.
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I used the duplicolor caliper kit. That pic is small but the one in my cardomain is much better.
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here's a few of mine...







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Nice work bro.....
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I did mine in a 2 tone...red, black.
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how could you put those wheels back on without polishing them?
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Mine are red also and I smoothed and ploished my caliper brackets. Looks really good with the chrome 5 spokes.
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Originally Posted by pjb
how could you put those wheels back on without polishing them?
They are polished. It was cold in the garage but like 75 outside so its foggy frost crap on em.
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where can i get the duplicolor caliper kit from??
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oh damn we dont have a pepboys in memphis. and i cant find any on their site.
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