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Jun 4, 2006 | 10:25 PM

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Painted My Calipers This Weekend

I think that they turned out pretty good.

What do you guys think?

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Jun 4, 2006 | 10:27 PM

StealthFormula

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They look great! I just finished painting my calipers black about a half hour ago. Makes such a big difference.

Jun 4, 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!

Jun 4, 2006 | 11:10 PM

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Looks good, like the TA decal too. My calipers are red w/ a firebird decal

Jun 4, 2006 | 11:49 PM

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Looks great!

Jun 4, 2006 | 11:57 PM

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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.

Jun 5, 2006 | 12:06 AM

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Looks great. that is what I plan on doing to mine.

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Jun 6, 2006 | 12:19 AM

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Looks good, nice job.

Jun 6, 2006 | 12:45 AM

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What did you use to clean the caliper before painting it?

Jun 6, 2006 | 01:04 AM

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Nice job! I need to redo my fronts, as I did the backs when I put the new wheels on.

Jun 6, 2006 | 01:49 AM

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What did you use to clean the caliper before painting it?

I used brake clean.

Jun 6, 2006 | 10:55 AM

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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.

Jun 6, 2006 | 02:06 PM

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did you remeove them from your car?

I was thinking of doing this too

Jun 6, 2006 | 02:49 PM

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did you remeove them from your car?

I was thinking of doing this too

I didn't, you really don't need to.

Jun 6, 2006 | 04:45 PM

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where did you get the little trans am decals?

Jun 6, 2006 | 07:37 PM

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e-bay

usualy has alot of stickers for calipers.

Jun 6, 2006 | 09:16 PM

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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.

Jun 6, 2006 | 09:19 PM

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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.