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Old May 23, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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Default Painted Brake Calipers yesterday

I have had the paint sitting in my room for like a month and decided to not be lazy and do them i also threw on some nice caliper decals from afterthoughtsauto....Overall they turned out awesome and i already have someone from work wanting me to do theirs....let me know what you think. fronts->[IMG][/IMG]
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Old May 23, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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looks really good...where did you get your decals at?
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Old May 23, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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Thanks man, i sent you a pm
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Old May 23, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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looks good! heres what i did with clear coat over the caliper decal [/IMG]
dam that took a wile 2 big though though,lol
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Old May 23, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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transamwes: You need to upload your picture to a hosting site such as photobucket or imageshack.
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Old May 23, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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transamwes, nice work
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Old May 23, 2007 | 11:53 PM
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What clear coat did you use transamwes? Ive got the caliper paint and decals, but i never thought of doing a clear over them to keep the decals and paint looking good.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 12:28 AM
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transamwes, nice work
thank you very much! only thing would have done diff. is take a grinder then polisher to the face of the caliper to smooth it out better before paint.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by DropTopBird
What clear coat did you use transamwes? Ive got the caliper paint and decals, but i never thought of doing a clear over them to keep the decals and paint looking good.
its a shaker can KRYLON acrilic crystal clear
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Old May 24, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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Those came out really sharp and clean looking. Im sure they really stand out against those rims and your black paint. You should post up some pics of your SS with a shot of the calibers. The pics you posted really makes me want to spray mine. Nice Job!
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nice job! Hopefully mine will come out as good as that!
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Old May 26, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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Those Came Out Nice
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Old May 27, 2007 | 07:41 AM
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I did the same paint scheem last year on mine. Still holding up good with the duplicolor.


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looks great
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Old May 27, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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where can I buy brush on caliper paint ??? not the kit just the paint
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Old May 27, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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lookin good i need to get around to doin it. i think im goin to go black on my car though
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