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Sep 20, 2007 | 12:00 AM

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NMB with painted calipers

Lets see pic of them...trying to find out what color i want mine

Sep 20, 2007 | 09:59 AM

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I dont have any good pics of my calipers but this kind of gives you an idea...
+ I was thinking black but then whats the point of painting them.
+ Blue is a little weird cause you have to find the right color.
so i went with red. If i have time i'll get more pics.

Sep 20, 2007 | 12:31 PM

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http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/chupr0kabra/FM5/

I started polishing them, then decided that would be too much maintenance. So I painted them black. It keeps with the blue/black theme I have started.

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Sep 20, 2007 | 01:13 PM

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Sep 20, 2007 | 01:26 PM

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I went with red.

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Sep 20, 2007 | 06:14 PM

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I would have a shot wit the wheels on but I'm still running the stockers ... which block most of the caliper.

Sep 20, 2007 | 11:41 PM

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Here is a shot of mine...

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Sep 21, 2007 | 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by johnson7454

i see everyone has red! lol...i didnt know if red would look good on our cars our not. I kinda of wanted to see if anybody had blue ones..

I have seen blue ones, but never blue that matches the NBM. I suppose you could get some NBM mixed up & paint them.

Sep 21, 2007 | 12:16 PM

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so would ya suggest only nmb if painted them blue

Sep 21, 2007 | 12:32 PM

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My original plan was to do mine in blue, but I figured it would look funny if it didn't match the NBM perfectly. So, I now have a can of high-temp black sitting in my garage, waiting for a nice weekend.

I figure you can't really go wrong with black on any car.

Sep 21, 2007 | 01:16 PM

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yea

most people go with red... IMO it stands out and makes it look like you actually have done something to them...

Sep 21, 2007 | 04:23 PM

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I just did gloss black but I have a reflective silver formula decal. Done last night no pics yet sorry.

Sep 21, 2007 | 06:24 PM

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Sep 21, 2007 | 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Unstang

Here is a shot of mine...

how did u write camaro? ...

did you paint it silver .. let it dry, added the camaro decals and painted over them with red

or did you just paint it red and put silver camaro decals

thanks

Sep 21, 2007 | 08:44 PM

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^^They look like mine and mine are decals. Put them on after you paint and then clear them. Mine have held up alot better than I would have thought.

Sep 23, 2007 | 12:59 AM

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^^They look like mine and mine are decals. Put them on after you paint and then clear them. Mine have held up alot better than I would have thought.

i was thinking they were decals .. but then i was wondering wouldnt they come off when you apply any type of brake cleaner .. it makes sense to clear them ..

thanks

Sep 23, 2007 | 05:31 AM

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I really like the red calipers on NBM! If you find the right tone of blue i would go blue...

Sep 23, 2007 | 07:21 AM

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i was thinking they were decals .. but then i was wondering wouldnt they come off when you apply any type of brake cleaner .. it makes sense to clear them ..

thanks

I haven't tested them with brake cleaner, but I use a mixture of simple green and water to clean the wheels, tires and calipers with no problems.