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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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took on the challenge and painted my calipers

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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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hmmm
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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What did they look like before you painted them. You did a great job because they look like they came like that.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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The end result looks great. What type of paint did you use?
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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This is what I did at first, But it was to much work lol


Didnt take pic before on the fronts , but here is the rear. about to start disassembling




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great job
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 02:39 PM
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looks good! great job!
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Erik@R/Ttuning
The end result looks great. What type of paint did you use?
Thanx. I used hi temp caliper paint.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 03:10 PM
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They look 100000x better than the yellow.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sradenton
This is what I did at first, But it was to much work lol
Was not too much work for Batman you wuss! Either way they came out great, good job!
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by pmab9918
Was not too much work for Batman you wuss! Either way they came out great, good job!
Lol, that exactly what my buddy said when he looked at it, BATMAN lol
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by sradenton
This is what I did at first, But it was to much work lol


Didnt take pic before on the fronts , but here the rear about to start disassembling



i like what you did the first time better, but they are both awesome examples
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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I like this more:

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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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I like this more:

Hmmmmmmmmmm,
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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^^ its unique.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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he did a great job for doing it in his back yard on a beautiful day...

I saw in person and was really impressed score one for DIY'ers...

a local bodyshop couldn't paint them with out losing the silver lettering
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by KingBaby
he did a great job for doing it in his back yard on a beautiful day...

I saw in person and was really impressed score one for DIY'ers...

a local bodyshop couldn't paint them with out losing the silver lettering
Thanx bro, In my mind it dont hurt to try and especially with hawaii prices.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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Ballin!!!
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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Batman.



Love the end product. Awesome job.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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Nice look, did you clear the calipers when you were finished?? I did mne about 4 years ago and they need another coat of red now, use should clear the final product, IMO.
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