Painted my calipers
Sep 16, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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Painted my calipers
took on the challenge and painted my calipers
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Sep 16, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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From: northridge ca
Sep 16, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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From: austin, texas
What did they look like before you painted them. You did a great job because they look like they came like that.
Sep 16, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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From: Doylestown, Pa
The end result looks great. What type of paint did you use?
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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Sep 16, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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Sep 16, 2010 | 02:39 PM
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From: Gilbert,AZ
Sep 16, 2010 | 03:09 PM
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The end result looks great. What type of paint did you use?
Thanx. I used hi temp caliper paint.
Sep 16, 2010 | 03:10 PM
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From: Baton Rouge
They look 100000x better than the yellow.
Sep 16, 2010 | 03:56 PM
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From: Pittsburgh
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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!
Sep 16, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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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
Sep 16, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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From: Florida
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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
Sep 16, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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From: around.
I like this more:
Sep 16, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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I like this more:
Hmmmmmmmmmm,
Sep 16, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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Sep 16, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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From: MexiCali dodging potholes
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
Sep 16, 2010 | 06:06 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
Thanx bro, In my mind it dont hurt to try and especially with hawaii prices.
Sep 16, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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From: The 808 state
Sep 16, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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Batman.
Love the end product. Awesome job.
Sep 16, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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From: NEW AMERICA
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.