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Old 11-02-2005, 08:41 PM
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Finally I finished painting my calipers took me about 4hrs what do you guys think?....



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Old 11-02-2005, 08:45 PM
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Looks good man I like what you did with the Scion logo.
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Old 11-02-2005, 08:46 PM
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nice choice
better than red
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i like it.....
especially the logo on the caliper
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Old 11-02-2005, 08:51 PM
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Very nice...did you make the stencil for the logo?
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I did make the stencil for the logo...
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Old 11-02-2005, 08:57 PM
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When the pics were loading I was laughing when I saw 4 hours... Thenn.. I saw the logo...
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nice
how many coats did you put on?
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3 coats each
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did you take off the calipers or just paint them while its on?
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Old 11-02-2005, 09:17 PM
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good job man, that looks good
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Old 11-02-2005, 09:20 PM
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What kind of paint is necessary?

Great job dude!
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Old 11-02-2005, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by schwettynuts
When the pics were loading I was laughing when I saw 4 hours... Thenn.. I saw the logo...
Thats what I was thinking...


But your calipers are awesome!!
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Old 11-02-2005, 09:44 PM
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I left the calipers on the paint kit is 15$ at pepboys it comes with a brush and tape to cover the bleed lines and the screws if u want u can take the calipers off but that would just make more trouble
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there is that kind of paint duplicolor or they also make a different brand that comes in spray paint but to whoever decides to paint make sure its high tempeture caliper paint some might think that regular spray paint is enough infact your brakes can catch on fire if u dont use hightempeture caliper paint....also after you are done you need to use clear coat thats made for engines so that when you wash your tires you cant clean the brakes just as good...
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Old 11-03-2005, 12:25 AM
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hey, I have a flint mica . . . hey I just bought my Duplicolor Blue caliper paint set yesterday . . . hey thanx for givin' me a sneak preview!
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f'ing awesome!!!!!!!!!
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Old 11-03-2005, 03:17 AM
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Great work!!!
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Old 11-03-2005, 03:29 AM
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wow, and good lob, looks really nice
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Old 11-03-2005, 05:18 AM
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looks good, thanks for the preview
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