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06-15-16, 03:28 PM

Jondls33

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Free day and a little project

Saw a couple of of threads lately about painting calipers and I got inspired.. Wanted a color that would pop/stand out.. Hope y'all like it..

VHT high temp grey primer
Duplicolor engine enamel green
VHT clear gloss

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06-15-16, 03:31 PM

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Looks good!

One of these days, I'll get around to painting mine...

-Mike

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06-15-16, 04:08 PM

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I wouldnt have guessed that green would look as good as it does. Great work... looks good!

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06-15-16, 06:13 PM

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I've never been a fan of green on calipers, but I must admit, yours look pretty good!!! Good job!

V.

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06-15-16, 06:25 PM

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Wow that looks great.. Great work!

I have the grey ISF too, and always thought green would be best, will have to do this i think.

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06-15-16, 06:40 PM

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Looks great, love the Kawasaki green!

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06-15-16, 07:20 PM

Jondls33

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Thanks for all the kind words!

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06-15-16, 07:56 PM

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Looks great! Still trying to figure out a color to go with for mine. MM... any suggestions?

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06-15-16, 09:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by semnosNSX

I wouldnt have guessed that green would look as good as it does. Great work... looks good!

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Originally Posted by Vitveet

I've never been a fan of green on calipers, but I must admit, yours look pretty good!!! Good job!

V.

I agree with you guys. It looks much better than I thought it would.

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06-15-16, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ROYALISF

Looks great! Still trying to figure out a color to go with for mine. MM... any suggestions?

I have bright yellow but always thought North Carolina baby blue would look sick

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06-15-16, 11:32 PM

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Great color choice. It really adds a nice pop and detail in the wheel well.

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06-16-16, 03:04 AM

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Nice!

I always thought green on SGM would look good. Thanks for proving me right!

Very cool.

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06-16-16, 04:05 AM

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I don't usually like anything green but those look good. About how long did the whole process take you? I'm assuming you sanded before priming?

I might have to take a sick day and tackle this soon

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06-16-16, 09:37 AM

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Thank you again fellas, yeah I took a chance on this green.. Just soo glad it came out pretty good

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I don't usually like anything green but those look good. About how long did the whole process take you? I'm assuming you sanded before priming?

I might have to take a sick day and tackle this soon

Took me about 6/7 hours, blue taping everything took the longest other than the waiting game for paint to dry.. Sanded a little just to clean the dust and scarce the surface soo the paint sticks.. Calipers already have a smooth Surface soo heavy sanding wasn't needed, and also sprayed a lot of brake cleaner to fully clean.. 2 coats of primer (15 mins inbetween), 3 coats of paint (15 mins inbetween again), place the sticker on then sprayed 4 coats of clear (15 mins inbetween again).. Just a long process really..

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