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Getting ready to paint calipers..... What color do you think?

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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 4drScion
hand polished sorry of the old camera and dusty rims, and yes i know the inner fender is out I was in the middle of lifting the car when i shot these
Can you take a farther out pic of the entire car with the calipers?
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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Okay, got the decals on this afternoon. Temp didn't get out of the 50s today, so I had to do this in the garage and turn my portable heater on. I didn't want the clear coat to take all day to dry. The stickers for the rear calipers were a real pain, and they didn't want to transfer properly. I had to rub them over and over again, and even used the tip of a hobby knife to hold the sticker on in places while peeling the clear tape off. The fronts transfered great, with only rubbing them with my thumb. Gotta upload my pics, but should have them on here in a few minutes.
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 01:02 PM
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Okay, here they are. I am pleased with the results. Really a cheap mod, but took longer than I thought it would to get it done. Going to wait a day or two to wash it, to be sure that all of the paint has cured.

I decided to do each side this time, instead of fronts and backs like I did with the caliper paint. Kept me from going back and forth to the other side of the car. Plus, it's really tight on the one side in my garage.


Front caliper after applying the decal and clear coat.


Lastly, a couple of pics with it pulled out in the driveway. Really nice affect and I am glad I went with the red. Also, I am convinced that the Lexus decals set this off almost more than the red on the calipers. It looks much better with the decals, and has less of a "tuner" look as well.



Thanks again for everyone's input on this project.
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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came out really nice~ looks good. Did you use dupicolor kit?
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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Sure did. It was cheap, but didn't cover very well. I had to use 4 coats on the front calipers and 3 coats on the rears to cover completely, and I did get them clean. Overall, it was a good mod and I like the look. Cost a total of about $35 and looks great. Did take a great deal longer to do than I thought it would, considering the wait time between coats, but very happy anyway.
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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Will these rust?

Originally Posted by 4drScion
hand polished sorry of the old camera and dusty rims, and yes i know the inner fender is out I was in the middle of lifting the car when i shot these



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