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Old 01-27-07, 01:35 PM
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Default Painted My Calipers Black with Decals

So I wanted to update the look of my front brakes, so I bought some caliper decals from ebay and some paint. It was a 15 minute per side job, all I did was hose down the caliper some brake cleaner to clean off all dirt, then used some flat black high temp engine paint along with some regular clear coat.

What I did was 1st was apply the black paint, waited for it to dry, then I applied the sticker, THEN I put some heavy coats of clear on top of the decal and the caliper. That way the sticker would be glued in by the clear coat so that I wont have to worry about it falling off, so if you were to run your finger accord the caliper you can barely feel the sticker on there. What do you guys think?

BTW: These were bought from Ebay Member : Gallaway Auto Outlet
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on with the decal
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Old 01-27-07, 01:37 PM
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clear coat time
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finished product
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here is another one
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the sticker appears wavy in this picture, but it flattened out after drying up and getting heated with my shop light.
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Old 01-27-07, 01:46 PM
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looks great. nice job
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take a picture of the entire car!
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kinda looks like mine! you should have gotten the curved decals.... good job on the color choice though, instead of going red or something
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They look great!
Old 01-27-07, 02:29 PM
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Looks nice
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looks really nice bro!!! really nice....
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stickers wont melt or crack apart?
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It's nice but i like the curved decals better.
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i love a white 97+ sc !!!


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