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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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painted my calipers...........
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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Me too, nothing better to do so off with the wheels and on with the paint- no pics though- about a week later, I went and painted my Fuel Rail covers too! Hope you have some paint left over...
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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what type of paint do you guys use? im thinking of doing it to
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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Same here, just did mine a couple days ago...used a 500 degree ceramic engine enamel spray paint from Advance...think it was only around $5 a can. Did use two cans of spray brake cleaner cleaning everything beforehand.
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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what type of paint do you guys use? im thinking of doing it to
i used high temp engine paint from auto zone...i cleaned them with brake clean first then masked the area off and painted them.....thanks
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Good job. Little details like that makes the car looks so much better.
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I'm thinking about doing this myself. But how do you all paint the letters? Do you do it by hand or mask it of separately?

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Painted calipers really dresses'em up. Looks great.
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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I'm thinking about doing this myself. But how do you all paint the letters? Do you do it by hand or mask it of separately?

Any input is appreciated!

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i painted the calipers then took a small piece of sandpaper and rubbed it over the letters..took a little time but it looks good...a plus for spraypainting any touch-up can be done by spraying a little spray paint into the can lid and using a small brush to touch up the mistakes...just take your time .........thanks
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