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Old May 26, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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Painted my calipers, then went sight seeing to show em off.
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Old May 26, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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Those turned out awesome. Great job!
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Old May 26, 2012 | 11:23 PM
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Old May 26, 2012 | 11:30 PM
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Came out nice

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Old May 26, 2012 | 11:37 PM
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I painted over the corvette letters let cure overnight, then used an 80 grit dremel flapper wheel chucked in my cordless drill to clean paint off the letters.
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Old May 26, 2012 | 11:49 PM
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Nice job. Which brand of paint did you use?
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Nice job! I use an old t-shirt streched over my index finger, dip it in thinner and wipe the paint off of the letters.
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You've done a very nice job and you coupe looks better because of it. I wish I had painted the brackets also, but I was afraid I would run out of paint before I finished. I used the G2 kit from Mid-America and there was plenty of paint so I will know better next time.

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Old May 27, 2012 | 12:06 AM
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super tech brake parts cleaner
tech spray contact cleaner, used after everything was ready to paint to clean off all remaining residue. drys with no film or residue
vht high temp caliper paint
rust-oleum automotive enamel clear coat
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Beautiful job and you picked the right color.
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Looks great ... huge improvement

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Looks great !
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okokok...I'll do mine...nice job>>>>
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I think you should have gone with some beee-u-ti-fail 'Caliper Covers'!

Nice Job!
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Great job

I like it when the brackets are painted the same color.
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Nice job.
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Job Well Done!

Your car looks awesome with the red calipers, It really adds to the appearance. Not to mention the lack of BSM's...
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Wow that looks awesome. May have to make this a upcoming weekend project.
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