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Old 20 June 2009, 05:32 PM
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Default Painted calipers and mirror today (cheers Darc )

Had to paint my mirror today and though while im there why not paint me calipers. Not the best pics but they are nice and blue now instead of gold.

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What do you think?

Thanks to darc for the lending of jack and axle stands
Old 20 June 2009, 05:34 PM
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nice one
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Looks good!
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Chhers also painted windscreen wiper. Fitted new wipers and fitted my harnesses and painted the alternator cover. All thats left is to clean the car lol
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Looking good.
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I like them a lot, did you remove the calipers to paint or do them on the car?
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On the car, couldn't be bothered to take em off lol just masked everything
Old 20 June 2009, 09:11 PM
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you can help me with mine if you like

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Originally Posted by millzy555
On the car, couldn't be bothered to take em off lol just masked everything
Want a job
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are you gona paint them red Dave
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Originally Posted by TomR555
are you gona paint them red Dave


Tom what are you going on about?

I think youv'e been at the superunleaded
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Originally Posted by S600B_DC


Tom what are you going on about?

I think youv'e been at the superunleaded
just had a load of boy racers over the road,had red calipers on their fiest testarossas
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Originally Posted by TomR555
just had a load of boy racers over the road,had red calipers
Was one of them that pile of **** light blue focarse with the graphics
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you know them then
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Ha ha yeah darc i will help ya. Lets just hope the heat doesn't affect them to much
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Originally Posted by millzy555
Had to paint my mirror today and though while im there why not paint me calipers. Not the best pics but they are nice and blue now instead of gold.

Front




Back




What do you think?

Thanks to darc for the lending of jack and axle stands
THEY LOOK THE MUTTS NUTS
Old 22 June 2009, 11:53 AM
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very nice mate!! when you coming to do ours?!! lol... no really...!
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Liking them a lot. I take it your car is a DBM colour?
What did you use to paint them?
Old 22 June 2009, 03:13 PM
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the car is 74 f sonic blue v3 type r
Old 22 June 2009, 03:16 PM
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can only do brembos as they dont get to hot. will darcys next and seen how they take the heat
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Originally Posted by millzy555
can only do brembos as they dont get to hot. will darcys next and seen how they take the heat
Im doing mine in Caliper Paint

dont wana risk it lol

darc
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