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Old 10 March 2012, 01:10 AM
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I tryed painting mine with gold paint. It looks better than when I started but I am still not happy what should I do any advice would be great. What's The best thing to do with the letters I tryed a white tip ex pen but it didn't work the way I had planed.

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Use a small sponge roller for the lettering, as its raised it wont touch the gold paint.
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Originally Posted by joey_turbo
Use a small sponge roller for the lettering, as its raised it wont touch the gold paint.
Thanks

Will any white paint work ?
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There a guide on here somewhere, search painting calipers
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I've always used Hammerite Smooth paint for calipers, and lettering never had any problems, been doing it since the 1980's. It will paint over all but really flaky rust, and stop it dead.

For lettering, another idea is to paint a block of wood with the letter colour desired, and press it lightly onto the letters. Repeat until the desired effect is achieved.
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Originally Posted by alcazar
I've always used Hammerite Smooth paint for calipers, and lettering never had any problems, been doing it since the 1980's. It will paint over all but really flaky rust, and stop it dead.

For lettering, another idea is to paint a block of wood with the letter colour desired, and press it lightly onto the letters. Repeat until the desired effect is achieved.
I will take this into mind , I am going to look for a small paint roller later I like that idea. The paint looks ok is there a better match to the colour of the wheels ?
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i used a small paint brush for fine art. think i should have practice my are more when i was in school. fitted splash guards to give a better look to the car.

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