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Old 10 July 2009, 10:10 PM
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just gave my impreza calipers a coat of gold hammerite spray and must say they have come up a treat!!! tenner to do and the wheel dept looks so much cleaner, bargain mod
Old 11 July 2009, 07:40 PM
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Get a photo posted ! Would love to see them !
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scooby caliper picture by wrxben - Photobucket
Old 11 July 2009, 08:01 PM
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pic was in between coats, there where a couple of bits i had missed on the pic lol
Old 11 July 2009, 08:36 PM
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Going to paint the letters? Use a sponge or a block of wood dipped in paint then press against the letters.
Same colour as the car? Red? Black?
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yeah im going to do the lettering in red, give it the brembo look. thinking of spraying my wheels black too so all in all should look well. cant really afford the big brake conversion so im just making the most of what subaru gave me!!! cheers for the advice with the wood, ive been looking for a small rubber roller to do them
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Originally Posted by wrxben
yeah im going to do the lettering in red, give it the brembo look. thinking of spraying my wheels black too so all in all should look well. cant really afford the big brake conversion so im just making the most of what subaru gave me!!! cheers for the advice with the wood, ive been looking for a small rubber roller to do them
look great them ben bring on the intercooler paint
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look pukka mate
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tried painting the lettering red today but ballsed it up so they now have another coat of hammerite gold lolololol
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If you have a small artist' brush and cut bristles down to a broader wedge and paint carefully if you have a steady hand
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Originally Posted by pmarch bugeye
If you have a small artist' brush and cut bristles down to a broader wedge and paint carefully if you have a steady hand
It really doesn't have to be an artistic job, remember they are viewed from about 3-4 metres usually, through the spokes of the wheel, and unless you've just cleaned it, are usually a bit mucky too
Old 18 July 2009, 09:54 PM
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if you need to borrow a set of wheels to put your car on while you do your wheels give me a shout i have a set of 16" that clear 4 pots you can borrow if you like all the tyres are like brand new.
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Looks good.

You could buy vinyl heat resistant stickers from fleabay, then just put a clear coat over the top to protect them.
Old 25 July 2009, 06:31 PM
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i went for the stickers option from ebay and they are the business. Really finish it off perfectly!

And they have survived many a track day pasting..
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looks good do the stickers fit nicely over the raised lettering
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I just applied some ebay stickers to mine, the fitment was quite good actually. Shame they curled up when I coated them with laquer!
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