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I painted my calipers yellow!

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Old 02-28-11, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Lexitegra


Were you THAT anxious to paint your calipers? It def takes some dexterity to paint them and apply the decal with the wheel still on, but please don't drive around...in the snow....slamming on the brakes....with the lugs loose...ever again. Painting your calipers is NOT worth that risk.
Oh yeah, got too tired of seeing the caliper paint kit sitting there. I was planning to paint them during Spring Break but couldn't wait the 2 more months. I'm happy how they came out considering I did all the painting with the wheels on and in 35 degree temps in my garage. I tried painting them two weeks ago but it came out sloppy as hell. I thought it'd be easy but I found out the Dupli-Color yellow has a different formula that makes it more watery and it started running on my calipers. I drove around with it like that but too many kids at school laughed at me so I just had to sand it down and repaint them.
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Originally Posted by Dunkin1222
If there was a Hall of Fame category on CL, this would be a first ballot entry!
LOL, sarcasm?
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