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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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anybody use the duplicolor spray paint for the calipers?
Old Jul 5, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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it'll work fine!! they have heat resistant spray up to 500 degrees or 1200..take your pick....500 imo will work just fine
Old Jul 5, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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iight cool cuz i bought some nice slotted and drilled rotors and i wanted to make sure i had sexy calipers to match lol
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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I used black duplicolor gloss black on mine
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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im using the same one...i was going to go red but my cars all black so im stickin wit that theme
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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yeah red would be to much the ricer look
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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haha its funny that u said that because my boys has a honda civic and he was tellin me OOO BUY THE RED BUY THE RED! lol i try to stay as far away from ricer as possible lol
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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I used that stuff, painted them in april.. holding up strong even with the salt..


just make sure you get some rust stripper or a wire wheel on the caliper and drums to knock some rust off. the paint wont stick too well to rust
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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oh defiently just went in my basement the other day to check wut i had for that
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