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Mar 26, 2012 | 06:34 PM

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proplan

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Originally Posted by ETNav382

Hey man, I was planning on doing that this weekend but got a little distracted. Did you take the calipers off to paint them or leave them on? Also where are you located, I'm in Bangor/SIlverdale area.

I didn't have to take the calipers off, the duplicolor kit had a brush which gives pretty good control over where the paint goes. I also rattle canned the clips black to give it some contrast with the red caliper paint. I'm in the Tacoma area and travel back and forth from Moses Lake area. It was a fun weekend project.

Mar 26, 2012 | 06:43 PM

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Looks great. How many coats did you put on the calipers?

3 coats.

Mar 26, 2012 | 08:12 PM

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Your car is very nice looking. Would look sicker in my opinion with darker window tint.

Mar 26, 2012 | 09:48 PM

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3 coats.

Thanks. I'm going to do this in the next coming weeks.

Mar 29, 2012 | 04:30 PM

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What are the steps you took in painting the rims? They look great in the photo!

Mar 29, 2012 | 07:05 PM

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What are the steps you took in painting the rims? They look great in the photo!

They came almost all black, but they had a silver trim on the inner rim. I masked the black areas with masking tape then sprayed them with a similar black finish enamel. Sorry about the crappy photos but my camera phone is the only camera I have right now, LOL.

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