painted my caliper

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  1. fan2488

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    what do you think. only painted this one so far. thought i would give it a little something extra. might need to do the letters black.
     
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  2. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I like the Orange, I would leave the lettering off, just my opinion.
     
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    Looks Good !
     
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    On my Brand-X, I painted the calipers and brackets...
    I know some folks just paint the calipers as you did, I guess it's just personal taste.

    I like the paint, but the letters are a bit much for me.

    Dave
     
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  5. eddie1975

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    i like the paint looking good(y)
     
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    I think it looks great
     
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    Looks great...make the letters black also...it will match the stripes on the car too.
     
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    Maybe someone could try a steers head,ala abullet mustang.Try a vinyl decal,they are inexpensive,and durable too.I would do it but,I have centerline auto drag wheels.
     
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    I like it. (y)
    I painted my friend Larry's calipers for his Maverick. I wanted red (and so did he), but all they had at the store I went to was Blue, black, & yellow, so I chose the blue. They look real good, but not as good as yours...
     
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    I like it alot:bowdown:
     
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  11. Maverick Man

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    looks nice! but wait till if fakes off :(

    i used paint for my ganada calipers and it still faked becuase of the heat :(
     
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  12. ratio411

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    I used VHT caliper paint on all four corners of my Z and had no issues with heat damage.
    Maybe it was using the right paint, maybe it was luck, but it did good.
    Dave
     
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  13. Maverick Man

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    it was VHT :p
     
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    Maybe it works better on aluminum calipers... :huh:
     
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  15. fan2488

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    thanks for all the comments.thats ok if it flakes off. i have more paint. if it gets to be a pain i will just strip it off.
     
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