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Archngl
Joined: 21 May 2006
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Location: Grand Rapids MI
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| Posted: 8/1/08 7:38AM Post subject: Painted my calipers! |
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I've had the paint for about a year now... finally got to it!
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ack154
Joined: 20 Apr 2005
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Location: Hitting Cones in NY
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| Posted: 8/1/08 8:31AM Post subject: |
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Looks like a good job. Just hope you didn't do the drums too.
Oh, and a quick FYI: no pics in your sig... before you get a warning for it. |
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Archngl
Joined: 21 May 2006
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| Posted: 8/1/08 8:40AM Post subject: |
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^Didn't do the drums.... yet.
I'm planning on doing them black.
(really, no pics in signatures? I see it all the time on here... hmmm, I'll have to see if I can find the rules somewhere) |
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ack154
Joined: 20 Apr 2005
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| Posted: 8/1/08 8:44AM Post subject: |
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Rules:
Quote: 5. I will keep my signature free of images or cluttered text.
-No Pictures, Icons, Avatars or Smileys.
-Only 1 to 10 lines of text (including blanks) are allowed
Ya, I see it a lot too, but I try to give people a heads up (since I used to give out warnings for that stuff when I was a supermod).
And good call on the black for the rear. Clean it up, but keep it subtle. |
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SuperMario6582
Joined: 31 Jan 2005
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Location: ~*SoCal 951/909*~
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| Posted: 8/1/08 3:12PM Post subject: |
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| looks good. what type did you use to paint them? the brush or the spray? |
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bmph8ter
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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| Posted: 8/1/08 7:10PM Post subject: |
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| The paint looks nice. |
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Archngl
Joined: 21 May 2006
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Location: Grand Rapids MI
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| Posted: 8/2/08 6:30AM Post subject: |
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SuperMario6582 wrote: looks good. what type did you use to paint them? the brush or the spray?
I bought both, but ended up just using the brush. I used the duplicolor kit, and when I put on the first coat, I was a little worried. It looked smudgy, you could see all the brush strokes, etc.
But as you add layers, the paint evens out NICELY. I highly recommend it to anyone!
-ken |
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SuperMario6582
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| Posted: 8/2/08 7:02PM Post subject: |
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| cool, i'm gonna have to try it out some time. |
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hip_2b_sqr
Joined: 24 Apr 2004
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Location: kissimmee, florida
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| Posted: 8/4/08 6:26AM Post subject: |
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Get the "SCION" stickers for the calipers. They add a little extra detail.
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Metro273
Joined: 12 Feb 2005
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Location: The House Music Mecca
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| Posted: 8/4/08 7:41PM Post subject: |
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| This is one mod I really need to do cause I have new wheels and they look ugly with the dirty calipers and drums showing! We recently did this for one of our Murano customers at the dealership...looked real good! |
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bB2NER
Joined: 31 May 2004
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| Posted: 8/4/08 7:51PM Post subject: |
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Did you do the disc also? (Outter edge and inner part from wheel to brake surface?)
Had red but it showed how small our brakes are so I changed to a nice clean gunmetal front and rear. Now they don't stand out but still look detailed.
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ProjectPerformanceRacing
Joined: 04 Aug 2008
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| Posted: 8/4/08 7:58PM Post subject: |
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| eh, on a maroon box i would have done a blk or bronze possibly |
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bB2NER
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| Posted: 8/4/08 8:00PM Post subject: |
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| ProjectPerformanceRacing wrote: eh, on a maroon box i would have done a blk or bronze possibly It's not "maroon". It's BCP, black cherry pearl. Get with the program. :tap: |
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Archngl
Joined: 21 May 2006
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Location: Grand Rapids MI
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| Posted: 8/5/08 8:20AM Post subject: |
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^hahaha
Where do you get those scion stickers? |
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hip_2b_sqr
Joined: 24 Apr 2004
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Location: kissimmee, florida
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| Posted: 8/5/08 12:25PM Post subject: |
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I got mine from a guy here on scion life. They have lasted over 3 years now and still look good. Here is the link to the thread and the info on wee to order them:
Edited: DELETED link to old thread, possible problem with virus and trojans in that link.
Very sorry |
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Archngl
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| Posted: 8/5/08 1:08PM Post subject: |
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^that guy hasn't been online for 3 years!
googled them tho! |
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bB2NER
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| Posted: 8/5/08 1:34PM Post subject: |
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| The link in his signature takes you to his site. |
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hip_2b_sqr
Joined: 24 Apr 2004
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Location: kissimmee, florida
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| Posted: 8/5/08 10:45PM Post subject: |
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WARNING!
Careful with that JVC website or other the other graphic website in that old thread. Not sure what was wrong, but my firewall and anti-virus software had to block quit a few things when I went to see if the links still worked. I'll see if a mod or super-mod can delete or at least check out the posts in that thread. Sorry! |
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bB2NER
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| Posted: 8/6/08 7:44AM Post subject: |
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hip_2b_sqr wrote: WARNING!
Careful with that JVC website or other the other graphic website in that old thread. Not sure what was wrong, but my firewall and anti-virus software had to block quit a few things when I went to see if the links still worked. I'll see if a mod or super-mod can delete or at least check out the posts in that thread. Sorry! Yeah it did the same thing for me. I was only able to view certain parts of it. |
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turbotim
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| Posted: 8/6/08 8:51PM Post subject: |
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| How is the paint holding up? any chips or fade? |
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