Painted my brake calipers

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  1. kooldawg6 mine works really well and can take a fair amount

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    I used the G2 epoxy paint kit. I got black as I didn't want such a contrast between the caliper and wheel. Also it ties in with my "dark" theme quite nicely:nice: I only applied two coats, but could have done several more as there is a generous amount of paint in the can! You can't "save it for later" since you add a hardener to the paint and only have a 4-6 hour window to use it. Due to limited garage space, I could only do one end of the car at a time. From start to finish (wheels off to back on), it took about two hours to prep and paint.

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    Lo0oks good bud. I did that over last winter and really like it.
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    I'm going for red on mine but the black looks great as well.
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    Black makes more sense to me. Nice fall pics too. :nice:
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    very incognito with ur black chrome wheels
  6. kooldawg6 mine works really well and can take a fair amount

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    Thanks, guys:nice:
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    Looks good Dawg :nice: I bet the expiration date was comming up on that paint before long...
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    Black is the best choice for sure. It came out quite nice. Dude those fall colors shots are amazing. Growing up in Newport News I miss the fall season living out here. The leaves are reflecting so much in your paint I first thought your car was dirty! LOL

    Did you get your wheels from Cruizen Concepts? That center logo looks like theirs. I have been hunting wheels for over a week now....its quite overwhelming. I gotta upgrade, stock look is killing me. LOL

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  9. kooldawg6 mine works really well and can take a fair amount

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    You know what??? I remember looking at it once I opened the box, but had forgotten it and the fact it even had one:rolleyes::rlaugh:
  10. kooldawg6 mine works really well and can take a fair amount

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    Well...with all the rain and the construction (dirt/mud road) here at work, she sure is dirty now!!!!!:(
    Those are infact from Cruzin Concepts.
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    I thought so. So is that your house in the background? Or did some lady yell at her husband........"honey there is some long hair out front with his loud car doing something....go out there and tell him to leave" :rlaugh::lol: LOL


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  12. kooldawg6 mine works really well and can take a fair amount

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    Nope, that is not my house. Mine is a few up the street. Earlier you were talking about the leaf reflections making it look as if my car were dirty... Well, here's a pic after I drive it into work after it rains (construction and a dirt road don't make it pretty).
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    :rlaugh: at the husband/wife story!!!!!

    ...besides...who are you calling long hair??? Oh yeah, it'd be me!!!!!:nice:
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    Best paint in show :nice: I was not surprised at all, it looks great Sir.

    Next year I am going for the "Bar-B-Q" trophy that Brandon got this year.
  14. kooldawg6 mine works really well and can take a fair amount

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    Thanks, man:nice:

    Not so fast on the BBQ trophy!!!!! Now that you've mentioned it and it's 11 + months until the next one...I could start training now for it:rlaugh:
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    Ah a dirty car.............its just wrong. I washed mine Sat cuz I just couldnt stand the dirt..........it rained Sunday! LOL

    We have long hair but at least we dont have mullets! :nono:

    Whats up with the blue stang in the background? Looks just like yours.:shrug:


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  16. kooldawg6 mine works really well and can take a fair amount

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    Near the end of high school I had long hair. Shortly after graduating (early '90s), it turned into the mullet:nonono: A few years later, I cut it all short:( I started letting it grow about 4 years ago and now I just trim about twice a year! I'll never sport a mullet again!!!!! :rlaugh:

    The blue Stang in the background is the '10 model. He got the black chrome FR500 about a month after me.
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    KD I just noticed that your license plate looks like it is held on by zip ties? Or the appropriate mustang quality equivalent...
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    Damn, those are some sweet pictures! Oh and a sweet car too!
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    Lookin good did mine about a month and a half ago, anodized blue and I painted the rotors black and threw them on the brake lathe so I had a clean surface for the pads. Turned out great and no more rusty looking rotors hehe
  20. kooldawg6 mine works really well and can take a fair amount

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    Zip ties is correct:nice: I wasn't about to drill holes in my brand new bumper and the lower grille provides an excellent spot to put the tag that way. My thought behind it was so it was cheap and easy to snip them off and have no plate during shows and photo shoots, but yet it's never been off since going on in early March. One day I will remove it for pics...esp since that plate was bent up in the "incident" which led to the new front end.

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