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Old 05 Jan 2004, 02:28 pm
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Youz guys all knew what she meant all along, right?
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Old 19 Jan 2004, 04:41 pm
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Didnt want to paint them a "Hey,how are ya doing Im a caliper!" color...but didnt like the stock rust color either
ROFL! Well said! You have a colourful knack for word-pictures, Saki.

Looks nice...keeps the background from detracting from those killer rims.

How long did that take, from start to finish?
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Old 19 Jan 2004, 07:58 pm
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Didnt want to paint them a "Hey,how are ya doing Im a caliper!" color...but didnt like the stock rust color either
ROFL! Well said! You have a colourful knack for word-pictures, Saki.

Looks nice...keeps the background from detracting from those killer rims.

How long did that take, from start to finish?
5 hours if you count recouping from the brake dust cleaner buzz....

Huffing is bad for you, kids. [:0]

Im sure the people at walmart thought I was a crackhead walking through with 5 cans of cleaner []

In all seriousness we did a lot of work. We had to take all the wheels off and disassemble the brake uh...assembly. We also had to wait a while for everything to dry. AFTER i bought all the cleaner it ended up being easier (and funner) to use a grinder to clean off the parts.
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Old 20 Jan 2004, 08:55 pm
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when rebuilding my 70 dart at the local 1.00 store they had gumout brake cleaner for a 1.00 a can i bought 20 they guy was just staring at me like what the hell is he going to do with that!!
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Old 20 Jan 2004, 10:30 pm
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Sakitgt,
When I did mine it was about 8 hours, just me, used dremel with assorted wire brushes, used (huffed)brake cleaner, primed them, painted them, let em dry 2 at a time. It was a long day for an old man! I do like the silver/gray of yours though. It looks nice with chrome wheels.
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Old 20 Jan 2004, 11:06 pm
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Good thing Im 18 or they wouldnt of sold it to me! [B)]

LAF: I wish I wouldve used the grinder in the first place. Can you believe we (boyfriend too) sat over a pan of brake cleaner trying to scrub that junk off....

Bah. Live and learn.
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Old 20 Jan 2004, 11:24 pm
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I painted my Mustang's calipers in about a half hour and used 3 coats. Of course, all I did was degrease my new calipers and then painted them. Easy job!
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Old 21 Jan 2004, 02:16 am
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nice job, how long did it take
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