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    Time to get MY hands dirty!!!

    We'll then... most of you and even my family thought they wouldn't see the day when i get my hands dirty.......


    My brother had bought some caliper paint so i decided i would do my car too....







    Of come the wheels.... urghh rusty stuff...


    wire brushed.... then two coats of paint.... i decided to clean the wheels while waiting for the first coat of paint to dry.



    All back on.... front and back.. ta'da!!! Wheres my MAX power stickers gone!!!


    Rear drum


    Front Caliper


    Shame the previous owner has kerbed must of the wheels



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    Very rude m8...

    I take it you'll be changing your first name to KEV now then


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    I'll send some AA transfers up and a large yellow flashing light for the Renault.

    You're training is complete

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    Originally posted by ManCo
    I'll send some AA transfers up and a large yellow flashing light for the Renault.

    You're training is complete


    "are we going in the big truck with the flashy lights dad?"




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    Re: Time to get MY hands dirty!!!

    Originally posted by XTR

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    [tip mode on] Less is more when it comes to badges...get 'em off[/tip mode off]

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    Caliper paint.....

    should ALWAYS be BLACK....

    it radiates heat best

    Nice looking tho mate..smart enough, indeed

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    "The second you aren't paying attention to the tool you're using, it will take your fingers from you. It does not know sympathy." |
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    Makes you wonder why Skoda choose Kermit green for the calipers on the Octavia RS models...

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    i don't see thefascination with painting calipers, especially when everyone paints them red, not the colour of the car. mine are staying nice and rusty to keep as much of the sleper look aspossible

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    Rusty calipers...will match the bumper falling off and the dented wing nicely, LOL...

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    Originally posted by jon bda
    [tip mode on] Less is more when it comes to badges...get 'em off[/tip mode off]
    badges are stopping.... cant be bothered to remove them for the stealth appearance....



    Originally posted by Grapevine
    i don't see thefascination with painting calipers, especially when everyone paints them red, not the colour of the car. mine are staying nice and rusty to keep as much of the sleper look aspossible
    i wanted yellow!!! but my brother bought some paint to do his XRYi Fiesta so i thought i might as well steal it from him and try this getting ya hands dirty malarky. I dont like rusty things.. thats why i've put a chrome trim on my exhaust too... Boy racer look? nope!! just looks fine since the trim is the same size as the original exhaust. The red paint isn't too obvious since the alloys wheels dont show much of them so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb like i've seen on some other cars.



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    the back drums looked nice all painted red..... its a shame the paint has melted now and dripped all over my alloys.

    suppose thats what i get for driving at excessive speeds (on private land of course).


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    Get rid of them badges dude, and change them side repeaters NOW!!!

    Ta

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    Originally posted by [GSV]Trig
    Get rid of them badges dude, and change them side repeaters NOW!!!

    Ta
    do you lot think im made of money? its £25 for some clear side repeaters!!!!! im doing alright running a car with no income! yes... NO income! that means... no DOLE! nothing!!!! zilch!!



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    pato banton... bubbling hot... hot.... hot!!!



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    Thats not good, I'm guessing that u used the wrong paint...

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