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Old May 12, 2015 | 09:45 PM
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I have been thinking about doing the same - only sending them out for powder coating in the winter - looks good
 
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Old May 12, 2015 | 10:04 PM
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Looks good! I painted mine a couple of weeks ago.
 
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Old May 13, 2015 | 05:51 AM
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not a fan of the red, but a nice job.
 
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Old May 13, 2015 | 05:53 AM
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not a fan of the red, but a nice job.
You can always do yellow and act like it's a Ferrari
 
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Old May 13, 2015 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by AnthonyFLHX
I really liked the red calipers and was looking them up at HD online and 499 for the pair didnt seem to bad, but way more than I can spend on just a color change.

So I got to thinking about painting mine and saving a whole lotta money and found the last can of red caliper paint at my local auto parts store.
Nine bucks and a hours labor, let em dry over night and Im pretty happy.
499 to change the color of a pair of calipers seems VERY bad to me..hehe Glad you did them yourself, they look great! (and you still have 391 leftover!)
 
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Old May 13, 2015 | 09:00 AM
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I like the look of the red calibers too. Reminds me of a Porsche that I use to own with my ex-wife...
 
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Old May 13, 2015 | 09:15 AM
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Looks real nice. Hmmmm...maybe the chrome piece on the ac cover?
 
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Old May 13, 2015 | 12:30 PM
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did you use the epoxy caliper paint that you use a brush, or did you use the spray can caliper paint? looks good, btw.
 
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I'm on the fence about the red calipers. But if I did do the red, I'd also get red plug wires to compliment the calipers. hmmmmm..
 
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Old May 13, 2015 | 02:17 PM
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Powder coat in red would be nice.
 
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