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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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i used the kit and its good stuff like said dont go cheap on this one

Are you agreeing with me again? WTF?......lol

Nah, just beat ya to it again is all.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 04:54 PM
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Cheap? Let's see between primer paint and clear coat, hardener, reducer, etc. I was upwards of $150 for mine...and the top picture was my solstice with 30,000 miles on that paint, and the bottom was my fiance's trans am with around the same with no flaking, bubbling, fading, etc. We've done this to 15 vehicles now with no issues what-so-ever. One of those being a Bonneville bought brand new that were done the same week it was bought. It was sold with 140,000 miles and still looked good.We paint them the same way we would paint a car.
 

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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dirtydog
Are you agreeing with me again? WTF?......lol

Nah, just beat ya to it again is all.
see we can be friends.... ill step up and say sorry i aint to big to do that. sorry dogg
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by V10Venom
Cheap? Let's see between primer paint and clear coat, hardener, reducer, etc. I was upwards of $150 for mine...and the top picture was my solstice with 30,000 miles on that paint, and the bottom was my fiance's trans am with around the same with no flaking, bubbling, fading, etc. We've done this to 15 vehicles now with no issues what-so-ever. One of those being a Bonneville bought brand new that were done the same week it was bought. It was sold with 140,000 miles and still looked good.We paint them the same way we would paint a car.
Nobody ever called your method "cheap". The reason yours did last is because all the steps that were taken. "Cheap" I would call picking up random colored spray paint and spraying your calipers. That's cheap.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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wait you said you were just going to do a catback and you starting to mod this one like your 2nd gen lol
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ramhunter1
see we can be friends.... ill step up and say sorry i aint to big to do that. sorry dogg
AAWWWWW! Ain't that sweet! Dog and RH are makin up...
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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wait you said you were just going to do a catback and you starting to mod this one like your 2nd gen lol
Lol....I've got it bad. I've been on a pretty bad spending spree these past three weeks. After the cutout is installed, I NEED TO STOP lol.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 05DodgeRamHemi
Lol....I've got it bad. I've been on a pretty bad spending spree these past three weeks. After the cutout is installed, I NEED TO STOP lol.
yeah i try to tell myself the same thing but with trucks, modding is hard to stop lol
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 07:03 AM
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I think it will look good painted red, but I am biased bc mine are painted red . If you do it just make sure you clean the calipers good so the paint has a good surface to stick to.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by BEAR
AAWWWWW! Ain't that sweet! Dog and RH are makin up...
Awww......that is sweet.

And Ill jump on the bandwagon here of agreeing also on not going cheap and using high temp paint and what calipers do get hot. Ive changed more than a few sets of pads to know.

On a side note, I am getting ready to paint mine here very soon also.
 
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