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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Default Painted Calipers

i already painted them. but i didnt lay the coats on thick enough the first time and after 2 years they were chipping away...so i repainted them yesterday. look good i think.
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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looks good! I still gotta do mine
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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looks good, i would love to do mine but i want a paint match and so far i havent found my color.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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dedogg.. you can get your color in a spray can.

I think napa can get it for you or the dealer... not too expensive either
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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is it caliper paint or just spray paint?
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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ya know.. it might just be spray paint.. but you can go over it with clear that might help protect it against dirt/heat... there is a 4th gener who pianted a lot of his interior trim your trucks color.. ill ask him

(btw.. how you like pendleton? I was stationed at 13 area clinic for like 2 years.. loved it)
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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thanks. I never thought about painting the interior pieces the same as the exterior hmmmm.

Pendleton is ok, i hate the traffic and how exspesive everything is and the crime rate.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Looks good.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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heres you go dedogg...

he painted a lot of his interior.. looks great too..

http://www.*********.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250230

(didnt mean to hijack the thread.. sorry)
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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the forum blocked it what fits where the stars are?
 
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