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Old 11-20-2011, 07:33 PM
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yes son those look bad a$$ im glad you made up your mind to go with that color goes so well with your car!
Old 11-20-2011, 09:11 PM
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one more question...

is this high temp paint and clear coat?
Old 11-20-2011, 09:37 PM
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^ This is automotive paint, the heat should not have any effect on it. My buddy who just posted above you painted his Brembo calipers on his Acura about 2 months ago with the same brand paint .. No signs of wearing or heat defect, and he does A LOT of driving. I let him be the test dummy and so far all is good so I'm not worried.
Old 11-20-2011, 09:46 PM
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what dont call me a dummy lol!!!

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Old 11-20-2011, 09:58 PM
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^ ... Sexy, sexy!!!

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Old 11-23-2011, 08:41 PM
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Finally did it! Great job buuuuddy!
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20mins with a hair dryer is good enough for the paint to cure ?
Old 08-07-2012, 11:47 PM
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Ordered some Lemans Sunset Orange, and clear myself.
Will be doing them on my OB!!
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Its such a pretty color

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WOW! you did that on the car? good work
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Originally Posted by LegitMW
20mins with a hair dryer is good enough for the paint to cure ?
Paint will not completely cure in 20 mins, but enough to be considered driveable or to add stickers to the base coat.

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Ordered some Lemans Sunset Orange, and clear myself.
Will be doing them on my OB!!
I know you did. It's gonna looks sweet. The metallic falke really shows once you add the clear coat. Do a lot of light coats to give it a nice glossy layer.

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Its such a pretty color

Yup it really is. I'll be doing this again on my next ride.

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WOW! you did that on the car? good work
Yup, extremely simple and cheap to do. Ive heard of some people charging hundreds of dollars to do this. This only cost me around $40 & a few hours of my time.
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Here's some better pics for you guys of how they looked..

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