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Old Nov 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!
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Old Nov 20, 2011 | 09:11 PM
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one more question...

is this high temp paint and clear coat?
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Old Nov 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.
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Old Nov 20, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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what dont call me a dummy lol!!!

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Old Nov 20, 2011 | 09:58 PM
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^ ... Sexy, sexy!!!

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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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Finally did it! Great job buuuuddy!
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 05:47 PM
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20mins with a hair dryer is good enough for the paint to cure ?
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Old Aug 7, 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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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 12:43 AM
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Its such a pretty color

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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 01:12 AM
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WOW! you did that on the car? good work
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 02:06 AM
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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.

Originally Posted by TVPostSound
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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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 02:10 AM
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Here's some better pics for you guys of how they looked..

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