I'm trying to paint mine at the moment, off the car fortunately. Using Halfords caliper paint and it's a 'kin nightmare, paint seems too thin and wishy washy, going to take about ten coats to get a decent finish. Wish I'd just hammerited them now.
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Wednesday 29th July 2009, 18:58 #21Senior Member
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Thanked 604 Times in 533 PostsSame paint as mine, really thin but doesnt come off if done properly
5 coats on mine iirc.................
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Thanked 71 Times in 59 Postsi think i might go for the gold me thinks i like the sounds of it,, if i dont like that i paint them black or blue,,,
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Thanked 115 Times in 99 Postsin black with a volvo sticker bought from ebay. subtle, but imho nice.
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Thanked 316 Times in 248 PostsExactly what I was thinking mate. Hmmm, maybe have one of each colour!
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Thanked 316 Times in 248 PostsVery nice indeed, and a superb choice of wheel there. Originally Posted by irf
in black with a volvo sticker bought from ebay. subtle, but imho nice.
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I used enamel paint.
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Thanked 115 Times in 99 Postsyou could paint four pots absolutely any colour and they'd look good! Originally Posted by MIKESC70T5
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Thanked 518 Times in 404 Postslol @ filterlab. it only took 3days to get video up of exhaust.
i may get round to uploading that pic before i go to pod on friday morning lol.
and cameron it looks waaayy better on the 18's i also have bigger brakes on now just beddind them in
thanks anyway.
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Thanked 71 Times in 59 Postswell chaps i got to say we all have lovely clean wheels lol and calipers well apart from mine at the mo lol thanks you lot have helped me a big time on this i will post some pics when i have done mine thanks
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Thanked 927 Times in 768 PostsLOVE then volvo stickers on dark calipers,,looks ace where do i get 4???
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Thanked 71 Times in 59 Postsi just got a set of them think there bloody lovely,, Originally Posted by t5 stealth
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Thanked 316 Times in 248 PostsThat's good going for North Eastern weather! Originally Posted by danny-R
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Thanked 870 Times in 621 PostsThat's what we're here for, confusion is what VPCUK members do best. Mind you FFM's gold ones do look nice, on the other hand Pete's look really good, and irf's are really understated and tasteful, Cameron's look good as well. Originally Posted by t5lover
I know, have a pair for each day of the week and change them daily.
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Thanked 518 Times in 404 Postsjust tried to upload a few pics but it would not let me upload jpeg images, although i have uploaded the same type before. (will try again now)
i wouldn't carebut i have been waxing it all morning ready for tomorrow. will anybody else be making an appearance at usc?
i will be going down the strip tomorrow, trying to beat the 15.2 i got at york
(not bad for my 1st ever attempt)
then getting s@#t faced all weekend, just hope the weather's on our side.
as for them caliper stickers, i think they look the part and will be ordering a set when i get back.
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Thanked 518 Times in 404 Postslet's see if this works lol
oh well. it seems a may need to brush up on my computer skills,
can anyone reccomend a decent online photo gallery?
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Thanked 604 Times in 533 PostsPhotobucket is easy to use matey and free.
http://photobucket.comLast edited by cameron; Thursday 30th July 2009 at 12:55. Reason: Addition of linky !
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Thanked 316 Times in 248 PostsExcellent choice Photobucket, also Imageshack is good although a little long winded compared to Photobucket.
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