Wheels dipped, calipers painted

Kinja'd!!! "Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
08/17/2013 at 21:45 • Filed to: None

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Full report later, for now I rest. Took longer than it should have, had issues with the front wheels (plastidip inexperience). The rears were quick and easy. I may redo the fronts sometime, but for now they pass the 10 foot test


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Kinja'd!!! f86sabre > Jayhawk Jake
08/17/2013 at 21:47

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What did you use on the calipers? I need to refinish mine on the Evo.


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > f86sabre
08/17/2013 at 21:50

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Duplicolor caliper paint kit. Comes with paint, a brush, and caliper cleaner.


Kinja'd!!! Nerd-Vol > Jayhawk Jake
08/17/2013 at 21:52

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Looks good, but...


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > Nerd-Vol
08/17/2013 at 21:59

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Hey, at least the car was registered before this mod. 2 days ago!


Kinja'd!!! Nerd-Vol > Jayhawk Jake
08/17/2013 at 22:00

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I think we should just get you a kit car. Then you can modify it before it is even built.


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > Nerd-Vol
08/17/2013 at 22:03

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I would like to own a Caterham someday...


Kinja'd!!! CB > Jayhawk Jake
08/17/2013 at 22:09

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Looks much better than the chromed-out Sonic I saw today.


Kinja'd!!! SegaDreamcats > Jayhawk Jake
08/17/2013 at 22:57

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What issues did you run into with the front wheels? Planning on dipping mine soon so I'm looking for as many tips as I can get.


Kinja'd!!! commander warsstar is smitten with subaru legacy outbacks (and redheads) > Jayhawk Jake
08/17/2013 at 23:02

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Looking good!

I've been toying with painting the calipers on the Subie, if I did, I'd do them in black or silver I think. How well did that kit work?


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > SegaDreamcats
08/18/2013 at 00:24

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I did the coats too light. I found on the back wheels it was best to do a light coat for the first coat, then heavy coats for the next 3 (5-6 passes on each area).

So I finished it, and it looked mediocre on both. I did a few more coats on one, it was passable but I need to redo it sometime.

On the other one, I just messed up, accidentally wiped some off while it was wet. Tried peeling off, it wouldn't come off on some areas. I figured doing another layer on top would work. It did not, looked awful. So I stripped it again, with some spots unbearably difficult to clean. Took a half hour just to clean it off. Redid it, looked great.


Kinja'd!!! MikeLofquist > Jayhawk Jake
08/18/2013 at 08:55

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That looks really really nice. Did you pull the calipers to paint them?


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > MikeLofquist
08/18/2013 at 11:16

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No, just taped it off. If I'm feeling brave someday I may take them off to hit the hard to reach spots I missed


Kinja'd!!! ozkar0rtiz > Jayhawk Jake
08/18/2013 at 12:00

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wrx?


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > ozkar0rtiz
08/18/2013 at 12:10

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Sadly no. Just a normal impreza.


Kinja'd!!! ZeroOrDie - Powered By MZR > Jayhawk Jake
08/19/2013 at 09:20

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Looks good man. Also woohoo nice fox body in the background.