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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 12:54 AM
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So i'm having a tough decision on choosing a color to paint my calipers. Originally, i thought about going with G2's purple caliper paint. So far, i've had one person give me good feedback on that color choice, but would like to see what opinions you guys have. My only goal is to stay away from the basic Red calipers if possible . Thanks in advance
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:06 AM
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How about yellow?
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:09 AM
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I shopped up what mine are going to look like, I'm going with blue

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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:13 AM
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that blue looks sick! just makes it even tougher to choose now haha
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:15 AM
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Yellow would be different, didn't think about that color combo. Any chance of a photoshopped image with yellow calipers Jon_D?
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ChiCityCementShark
Yellow would be different, didn't think about that color combo. Any chance of a photoshopped image with yellow calipers Jon_D?
I was just going to say I can make up some pictures if you had any other colors in mind lol

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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Jon_D
I was just going to say I can make up some pictures if you had any other colors in mind lol
you sir, deserve a salute (too bad no saluting emoticons lol). But yeah, i'd say let's try the yellow and purple just to get a feel for what they'd look like
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:45 AM
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Here you go! Put them all in the same post so you can compare them side by side, let me know if you need anything else!


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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Jon_D
Here you go! Put them all in the same post so you can compare them side by side, let me know if you need anything else!




So far, from the side by sides, i think blue looks the best. Yellow is ok, but i think it would get dirty and show it easily lol. As for the purple, the only way i see it truly working out good is if it were a dark purple (which in turn would require mixing two paint sets to make that custom purple color).
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ChiCityCementShark
So far, from the side by sides, i think blue looks the best. Yellow is ok, but i think it would get dirty and show it easily lol. As for the purple, the only way i see it truly working out good is if it were a dark purple (which in turn would require mixing two paint sets to make that custom purple color).
Yeah I agree, I can make the purple one darker if you want but like you said you could only get it by mixing kits. I'm planning on doing the calipers, lug nuts, and center cap all blue like this

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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Jon_D
Yeah I agree, I can make the purple one darker if you want but like you said you could only get it by mixing kits. I'm planning on doing the calipers, lug nuts, and center cap all blue like this

Now that right there can be summed up in one word: Awesome! I think i'll just be doing the calipers since i have more black, cement and light grey accents througout hehe
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ChiCityCementShark
Now that right there can be summed up in one word: Awesome! I think i'll just be doing the calipers since i have more black, cement and light grey accents througout hehe
Lol thanks, but yeah I hear you!
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Lol thanks, but yeah I hear you!
Don't forget to post some pix up when u're done so we can see the masterpiece!
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 02:33 AM
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Havent thought about matching the centercap and lugs hmm....i wonder what i should go with for a Indigo ink pearl....What kind of paint do yall use?
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 05:00 AM
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Blue...its got to be light blue...

Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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What about a metallic green?
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 04:33 PM
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What about a metallic green?
I thought it looked sweet, almost made me reconsider my color scheme

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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 05:50 PM
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yea i think thats what i may go with. thanks for the chop
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by CementTC
yea i think thats what i may go with. thanks for the chop
No problem
Old Jul 13, 2012 | 06:08 PM
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Oh boy! What a perfect thread for what I have been thinking lately! Can you do this picture of my car 1) with orange calipers 2) with orange calipers and orange lugs :-)
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