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    Right got bored this afternoon so I decided to re paint my calipers from red to yellow, personally I like them better as red is to common
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    need my wheels doing gloss black

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    what do u use to paint them mate hammerite or something ?
    mine are pretty rotten looking i think id have to wire brush them first or something

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    i used a wire brush to make them smooth, no messing bout getting too smooth with sand paper tho, a thin paintbrush and a small tin of hammerie smooth finish mate

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    nice deffo gonna give this a go looks good
    just can't make mi mind up on colour for a black motor I'm swaying to yellow or blue

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    not just saying it cos myne are yellow but i'd say yellow would go nicely

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    coat of lacquer does the job to make them easier to keep clean too

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    hammerite smooth blue mate. yellow is ok but the blue stands out more on silver

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    aye but if im getting black wheels then looks mint yellow done my old car with yellow

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