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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by co-yellow-balt
as soon as i was done painting one wheel i put it back on and let it dry. and i let them all dry for a total of a hour, its all good then. paint doesnt need that much time to dry...
Would you please post a pic of the yellow on yellow ?
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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I have the same question for my car..... Mine is silver and i will be running black wheels.. Im tryin to decide if i should do black to match the wheels, Silver matching the car, or maybe be red or blue to contrast

Any suggestions?
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Old May 2, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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Would black look good on a black SS/SC?

I looked around and haven't really seen answers on what black on black looks like.

I am tryin to decide between black red or blue
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Old May 2, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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I have black on black and it looks clean, I really like it but to each their own. I am at work when I get home I am installing my intake and will take pics while in the process.
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Old May 2, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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I was gonna post something about if you have laser blue, the dupi paint won't match, but seeing how this was started quite some time ago, I don't think you have laser blue. I wonder what he went with...

Anyways, I think red looks good no matter what color car you have. I love it on my laser blue. Really stands out.

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Old May 3, 2006 | 06:00 AM
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Has anyone done it on a LS?
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Old May 3, 2006 | 07:05 AM
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Well if you REALLY want to be different....
You could go GOLD, just like a set of Brembos.... They look good on STI's and such done in blue...

I was thinking Gold on mine with a black car, but I might just wait. I put way too many miles on my car to be worrying about cosmetics like that right now. I need tires, and soon new brake pads most likely.
( Dealer's already put new rotors [under warranty] at all 4 corners, so I'm good there. )
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Old May 4, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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Hi Folks -

I prefer the red, since they are more easily seen through the wheels when rotating.

Since the calipers do not get anywhere near as hot as the rotors, simple 500 degree header paint will work just fine.

I used the Dupli color header paint on one of my cars, and 20k miles later it still looks good -

Here is a link to how I did the job with spray paint -

http://www.iammoon.com/c5tech/caliper_painting.htm

best regards -

mqqn
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Old May 4, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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IROCZ0r did his in blue and they look really good.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/featured-car-showcase-74/new-quality-ss-sc-pics-18733/


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Old May 4, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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Red or Yellow
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Old May 4, 2006 | 12:13 PM
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What color would look good for the sunburst orange SS...calipers...
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Old May 4, 2006 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperSweet SS
What color would look good for the sunburst orange SS...calipers...
Pick a theme to go with your car, (ex, mine has a black on red theme, so i painted my calipers red) So get a theme going and paint your calipers that color

(Your best bet should be blue or somethign similar)
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Old May 15, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by tio
Would you please post a pic of the yellow on yellow ?
here u go


RIM SHOT (paint calipers to match)
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