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02-12-2006, 05:29 AM #1
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Rant: I Hate Duplicolor Caliper Paint Kit
boner and i tried to paint my calipers the other day and they look like total ass all thanks to the shotty, piece of shit Duplicolor paint kit. They give you a shitty little can of the thinnest paint-as soon as you apply it [even after sanding the caliper and cleaning the dirt off] the paint pulls apart and creats nasty, shitty voids, unsightly bumps and runs. FUCKING RETARDED! why they give you a paintbrush kit for this is just dumb. I highly suggest not using this kit.
DON'T EVER BUY THIS
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02-12-2006, 06:29 AM #2Originally Posted by dipherentdesign
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02-12-2006, 07:42 AM #3
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i cleaned and i used primer too?!
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02-12-2006, 09:51 AM #4
was the primer included in the kit? Some paints arent compatable. I learned the hard way too.. Painted my side markers and cleared them after. The Clear was a high temp clear and the paint was not high temp. The mixture of the two caused the paint to craze and look like crap.
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02-12-2006, 09:58 AM #5
Ummm.....that paint kit does suck though. Use VHT paint. You can get it at autozone. Goes on thick. Only thing though, you need to heat the caliper so it sticks well. You don't have to but from what I learned it's the best thing to do. Use a hot hairdryer between coats and pre painting to get the surface warm. Dry under a set of halogens as well. I've done this too many times with different paints and it's annoying when you get voids. You don't need primer with VHT paint. Just thin coats and 1 hour for best reults between coats and 24 hour cure time after about 3 coats
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02-12-2006, 10:18 AM #6
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414 RWHP 395 RWTQ- 00 Black Ram Air Trans Am
I used a hand paint on kit, G2 leads I think it was called. Guranteed for life to never chip or come off. It hardened to the caliper.
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02-12-2006, 12:35 PM #7
i've used that kit before a few times and never had a problem with it... the paint is thin and i put 4 layers on each caliper... no spots, no runs, not even a bristle in the paint... go figure =)
Brandon
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02-12-2006, 08:27 PM #8
I also used that kit and had no problems with it. I also put about four coats and a clear. And mine came out sweet as pie!! Not sure what went wrong . Try taking it back and getting a different one. Did you shake the can, lol?
RobLast edited by graphicsgod; 02-12-2006 at 08:29 PM.
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02-12-2006, 08:29 PM #9Originally Posted by dipherentdesign
Rob
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02-13-2006, 09:33 AM #10
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bah...yes, i shook and stirred the can, double oh seven. I think it was my working environment. I couldn't take the kit back b/c it was open and used. But i bought a spray can of red engine paint. it reccomended a 70° working environment-and the garage i was in was easily 55-65 ish.
I ended up buffing off all the duplicolor and primer with a drill, then cleaned it with paint thinner and brake cleaner. The red engine spraypaint went on way thicker [i didn't prime it this time] but still i got a few voids and runs. Fuck my ass...oh well. No one will notice when i flyby at 85. I hate when i expect the best and get shit. I have extrememly high standards and found myself "settling" in this situation b/c of a time constrant.
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02-13-2006, 10:03 AM #11
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Originally Posted by dipherentdesign
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02-13-2006, 10:25 AM #12Originally Posted by 1fastcamarosss11
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02-13-2006, 12:31 PM #13
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i wanna garage...i hate this apartment bullshit.
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02-13-2006, 03:52 PM #14Originally Posted by dipherentdesign
RobLast edited by graphicsgod; 02-13-2006 at 03:59 PM.
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