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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 03:54 AM
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I wash mine with a toothbrush and wheelcleaner spray and then use a soapy sponge to keep mine looking new. They still look as good as day 1 and my car has 16,000 miles on it. Actually this is part of my "detail the car by hand" procedure that I do every 3 days it takes 2-3 hours per time.
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 08:18 AM
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i am on ims
That makes 3 of us on here...
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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Now i wish i jsut ahd money to replace the Enkei's with Volk's :?

haha rota looks good enough for me.

nice work. now using this, i gotta do it on mine.

just wondering - what did u mean by "masked off"
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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I taped off the rotor and and the purge balve on the caliper so i would stick anything up from over spray.

Thats cool alot of IDAHO reppin in this thread, lol

and ya i might jsut get Rota's
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Jp7
I wash mine with a toothbrush and wheelcleaner spray and then use a soapy sponge to keep mine looking new. They still look as good as day 1 and my car has 16,000 miles on it. Actually this is part of my "detail the car by hand" procedure that I do every 3 days it takes 2-3 hours per time.
ahah and i thought i was ****
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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clean! nice job
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 08:13 AM
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they look awesome.....what would you charge to do mine
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 08:53 AM
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Its pretty easy man!! id give it a shot!
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Jp7
I wash mine with a toothbrush and wheelcleaner spray and then use a soapy sponge to keep mine looking new. They still look as good as day 1 and my car has 16,000 miles on it. Actually this is part of my "detail the car by hand" procedure that I do every 3 days it takes 2-3 hours per time.
good god man i wish i had that kind of time on my hands. it doesnt matter how much u clean them once u hit 40 or 50k they will look like crap trust me.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by katchup
I taped off the rotor and and the purge balve on the caliper so i would stick anything up from over spray.

Thats cool alot of IDAHO reppin in this thread, lol

and ya i might jsut get Rota's
my evo was imported from Coeur d'Alene, IDAHO

yeah i think rota's might do if your not tracking your evo. just for show.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 09:35 AM
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thats a weird place to get one! haha

ya i need to save upfor some wheels, and drop mine
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted by katchup
thats a weird place to get one! haha

ya i need to save upfor some wheels, and drop mine

HELLA, you should see mine... makes the *****es wet!
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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Thanks guys!!

I used 400 grit
I left them on the car and masked off
I just lightly sanded over the brembo symbol as it is painted onto the caliper, then shought with high temp engine clear from my local store(autozone)
hey im planning on doing this on our evo. just have a couple of questions:

- can you please send a link of the clear coat spray that you used?
- how many coatings before you finished one caliper?

thanks!
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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looks pretty good, i completely repainted mine they turned out great, here is a little eye candy lol
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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hi bump for the info on the clear coat question...


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Thanks guys!!

I used 400 grit
I left them on the car and masked off
I just lightly sanded over the brembo symbol as it is painted onto the caliper, then shought with high temp engine clear from my local store(autozone)
hey im planning on doing this on our evo. just have a couple of questions:

- can you please send a link of the clear coat spray that you used?
- how many coatings before you finished one caliper?

thanks!
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