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I am not sure if I like the color...I might go with silver... any ideas?  yes, I know the rotors are rusted like hell, but slotted ones are on the way 
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yes that  looks very nice with silver
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I'm not crazy about that blue, I think silver would go really nice on a silver celica.
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I'm a fan of red calipers..but silver sounds interesting. If you do it post pics!
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well, EVERYONE has red, I'm not into that.
The blue is SUPPOSED to be brighter...problem is the spray paint dissolved the plastic painting tray (which is black) and tinted it.
I'm going to repaint tomorrow, and see if I can get it brighter.
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well, EVERYONE has red, I'm not into that.
The blue is SUPPOSED to be brighter...problem is the spray paint dissolved the plastic painting tray (which is black) and tinted it.
I'm going to repaint tomorrow, and see if I can get it brighter. I've used this stuff before, it turns out almost like spec blue. Very nice, doesn't peel either. I got it at stylinconcepts.com [ stylinconcepts.com]
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well, EVERYONE has red, I'm not into that.
The blue is SUPPOSED to be brighter...problem is the spray paint dissolved the plastic painting tray (which is black) and tinted it.
I'm going to repaint tomorrow, and see if I can get it brighter. I've used this stuff before, it turns out almost like spec blue. Very nice, doesn't peel either. I got it at stylinconcepts.com [ stylinconcepts.com] I spent $3 on the can of paint I bought, and if I put another coat on tomorrow (with a METAL tray this time) it will look like that. Might go with "aluminum" which is the color on the rotor piece which attaches to the wheel.
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I spent $3 on the can of paint I bought, and if I put another coat on tomorrow (with a METAL tray this time) it will look like that. Up to you. It's like everyone always says: you get what you pay for. Cheap paint tends to flake after a while. The link I gave also comes with brake cleaner and brushes.
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Because most big brakes are red  Sounds like silver is a better way to go for you then. I'm going to paint mine soon still deciding on the color. I'd like to check out the silver on calipers. Anyone have picts? BTW..VHT Brake caliper paint can be bought at most autoparts place...its 7 bucks..couple bucks more than hi heat engine paint. The g2 paint listed above is some hi-quality stuff. If you got the cash but that stuff.
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I am not sure if I like the color...I might go with silver... any ideas? yes, I know the rotors are rusted like hell, but slotted ones are on the way Diablo... if you had to choose, would you go with Kumhos or Falkens? Which one does better in what? I'm asking this because you like to AutoX.
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Silver would look really nice, you should go with that.
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try this shade of blue..it might look good on silver ![[Linked Image from imagestation.com]](http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p08e2d7a0ed5b55faefe5b55fd7bbfb5b/fb1643ba.jpg)
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I am not sure if I like the color...I might go with silver... any ideas? yes, I know the rotors are rusted like hell, but slotted ones are on the way Diablo... if you had to choose, would you go with Kumhos or Falkens? Which one does better in what? I'm asking this because you like to AutoX. never had falkens, but I LOVE my kumhos!!
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Diablo, I used *gasp* Ford Blue on my calipers and they came out almost the exact color as my spec blue car, if thats the blue you are going for try that. And I just used the cap of the spray can to hold the paint  *EDIT* Also, for the silver there was a post a while back about how to POLISH your calipers with a dremel, makes it silver.
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well, I don't want a spec blue, but like a navy blue to match my new seats. I'm going to do silver, I have the paint for it. 
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Silver would look nice...I was thinking about either doing silver or red on my car...blue and silver is not my cup of tea
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Here's that link to polishing your calipers [ formula.bambeezer.com]. I still don't know if I want to do that or paint mine an aluminum color.
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Here's Silver/Aluminum color for you guys to look at ... ![[Linked Image]](https://celicahobby.com/gal3/albums/album08/Dcp_6167.jpg)
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I'm going with silver/aluminum paint.
Thanks Darren! I'll post pics up this afternoon
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Nice color, Rice Look forward to the pics, Diablo 
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chrome paint looks very nice on the silver too i'll post a pic if i can find it, the blu looks ok for now though
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the blue has kinda grown on me...
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I'm a fan of red calipers..but silver sounds interesting. If you do it post pics!
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go with whatever colors match your color scheme
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yeah the blue you used on ur calipers matches perfectly with ur new seats
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yeah the blue you used on ur calipers matches perfectly with ur new seats thats what I was going for!
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If you paint your calipers with aluminum the color will look metallic silver and NOT aluminum. This is what I did to get them to look like the aluminum of stock GTS wheels. I got Dupli-color high heat aluminum and painted the calipers by spraying the paint in a small plastic bowl and then brushing on the paint. After that they will have that metallic silver (sort of cheezy) look. Then use Dupli-color high heat clear and SPRAY the caliper...it will sort of "frost" it and give it the finish like the stock GTS wheels. I painted my calpers and engine plastics at the same time and I was disappointed until I sprayed on the clear...it made a HUGE difference. Highly recommended...hope this helps
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I'm gonna stick with the blue, it's grown on me
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they look pretty cool...just dunno about the color being so flat...but I guess as you they would grow on me too... post a pic when you get the new rotors.
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it looks flat for some reason, it's not in person. Digi cam sucks
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Here's Silver/Aluminum color for you guys to look at ... Blue is cool on your car Diablo. I'm going to do mine silver/aluminum
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