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Green
10
14.08%
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unconventional caliper color suggestions?

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Old 09-14-2019, 09:16 PM
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You might look at electroless nickel plating.
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Originally Posted by JustBud
Very nice. The white Porsche script looks fine. Glad to see orange, it looks MUCH better than acid green.
Nice; however, I would my lettering Black. You can get decals made to go over them for not much coin if you change your mind.
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Looks great, post a few pics from a distance showing the entire side. The color looks really good with the blue car and HRE wheels.
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Old 09-16-2019, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by luv2race
Looks great, post a few pics from a distance showing the entire side. The color looks really good with the blue car and HRE wheels.
Originally Posted by JustBud
Very nice. The white Porsche script looks fine. Glad to see orange, it looks MUCH better than acid green.
Thanks! here's a quick and dirty side shot at the shop


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Originally Posted by LexVan
For example, just look at the photos of the pink caliper (powder coated, super hard/slick gloss finish) and the silver caliper (nice color, but lots of 'orange peel'). Not to mention how they hold up to the heat cycles.
The orange peel is a product of the caliper's surface, not the paint.
The proper paint will withstand temps above 2000 degrees, and nicks even better than powder coated.
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Originally Posted by Guards_Red_991
The orange peel is a product of the caliper's surface, not the paint.
The proper paint will withstand temps above 2000 degrees, and nicks even better than powder coated.
there's a bit of orange peel effect on my calipers but hard to tell unless youre looking at it point blank
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