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11-16-2011, 06:25 PM

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06-Z0SICK

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looks awesome! i once sanded my calipers down perfectly smooth and polished them to chrome!

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11-16-2011, 06:35 PM

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11-17-2011, 06:04 PM

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Excellent. Great job. Interesting that you left the brackets stock grey. Thanks for the pics. How about a shot on the car?

Here ya go...I know the car is dusty...but that is from doing the work on it in my garage...she will get a fresh wash and coat of wax this weekend

Here's the pics on the car.

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02-19-2012, 02:16 PM

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Great job i am doing the same to mine ....thank for the right up.....

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02-19-2012, 02:29 PM

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RobLo

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Looks great and thanks for the pics, on my to-do list and the pic's will help....and are those Michelin A/S PS2's, if so how you liking them? Another project, new tires, this spring...

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02-19-2012, 02:33 PM

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nice!

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02-19-2012, 02:57 PM

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Landru

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Looks beautiful, did a bang-up job.

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The "Corvette" letters are not painted and are brushed out like new, showing the silver metel from the caliper itself.

IIRC members doing this bought some kind of clear sealer for the raw metal letters. Prevented corrosion/oxidation keeping letters looking shiny new a long time.

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02-19-2012, 03:58 PM

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what was the sealer ?? for the letters....ty

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02-19-2012, 04:37 PM

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Look great!

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02-19-2012, 05:02 PM

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Beautiful job.

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02-19-2012, 07:56 PM

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Very nice.

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07-26-2012, 09:23 PM

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PickVet

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This is my first post on this or any forum. Thank-you SO much for taking the time to post this informative piece. Rust on my rotors has been driving me nuts for the whole 3 days I've owned the car! Now I have some handy work to get to...