Plasti-dipped the rims

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06-03-2011, 02:23 PM

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DO NOT USE PLASTI-DIP ON CALIPERS. brakes heat up to temps this paint can not withstand. it could catch on fire, and then melt your brake lines, or just ruin the finish on our calipers at best.

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06-03-2011, 03:16 PM

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DO NOT USE PLASTI-DIP ON CALIPERS. brakes heat up to temps this paint can not withstand. it could catch on fire, and then melt your brake lines, or just ruin the finish on our calipers at best.

that's what I figured, never saw anything saying it was heat resistant, so just checking! thanx

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06-05-2011, 12:41 PM

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nevermind, found some blue on ebay!

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06-05-2011, 10:11 PM

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DO NOT USE PLASTI-DIP ON CALIPERS. brakes heat up to temps this paint can not withstand. it could catch on fire, and then melt your brake lines, or just ruin the finish on our calipers at best.

+1, your basically throwing a plastic bag over ur calipers by plasti-dipping them.