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Old 12-09-2015, 08:06 PM
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So I haven't been updating this thread as much but I've still been doing a ton of events and continuing to tweak little things on the car. Mostly maintenance related.

As I mentioned I've now painted the wheel centers gold. I used Plastidip vintage gold with gold metalizer which is temporary and supposed to be easily removed as long as you apply it thick enough.

The one issue is that gold metalizer uses the Plasti dip glossifier with gold metal flakes and glossifier leaves a more noticeably rubbery finish rather than smooth. This stuff is a magnet for brake dust. Like crazy bad. It comes off but requires some elbow grease and I've read that if you leave it on it will stain the dip.

First pic shows the before, after painting, and after a track day at Laguna Seca.



Here is a shot of them on the car with about 500 miles of driving on them.
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