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 Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! | « » 3:01 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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Took the day off as I need to burn some time before years end and as any self respecting car enthusiast would do when they have lots of time with nothing to do, I washed the car. The corrado hasn't seen as coat of wax in two years and after a few off road excursions at the last to track days, the paint was looking shabby. I discovered the wonders of clay barring. It's amazing how easily grime of all sorts is just absorbed into the clay with almost no effort! So I finished the car: 
And then when I parked the car to go inside and relax, I find the following:
These were once black, like the passenger side!  I should probably consider losing some weight. 
Modified by 6cylVWguy at 3:03 PM 11-20-2009
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| Re: Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! (6cylVWguy) » | « » 3:02 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Re: Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! (djsheijkdfj) » | « » 3:03 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Re: Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! (6cylVWguy) » | « » 3:04 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Re: Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! (6cylVWguy) » | « » 3:06 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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now everyone is going to make fun of you. "oh look here comes that stupid corrado with mismatched brakes, what a dork". 
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| Re: Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! (rpmk4) » | « » 3:21 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by rpmk4 » | | now everyone is going to make fun of you. "oh look here comes that stupid corrado with mismatched brakes, what a dork". |
Now that's funny! Heat does some funny things to brakes.
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| Re: FV-QR (robhurlburt) » | « » 3:52 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Re: FV-QR (Chapel) » | « » 3:55 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Re: FV-QR (brus6286) » | « » 3:58 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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"Cool story, bro" is gonna ruin this place because it's pretty much applicable to any thread that isn't "Help me buy a car," a Wimblebot press release or any cop bashing thread.And oh, I'm gonna "cool story, bro" myself.
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| Re: FV-QR (DSG-TDI) » | « » 4:00 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by DSG-TDI » | | "Cool story, bro" is gonna ruin this place because .... |
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| Re: Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! (djsheijkdfj) » | « » 4:04 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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3 clowns responded first  Love the rado and the speedline wheels are timeless.
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| Re: Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! (SlowMotion) » | « » 4:30 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by SlowMotion » | | 3 clowns responded first Love the rado and the speedline wheels are timeless. |
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| Re: Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! (6cylVWguy) » | « » 5:05 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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that's a nice 'raddo
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| Re: Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! (KahviVW) » | « » 5:42 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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Thanks for the compliments on the car, those wheels are my track wheels/tires. I have a set of JLine's that are my street wheels. It needs a little bit of body work that I hope to get done over the winter.
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| Re: Cleaned up the car and my brakes are red! (6cylVWguy) » | « » 6:12 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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Soooooo- your calipers should be black and now one is red?
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| FV-QR » | « » 7:17 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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Yeah.. either those eggnogs were stronger than I thought or I am just missing the point..
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| Re: FV-QR (x_Diesel_x) » | « » 7:23 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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the anodizing faded from black to red, either from uv light or heat.
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| Re: FV-QR (s-rocc) » | « » 7:31 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by s-rocc » | | the anodizing faded from black to red, either from uv light or heat. |
I have never seen anodizing "fade" to a different color. I didn't think it was possible. I would put my money on whatever wheel cleaner you use reacting with the anodization itself. Most wheel cleaners are acidic.
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we need a MOD to move this to the "tell me a cool story" thread plz.. kmmthnxbyee
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| Re: FV-QR (kenny301) » | « » 7:40 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by kenny301 » | I have never seen anodizing "fade" to a different color. I didn't think it was possible.
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it fades. i have an autotech aluminum adj. cam gear that is half black half red anodized, and the black is slowly turning redish (not nearly to the extent of his caliper though) and the red is just getting desaturated.
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| Re: FV-QR (Chapel) » | « » 7:40 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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I know you are, but what am I? No, wait... And how did that brake calipers change color on one side only?
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| Re: FV-QR (s-rocc) » | « » 7:41 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by s-rocc » | | the anodizing faded from black to red, either from uv light or heat. |
that information would have been helpful about 8 hours ago 
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| Re: FV-QR (ATL_Av8r) » | « » 7:42 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by ATL_Av8r » | | that information would have been helpful about 8 hours ago |
huh? also, possibly that side only if the car is always parked with that side facing south.
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| Re: FV-QR (s-rocc) » | « » 7:45 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by s-rocc » | huh? also, possibly that side only if the car is always parked with that side facing south. |
I didn't know they could change color like that. I was a Business major.....not a Useless Knowledge major
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| Re: FV-QR (ATL_Av8r) » | « » 7:47 PM 11-20-2009 | |
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ah, see i'm very good with useless knowledge. got tons of it
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