Caliper Painting

it a easy DIY project

if you have the tools to remove the wheels



if you are going to send them out you should find someone who can powercoat them for you
 
It's really easy I did mine with 2 coats of GM paint to match my car and then 2 coats of high temp clearcoat for engines. They have heald up perfect for a little less than 2 years. Look just like the day I painted them when they are clean. you can pm me if you have any questions, but I used 2 cans of paint and 2 cans of high tem enamel. 4 big 4x4 pieces of cardboard to put under wheels , 4 plastic bags (grogery store fit perfect) to put over the rotor, blue painters tape to tape off all around the caliper and some painters plastic (big pieces) to put in the wheelwell and on the fenders because I will garuntee that the paint will spread especially if you do it outside. I would guess that if you are on this thread you care tremendously about your paint so I would recomend to be better safe than sorry I went as far as to cover my whole fenders and quater pannels with newspaper. My car looked like it was a paper machee :chuckle:. Good luck it will look good when you are done. :getdown post pics
 
I did the diy route. It looked good for about three years still looks ok. Im going with powder coat this year though. since im getting bigger new calipers. Place im going to is charging me $60.



Also if you go the pc'ing route you will have to rebuild your calipers also. Not hard to rebuild just depends on how much you want to put into the project.
 
BigJimZ28 said:
it a easy DIY project

if you have the tools to remove the wheels



if you are going to send them out you should find someone who can powercoat them for you
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+1 on the DIY and expensive alternative to the powdercoat route...
 
Isn't painting calipers with even Hi-Temp paint only going to last for a little while because of the high heat? I thought I was told that powercoating them is the only/best way to do it?
 
I used G2 Caliper paint on my front calipers about 4 years ago and they still look great. You have to use the correct paint and you have to clean the calipers thoroughly. My calipers were new replacements so not much cleaning was needed. Like waxing its all in the preparation ;)
 
David Fermani said:
Isn't painting calipers with even Hi-Temp paint only going to last for a little while because of the high heat? I thought I was told that powercoating them is the only/best way to do it?
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No it can last for along time

mine usually need pads before paint

so I just do the pads and paint at the same time about every two years
 
Yal said:
I used G2 Caliper paint on my front calipers about 4 years ago and they still look great. You have to use the correct paint and you have to clean the calipers thoroughly. My calipers were new replacements so not much cleaning was needed. Like waxing its all in the preparation ;)
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i agree. prep them well and even regular rustoleum enamel will last a LONG time. scrub the heck out of them with brake cleaner, just watch the car finish (if you splash). calipers do not reach high enough temps to hurt good enamel even if not "high temp".
 
I've painted calipers with PPG base coat/clear coat and they looked great for the 2 years I owned the car. I sold it so have no idea what they look like now.



I've used those brush on kits Duplicolor kits that you can get from Advance with good results too.





Like said above, final finish and durability is all about the prep!!!
 
sorry but unless you have a big brake kit, painting calipers is like putting those darn fake vents on your car or a huge wing or better yet, racing stickers of things you don't even have on your car. Not trying to give you a hard time, just informing so don't everyone get pissy. It's kinda like if someone new comes on here and says turtle wax is the best wax ever, people will most def give their 2 cents. If you do have a bbk, then by all mean go for it.
 
never gone said:
sorry but unless you have a big brake kit, painting calipers is like putting those darn fake vents on your car or a huge wing or better yet, racing stickers of things you don't even have on your car. Not trying to give you a hard time, just informing so don't everyone get pissy. It's kinda like if someone new comes on here and says turtle wax is the best wax ever, people will most def give their 2 cents. If you do have a bbk, then by all mean go for it.
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Uh, its not for performance, its an appearance thing, yeah it does nothing but clean up the car and make the calipers look better which is why so many people are doing it.

AND FWIW, BBK, Brembo and the other high end brakes come prepainted.
 
^^I agree!!

Believe it or not not everybody paints it red or yellow so they can look like Porsche. Some people just want to get rid of the rusted look some old calipers get by painting them silver or black too. It sometimes looks terrible when you have a rusted or dull looking set of calipers behind brand spanking new wheels and rotors. Trust me nobody is going to mistake sliding single piston calipers for Brembos that have 6 pistons.
 
Yeah, just don't use a "look at these!!" color and it oughta look better than it does now.



OTOH, I didn't paint the calipers on my didn't-come-painted vehicles, I just keep 'em clean and they're still OK looking after numerous OH winters. But if they *weren't* looking OK, a nice silver/gray/etc. paint would be nice.
 
cajunfirehawk said:
Uh, its not for performance, its an appearance thing, yeah it does nothing but clean up the car and make the calipers look better which is why so many people are doing it.

AND FWIW, BBK, Brembo and the other high end brakes come prepainted.
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I know it's not for performance, trust me. Neither are the huge wings ricers put on civics or the huge fart cans you see sticking out the back of them. They're just for looks and they cheapen the way a car looks. I'm not judging, I'm just giving reality. Any real car enthusiast will laugh when they see painted calipers that aren't actual bbk's. Does that suck and is it a little elitist? Sure but it's the truth. I too personally think it looks much nicer seeing calipers that are just very clean over painted ones that aren't bbk's.
 
never gone said:
I know it's not for performance, trust me. Neither are the huge wings ricers put on civics or the huge fart cans you see sticking out the back of them. They're just for looks and they cheapen the way a car looks. I'm not judging, I'm just giving reality. Any real car enthusiast will laugh when they see painted calipers that aren't actual bbk's. Does that suck and is it a little elitist? Sure but it's the truth. I too personally think it looks much nicer seeing calipers that are just very clean over painted ones that aren't bbk's.
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This is subjective in nature...



Your opinion is just that, your opinion which differs from many



Comparing painted calipers to huge ricer wings is laughable at best
 
never gone said:
sorry but unless you have a big brake kit, painting calipers is like putting those darn fake vents on your car or a huge wing or better yet, racing stickers of things you don't even have on your car. Not trying to give you a hard time, just informing so don't everyone get pissy. It's kinda like if someone new comes on here and says turtle wax is the best wax ever, people will most def give their 2 cents. If you do have a bbk, then by all mean go for it.
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My civic calipers started turning rusty and you can very easily see them through my wide open rims. I painted them black to make them look nice and stock again...



So no need to get a big brake kit to get them painted.:woohoo:
 
cajunfirehawk said:
AND FWIW, BBK, Brembo and the other high end brakes come prepainted.
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Aren't they powercoated, instead of just painted? If so, why is the manufacturer choosing to use more expensive methods like powercoating if they could just get by with regular painting?
 
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