Who painted calipers ??

[Tom Rs]

i am looking to paint calipers and my rear drums. looking to see what other peoples methods were and products used. any help is great. btw how long does it take to dry ??

[dmw319]

20 mins a coat to dry

use about 4 coats of paint, 4 of clear at least. there is a pic in my sig. sorry its not too good of one though.

[Dead Body]

4 coats of brake calipper paint and Formula Decal:

[FRENCH_CAMAROV6]

http://www17.brinkster.com/camarov6/...page=a_etriers

[Tom Rs]

dead body .. what a name but did you clear coat them ???

[97rs4life]

yea I put a bunch of layers of red and after the decals clearcoat.

[97rs4life]

BTW, I used some red caliper paint from the local parts store. Make sure you clean them off real good before you do it though

[Summer99]

pics in second page of sig. Black with silver bracket and silver Camaro letters

[fabolous24]

i think in most stores the high temperature engine paint is a couple bucks cheaper than the brake caliper paints...i used that and it worked great.

[shenanigans]

I have heard mixed reviews about the caliper paint and nothing but good stuff on the normal engine paint. And the fact I picked up paint to do this that caliper paint crap is like $10 a can.


Just spray them down with brake parts cleaner, sand them up or use wire brush or something, clean them again, I have heard its great to prime them then add engien paint.

On my 3.4L I just cleaned them and sprayed them I had no problems, no primer, I had them like that for like 25,000 miles, didn;t have any problems

http://www.mustangeater825.50megs.co...r/DSC00045.jpg
http://www.mustangeater825.50megs.co...aliper%203.jpg

I was thinking of attempting this shortly on my 2000 since I need brakes anyways.


As for the caliper, I just hung it from a bent up wire hanger. Worked fine.

[chase02]

where can i get decals for the calipers?

[dmw319]

http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/vinyl/vinyl.htm

[97rs4life]

I got my decals off of ebay from a buyer named Vispeedinc. Fast shipment and the decals look great/fit great

[TheV6Bird]

I used caliper paint and it worked fine for me:



Here's a write up. It's not mine but it is what I used.

Supplies you need: 2 cans of Brake Cleaner, 2 cans of Color Paint of Choice, one can of clear coat (clear paint).
1. Untighten sockets on wheel.
2. Jackup car and remove wheel.
3. Spay Caliper with a nice amount of Brake Cleaner until all of the grime is gone.
4. Tape up the rotor(squeeze tape into little cracks to prevent less paint to dry on the rotor)
5. Put newspapers on the wheel well and over the rotor where you DONT WANT PAINT. The newspaper on the rotor will prevent you from wasting miles of tape.
6. Spay the first coat of paint on the caliper. You can be generous with the first coat to get all of it covered. Light upward and downward movement strokes are best for nice even paint application.
7. Wait 15-20 Min.
8. Repeat step 6. This time apply lighter strokes and lighter amounts of paint for a smooth finish.
9. Wait 15-20 Min.
10. Repeat step 6. This time apply lighter strokes and lighter amounts of paint for a smooth finish.
11. Wait 15-20 Min.
12. Now it's time for the clear coat. Spray the first coat on the caliper. Apply light coats. This is why you only need one can of clear coat.
13. Wait 15-20 Min.
14. Apply second clear coat.
15.Wait 15-20 min.
16. Apply final clear coat if you want.
17. If you do apply the third coat wait about 30 minutes.
18. The paint should be somewhat dry to where its not dripping or anything. The paint should never drip or you put on way to much. Anyway, you can now remove all the tape and newspapers. Be careful not to touch the caliper in doing so.
19. Put the wheel back on.
20. Lower the car and dont drive the car for the rest of the day. It would suck to have spent two hours per caliper to ruin them. Repeat this three more times for the other wheels.

[Tom Rs]

can i really not drive it for the rest of the day ?