People with red calipers come in.

[2000fbodyV6]

I am currently painting my calipers red, but it looks more orange. The paint i am using is Flat Red. Have you guys had this problem? What color Red is best? And how many coats? Thanx

[FirebirdGT]

http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/g2/caliper_paint.jsp

[nikon]

Pep-Boys ;) High temp engine paint, the one that says universal red...and I put about 6 coats on mine ;)

[hockeyman]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by nikon:
Pep-Boys ;) High temp engine paint, the one that says universal red...and I put about 6 coats on mine ;) <hr></blockquote>

Agreed. After spraying mine about 5 times, I sprayed some clearcoat on top to give it a shiny red look. I thought the clearcoat would burn off, but so far after 300 miles it hasn't. Shines nice!

-Marc

[nikon]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by hockeyman:


Agreed. After spraying mine about 5 times, I sprayed some clearcoat on top to give it a shiny red look. I thought the clearcoat would burn off, but so far after 300 miles it hasn't. Shines nice!

-Marc<hr></blockquote>

y'know they have high heat clear coat ;) [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Steve Caroccia]

You guys are crazy! Walk into Wal-Mart, get any red you like either Spray on or Brush on. For me, I picked the brush on red enamel so I didn't paint my entire wheel well red. Like the model car paint ($2.37 you may want to get 2 if you are doing all four wheels). I just did my backs last week and double checked the fronts from last year. I had three coats on the front. No scratches, no chips. I thought the paint sucked until I checked. The paint was dirty not scuffed or scratched.

Now, although you are paying $38 dollars from tire rack, do you plan on grinding to get a smooth finish? A dremel and 3-4 wire disks should work.

I have pics. I tried to upload them on two different servers without any success. Shoot me an email.