Z-Rated

I paitned my calpiers yesterday and i used 500 temp, i was in a hurry and didnt think about 1200 so u think im ok? i mean really how hot can they get? let me know

Drew

MadIceV8

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You'll be perfectly fine if you got all the dirt off the caliper 1st.

unit213

They can get hot especially if your at the track. BUT, 500 degree paint is fine. I sure hope you took the time to clean your calipers well. If not, you wasted your time.

Z-Rated

I think i cleaned them really well, ground a lot of it down to make it smooth, guess we will see.... thanks

Drew

KillerD

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It is not nesessary to put high temp paint on calipers. They dont get hot enough. I have been using normal paint on my calipers for years and have not one single problem out of it. And looks just as good as when I put it on the first time

Kevin

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High temp is neccessary if you drive the car like it was meant to I used a 500 degree paint for my calipers and it was fine for daily driving and drag strip but the first and only time I ever went to a road course I got pulled off the course due to smoke from my brakes. The rotors were red hot and the paint was boiling on my calipers. Was kicking myself for not using 1200.

Kevin

<small>[ September 08, 2002, 02:08 AM: Message edited by: Kevin ]</small>

98trans am

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i had normal paint on my old firebird for 2 years and i never had any problems with it.

phil46y

I have to grin EVERY time I see someone make this statement. I tried driving the 47 mile trip to work one morning the way I think mine should be driven a quarter mile at a time hitting the shift light through three gears then stopping and doing it again time and time again. After the first 19 miles and 3 tickets I decided to drive normal.

J/K BTW about the above trip to work, but it could be tempting if I put a nickel's worth of credibility to a statement like this. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

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<strong>High temp is neccessary if you drive the car like it was meant to

Kevin</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

Z-Master

I used 500F paint and haven't had any problems...

FrankSS

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ya i painted my calipers too. i used acetone to clean them and then just painted them with 500F paint. it still looks like i did it the other day, and i do drive my ss like its supposed to be drove.