KEVS98LS1

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What product is everybody using to paint their calipers these days.I need to freshen up mine.Also what is the exact process in cleaning them to paint.

JeaneZ28

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I used dupli-color caliper paint and it worked fine. You can get it at your local auto parts store.

NHRAMAN

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DUPLI-COLOR or VHT.

transwiz

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I also used dupli-color for my calipers.I cleaned them with a wire wheel on my drill
and then cleaned them with M.E.K. before painting them.

KEVS98LS1

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Thanks.You guys
got any pictures.

Squirts11

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Make sure to clean them well, sand them down to a smooth surface, clean with acetone or similar product to degrease, then apply multiple coats.

I used VHT caliper paint. Has worked well so far with no chipping.

4150

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I used Duplicolor caliper spray on my daily driver, turned out nice other than the fact it took about a day before the paint wasnt tacky. I blew everything apart to wire wheel and clean. Everything was painted separately and the calipers were carefully masked off.




I recently took everything apart to do another brake job, red on a DD is a complete bitch to keep clean so I stripped off all the red and repainted everything with semi-gloss black Duplicolor engine enamel. Red looked good for about the first 20K miles or so but cleaning it was a pain since the only way to really get everything clean again was by taking the wheels off. I didnt have any problems with chipping but the color changed slightly, kinda changed from bright red to a darker red over a 2 year period.

00RedMaro

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I want to do a gloss black on mine too, but I'm also thinking about those caliper covers that MGP or whatever have for sale. I don't have the time to take the brakes off my DD.

bene

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I used brake cleaner/chrome wheel cleaner to clean the brake dust off. Then I used the dremel to smooth out the casting marks. Cleaned it again from the debris, prep it for painting, then used Duplicolor paint/cleared right after.

KEVS98LS1

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I have decided since my ride is black I am going to go with gloss black.Black really should hide the dirt.

bene

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I went w/ gloss black.

hitmanws6

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i cleaned mine with a wire brush and soapy water, then sprayed with OSH red spray paint. still looks fine after 2 1/2 years