Painting Calipers
Painting Calipers Im ordering rims next week and im going to be painting my stock calipers...i think it would be best to take them off then paint them...is this true...also what color should i paint them if the car is cayenne red metallic....and what kit should i buy...i want them to look as good as possible...and do they come with a clear coat? Thanks Jason
painted mine red. I did it the simple way: spray the high heat red paint into it's own cap and use a small brush to paint the calipers while the wheels are on the car. If you have 17's, it shouldn't be a problem to reach through the spokes and paint the caliper. Yes, I was lazy and no, you won't get better results by taking 3 hours to paint some ******* calipers.
Paint brush?? Man... you guys are crazy...lol I didn't take mine off the car, rather just masked off the areas very well. Clean them with brake cleaner, rough them up a bit with a wire brush to get any stuff off them, brake cleaner again, then use high temp spray paint. Any overspray you get on the rotor will come off in a matter of minutes after driving the car. 
so say you already have red calipers and you want to paint them black, am i gonna have to sand em' down or cani just clean the caliper with cleaner and just paint over it?
Originally Posted by mycamaroSS
so say you already have red calipers and you want to paint them black, am i gonna have to sand em' down or cani just clean the caliper with cleaner and just paint over it?-Mike
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Originally Posted by UAZ28SS
Paint brush?? Man... you guys are crazy...lol I didn't take mine off the car, rather just masked off the areas very well. Clean them with brake cleaner, rough them up a bit with a wire brush to get any stuff off them, brake cleaner again, then use high temp spray paint. Any overspray you get on the rotor will come off in a matter of minutes after driving the car.
-Mike
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i am in the process of powdercoating mine in school. My car is down because the tranny is out so i took the wheels off then the calipers and broke the calipers down all the way, going to powder coat them high gloss red, and then just the spokes on my wheels high gloss black. Powder coat is way better than paint! i painted mine b4 with high temp paint...didnt last long b4 they turned orange!
Originally Posted by mycamaroSS
thanks mike, so should i spray paint it or brush it?
Originally Posted by mycamaroSS
thanks mike, so should i spray paint it or brush it?
I was on the way to polishing mine, so I had already sanded off the casting flash and sanded away the "rough" texture. You certainly don't have to go that far, but I'd highly recommend cleaning them as best you can, so the paint sticks to metal and not dirt.
-Mike
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I took mine off to paint and also so I could install my braided brake lines too. Had to get alot of oxidation off the calipers, painted them, and then put the camaro logo on them. They have been fine for the whole summer. Just used some black brake caliper paint for Pep Boys.
I'm going to be painting mine but I think I'm going to be using just a small can of enamel paint from Wal-Mart. It should hold up just fine... I'm not sure I see the need for a special high temp paint. I don't want to spray and I don't want to pay an overpriced amount for a "kit" from Autozone.
Unless someone knows where I can buy just a can of high temp paint instead of rattle.
Unless someone knows where I can buy just a can of high temp paint instead of rattle.
