Ugly Caliper Paint
Ugly Caliper Paint I painted my calipers last night. I'm not sure if I got a bad can of paint or if it was user error (most likely), but they look like 
. Does anyone know the best way to strip the paint. I assume paint thinner would work, but I wasn't sure if that would be bad for the seals. I will probably get them powdercoated, which is what I should have done in the first place.
Also, if I dissasemble the calipers to have them powder coated, where can I get a rebuild kit for the seals and the rubber boot? Or can I put the old parts back in if I'm careful taking them out. Thanks guys.
. Does anyone know the best way to strip the paint. I assume paint thinner would work, but I wasn't sure if that would be bad for the seals. I will probably get them powdercoated, which is what I should have done in the first place. Also, if I dissasemble the calipers to have them powder coated, where can I get a rebuild kit for the seals and the rubber boot? Or can I put the old parts back in if I'm careful taking them out. Thanks guys.
i used brake cleaner to clean mine. then air hose with air chuck to dry em. then painted thin coats. they came out great
sand yours down. spray them with brake cleaner and spray some thin coats on them.
sand yours down. spray them with brake cleaner and spray some thin coats on them.
did you wire brush your calipers before you painted? did you clean them in any way? this may be why your paint looks like ****.
anyway you could probably wire brush off the crappy paint
anyway you could probably wire brush off the crappy paint
I did clean them thoroughly. I even ran a white rag over them before I painted. I used several thin coats and it just didn't want to stick on certain spots. Kinda like oil and water. So then I started using thicker coats, and it still didn't want to cover those spots. Then I got runs because of the thicker coats. So at this point, it was black spots behind white paint or runs. I opted for runs (lesser of the 2 uglies). Either way, it looks nasty. I used G2 Caliper paint. I heard it was a very good brand. I have corvette brakes, and there is a lot of globbing around the lettering. Very irritating.
sounds like there was oil still on your calipers... The best thing is brake kleen. Its a pressurized can, and it will stripe fresh paint, and ANY residue. If you over spray at all, make sure to clean it off with fresh water.
Good luck with the project.. I almost bought a car that was visually identical to yours last summer. You wouldn't happen to be from NorCal would you?
Good luck with the project.. I almost bought a car that was visually identical to yours last summer. You wouldn't happen to be from NorCal would you?
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Verdad Gallardo I have a buddy that is going to try to sand on them and make 'em perty for me. We'll see.
Nope. I'm an OKIE.
Originally Posted by z34_nut
Good luck with the project.. I almost bought a car that was visually identical to yours last summer. You wouldn't happen to be from NorCal would you?
they sell a paint remover from autozone...the centers of my TTII's were painted charcol(see sig) itill i got a wild hair one and decided i wanted them polished again...sprayed a good amount of this "paint remover" onto the wheels waited 20-30 minutes got a pressure washer and blasted that **** off...works great but id be carefull around your cars paint
Yeah I'm not so sure white paint is a good idea. I bet it would look cool when it's freshly painted...but brakes are a dirty area and you'll be repainting those suckers all the time!
As far as your problem goes, I used the spray can on mine and put on a few coats and then used a brush to put on the last layer to even it all out and make sure everything was covered nicely.
As far as your problem goes, I used the spray can on mine and put on a few coats and then used a brush to put on the last layer to even it all out and make sure everything was covered nicely.