kyles2000z

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i'll be painting my engine bay tongiht and wanted to repaint my cailpers while i was at it. im using reg. old car paint for the bay and was wondering if i could use the same paint on my calipers, if they would withstand the heat. i'll be using a basecoat/clearcoat too if that helps, it's Omni car paint.

Flamin' bird

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Regular Automotive paint like Duplicolor is fine. I used that on mine a couple times as I've changed my color scheme 4 times in the years I've owned the car. The last I used was actual PPG paint that matches the orange on the front of the car. I had to use a brush for that because at the time it wasnt available in a spray and only in pints

WonQuickZ28

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You could really use just regular krylon, it might not last as long but it would work. I would spot the extra bills and buy the actual caliper paint from Advance Auto Parts, its got ceramic in it so it really sparkles in the sunlight...lemme show you a pic of what I mean....

kyles2000z

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well i used reg. car paint becaus iw as painting my engine bay and had PLENTY extra, so i figuerd why not if its gonna make it look slick as glass.....whihc it does, i sprayed it last night and its awesome looking.

Pheonix

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I wonder if it will hold up. I was in the same boat like a week ago, but i decided to buy the caliper paint from oreilly but it chips really easy. i might strip it off depending on how good yours holds up to temp. Let me know.

kyles2000z

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i used 1200 high temp primer. just as long as the primer is high temp stuff, the paint should hold up.

NHRAMAN

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NO.........DUPLI-COLOR CALIPER PAINT or VHT HI-TEMP only.

Pheonix

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i bought the kit that comes with a brush but i sprayed it out of my primer gun. It looks very glossy but i have not ran the car since i sprayed them so i dont know if they have to get hot to activate the ceramic.

kyles2000z

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who cares as long as its high temp, i drove the car a bunch today and theyre fine, plus they look better than aything a rattle can will do.

99 H.O.S.S.

I need to make some time for myself to paint my cailpers. lol

GR33N GoblinM6

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yeah you need a temp rating of minimum 500*.. your calipers probably will never see 300*.. standard DOT 3 brake fluid would boil then.. so 500* is fine