best caliper paint? - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

gltasn · 03-06-2009, 01:03 PM

im goiing to add my new solid brake lines and caliper bolts from supercar engineering. what is the best looking/lasting caliper paint i can use? i will have the calipers off and can prep them.

3000GT MR · 03-06-2009, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by gltasn

im goiing to add my new solid brake lines and caliper bolts from supercar engineering. what is the best looking/lasting caliper paint i can use? i will have the calipers off and can prep them.

i like the dupli-color caliper paint they have at most auto parts stores. its a ceramic paint. comes with brake cleaner, brush, tape, enough paint i did all four VR4 brakes and my front valve cover with alot left over. i think itonly comes in red and blue. ive had great success with it

Polygon · 03-06-2009, 01:43 PM

I have yet to see any paint that works well on calipers, all the ones I've seen eventually chip. You're best off to powder coat them IMO.

OhioSpyderman · 03-06-2009, 01:51 PM

I paint mine EVERY year and I alway use the Dupli Color Sprays (High Heat).

I've got a method that works well and doesn't take more than a few hours...oh, and I usually do the inside of the rotor too

Jack up (and JackSTAND) one whole side of the car, remove wheels.

Wash and dry rotor and caliper. Sand if necessary.

Tape off rotor (where brake pads hit...just a single ring around it) then paper and tape
off the rest of the rotor. Put an old bedsheet in the wheel well.

Paint.

While the paint is drying (and in between coats) prepare the other wheel on that side.

Add clearcoat to both.

Do the other side.

Have a drink

Bob.

Chester22 · 03-06-2009, 05:44 PM

I used G2 Paints, Then I coated it with a couple coats of High Temp Clear. Looks as good as the 1st day

OhioSpyderman · 03-06-2009, 06:51 PM

Whoa...how'd you do that?

Awesome

Those do NOT look like TT brakes...am I right (and what did you do to them)

Bob.

mdcrose · 03-06-2009, 07:10 PM

G2 is the way to go for sure.

Chester22 · 03-06-2009, 07:30 PM

Yep those are the Calipers on my NA, I Grinded them down to bare metal and then taped off areas I wanted bare and painted and then the lettering is decals, then clearcoated them. Took About 3-4hours

stevep · 03-07-2009, 01:58 AM

The G2 or FoliTec paint is hard to beat. The calipers on my DSM are going on 5 years now since I did them and no chips.

bjmsam · 03-07-2009, 03:47 AM

How does the Eastwood Brake Caliper Coating System stack up?