Painting Calipers with regular automotive paint? part 1

njskatchmo

11-21-2005 11:36 PM

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Painting Calipers with regular automotive paint?
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I have a whole load of WRB paint left, I was thinking I'd paint my calipers with it. Will this work well with regular clear coat or must I get teh high-temp paint.

Subie Gal

11-21-2005 11:42 PM

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you dont need high temp paint
unless you plan on cooking your brakes ;)

Krylon $1.99 gloss black worked for me...
and HAS worked for over 2 years

Jamie
[url]www.subiegal.com[/url]

njskatchmo

11-22-2005 10:00 PM

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Should I use clearcoat over the paint as well?

rukkie

11-22-2005 10:38 PM

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[QUOTE=Subie Gal]you dont need high temp paint
unless you plan on cooking your brakes ;)

Krylon $1.99 gloss black worked for me...
and HAS worked for over 2 years

Jamie
[url]www.subiegal.com[/url][/QUOTE]
really...?

FWD WRX

11-22-2005 10:43 PM

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i painted mines gold with the same home decor paint i used on my rims.. been two months and no signs of fading.. just a little dirty lol

WickedSTI

11-22-2005 10:46 PM

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Go check out [url]www.vhtpaint.com[/url] You will see what you need to do what you ask.Brad

Subie Gal

11-22-2005 11:07 PM

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[QUOTE=rukkie]really...?[/QUOTE]

no.. i made it up ;) :lol:



yes REALLY
my street car is not a race car

brakes do not heat up...
they will not be heated up... ever....
thus you can use any kind of paint you want

now on the race car, i wouldnt bother
i'd burn any paint off in an hour :D

Jamie
[url]www.subiegal.com[/url]

jac04

11-23-2005 12:11 PM

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[QUOTE=njskatchmo]Should I use clearcoat over the paint as well?[/QUOTE]
If you are using a base coat automotive paint, then you should use a clear coat over it.

rukkie

11-23-2005 12:14 PM

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[quote=Subie Gal] no.. i made it up[/quote]

I Knew It!

now... what about the base coat?

mike_b49431

11-23-2005 05:24 PM

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Do you guys actually take off the calipers, paint them, then reattach and bleed them? I know brake fluid ruins pain, so how to you bleed them without getting the paint messed up?

Mike

FWD WRX

11-23-2005 05:27 PM

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i painted my calipers on the car.. i blocked everything off wtih newspaper.. primered paint and 2 coats clearcoat

Subie Gal

11-23-2005 05:34 PM

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[QUOTE=rukkie]I Knew It!

now... what about the base coat?[/QUOTE]

clean

dry

primer

paint

paint

paint

dry

reassemble.

cake! :D

rukkie

11-23-2005 06:54 PM

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hmm... tempting

njskatchmo

11-25-2005 09:44 PM

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I'm thinking i'm going to get white paint and stencil out "SUBARU" and then praty that in white on blue calipers. Any opinions. I'll get back and post pics when im done.

fantomas

01-06-2006 12:39 AM

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do it yet? i want to do gold calipers with a blue "wrx"

njskatchmo

01-06-2006 12:41 AM

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I can't until the weather warms up, or my friend puts my car in his garage.

fantomas

01-06-2006 12:44 AM

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hmn...true... damn. i was going to paint mine this weekend while doing an up pipe install. i might as well and go ahead and do it. if it doesn't stick perfectly, i'll just redo it in the spring when i put my summer wheels on.

nix-hex

01-06-2006 01:40 AM

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the best stuff i used was duplicolor caliper kit from autozone. they give you an 8 ounce can put two coats of paint on each caliper uses only 1/4 of the can. simply clean and apply two coats cus the first may streak a bit from the brush, as does all brushes with painting, and your done. looks very nice and glossy and brake dust wipes off with your finger. and if you're thinking about the blue color, its good. dont be fooled by the baby blue pic on the cover of box, its alot darker than that. really strong stuff too and each coat dries in 15 minutes.

Kromber2

01-06-2006 12:36 PM

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I would have to go with the G2 caliper paint system. I've done it before on past few cars and the outcome is awesome! There is no spray painting, you apply the paint with a brush and you can get about 2-3 coats on each caliper. When it is finished it has a real nice rich color and it will never fade.... I swear by it....

wgb113

01-06-2006 12:57 PM

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I'm thinking about blue as well for my black Impreza. Any recommendations for a blue that close to the "Prodrive" blue?

Bill

digitalmethods

01-06-2006 03:09 PM

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I have painted a few sets of brakes. G2 is the only way I would go from now on. I used bright red. I don't track my car but I definately have gotten those brakes to cook quite a few times. I can smell them so I'm sure of it. Go and paint your calipers with cheap paint that has a color besides black and you'll see the color fade with time. My friend used regular high temp paint on his brakes and sitting side by side I am so glad that I used the G2 stuff. I have had them painted thorugh this tough ass winter with salt and everthing and they still look perfect. If I rub my finger on them they look the same as the day they were painted. In the summer I have a wash mit for them to clean them. They look perfect when clean. Prep work has a lot to do with that as well though. I wish I could show you the comparison in person. I pay very close attention to detail and it's a no brainer to see side by side. My $.02

wrxzboost

01-06-2006 04:38 PM

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i know no one asked, but painted calipers look like crap without upgraded rotors. the oem wrx rotors are so tiny that it looks like crap IMHO.

+1 for Krylon

nix-hex

01-06-2006 08:14 PM

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yeah my blue calipers are on a black car and my two cents thinks it looks awesome. everyone and their grandma has red ones, dont get me wrong i think painted is better than not painted. but with a darker car, blue or black looks great. and im just guessin but the blue that came with my duplicolor kit looks close to prodrive. but it doesnt matter cus paint doesnt make them perform any better. and definately add rotors. mine are slotted and drilled and with the painted calipers its a nice finish. also another thing that looks nice is these vinyl decals i found on ebay that say subaru, sti, impreza, or wrx. they wont fit on the rears even though they give them to you but its another nice touch to the fronts. as soon as i get a hold of a digital camera ill post pics if anyone wants to see

nix-hex

01-06-2006 08:16 PM

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and obviously, get the decals that pertain to your car. dont be like those honda kids and put a type emblem on a bone stock honda four door accord, know what i mean? :)

FAST4

01-06-2006 11:07 PM

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[QUOTE=njskatchmo]I have a whole load of WRB paint left, I was thinking I'd paint my calipers with it. Will this work well with regular clear coat or must I get teh high-temp paint.[/QUOTE]


you mean something like these?!?

[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c348/jdmrush/BREMBO.gif[/IMG]

BOOST3DWRX

01-07-2006 09:26 AM

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OOOOO pretty red^^^^

wgb113

01-07-2006 09:40 AM

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nix,

i'd love to see pix if you could get some up.

I'm hoping to do a brake upgrade in spring '07. Brembo slotted rotors, Goodridge SS lines, Hawk pads, and better fluid. That's probably when I'll get around to painting the calipers.

Bill

USF97J4x4

01-07-2006 09:54 AM

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[QUOTE=njskatchmo]I'm thinking i'm going to get white paint and stencil out "SUBARU" and then praty that in white on blue calipers. Any opinions. I'll get back and post pics when im done.[/QUOTE]

Go on ebay, they sell brake caliper decals for subarus

nix-hex

01-07-2006 03:33 PM

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yeah like the guy above me said, ebay has them. and bill, sorry i dont own a digital camera yet but if you go to ebay type in impreza brakes you should come across the decals. the will be the ones with the pic of the blue caliper with the subaru decals on them, at least it was that pic when i bought them. that is basically how mine look and the pic that inspired me to do that. happy painting people! :)