I was wondering the easiest way to go about this..if anyone has done it I would like some ideas or pics..thanks (did a search..nothing came up)

 

unbolt caliper, paint

 

would it be easier to keep it on and mask surrounding areas and then paint?

 

yea you can do that and still make it nice.
One word of advice. Do not get paint inside where the caliper pistons are. Its the thing that is covered by the only rubber covered thingie on the caliper. Its not fun when it gets stuck in the closed position.

 

http://www.itr1220.com/calipers/calipers.htm


[Modified by Lang, 8:04 PM 4/3/2002]

 

I painted mine and left the calipers on. I just covered the rotors and everything with aluminum foil. easy to shape and does the job very well. just be sure to let the paint dry all the way before driving otherwise you'll get brake dust stuck to the paint and you'll have to start all over again.

 

nice..thanks everyone

 

i just painted my friends calipers the other day red on his 330ci.. we didnt take off the caliper just coverd it with newspaper all around but the caliper.. sprayed it once with red and once with clear.. looked at it today and they look NICE.. and hes gettin the ACS rims within 2 days.. good luck if you havent dont it yes

 

do you guys think it looks gay or tight i honestly like the calipers painted red

 

yea i thjink they look dope

 

i like how it looks

 

I painted mine with 500 degrees duplicolor engine enamel. It's held up fine so far no chipping or anyting. I sprayed the paint in a bowl and used a half inch paint brush to apply it. I did 2-3 coats on each caliper.

 

i used VHT high-temp caliper paint and it's held up for about a year (and numerous track days) and it still looks perfect.

 

That's the way I did mine

 

yes, im bringing this back up. im in need to repaint my itr calipers and was wondering what color is should go with. powdercoat them black or media/sand blast then which would leave silver color. i would love to get them back the the original goldish color but i know its impossible. post pics if you can of black calipers or silver ones. thanks

 

like this: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zer...age=1

dammit the owner removed the pictures.

Edit: wtf? old *** thread.
Just use your imagination.

 

heres some pics of mine, i wanted the brand new oem look, i think it looks pretty good. btw i took off the calipers and rebuild the fronts and just masked the rear calipers piston i used VHT aluminum cast

Front Caliper:



Rear Caliper:

 

good ****!!! imma have to do mine tonight. all brake are comepletely disassebled so i shoud get a good quality job done. thanks.

 

cool just make sure to paint in a well ventilated area and away from anything you dont want paint to get on, that **** stays in the air and is tough on the lungs man, i couldnt breathe the next day