i am plaining on painting my drums and calipers cuz im getting rims and i am going to paint the drums untill i can find a set of disc so im am going to paint the drums black but do u think i should paint the calipers black as well or paint them red?

RJayS.

 

Black will look alot better, trust me on this one.

A painted caliper that stands out like a sore thumb is the true epitome of rice.

 

If you don't have an aftermarket or custom brake setup, it's not worth announcing to the public. If you were using DC5-R Brembo's, you could paint them pink, and I'd still say it's fine.

 

my pet peeve is people who paint there drums any colour other than black.

I myself painted my drums and calipers black just for a clean effect, i hate the rusty/ugly colour they were.

DC5-R Brembo's are pure sex, just buy those.

 

Right on i also hate people who paint there drums other colors than black i have this elcipse that drive around my town with bright green calipers and drums looks like **** but im def painted both black thanks all

RJayS.

 

You know, I never really thought about it, but you guys have given me a good idea. When I get my stainless steel lines, ima paint my calipers hot pink!!!

Seriously though I am going to pain them black, make them look better than stock. That **** looking brown isn't cutting it any more.

 

Mine is black too

please dont paint them red....

 

dont worry guys i just got done painting them and they r both black.

 

What kinda paint did you use? and did you sand everything down before hand? I'm interested in doing the same thing but am not familiar with the precess, thanks

 

to tell u the turth i just cleaned them really good but down a primer and painted them with that high temp spray paint if u want them really nice u could sand them down i suppose but even if u look at a caliper paint kit they dont say anything about sanding them down and put tape down that helps

 

I used Brake cleaner to clean mine up, then a coat of High Heat Flat Black (meant for grills and such).

 

yea thats what i did except i did a coat of high heat flatt black and then a coat of red to make it a darker color of red..

it looks really good with my gunmetal wheels

 

Can you get it in a brush on, to keep overspray off the pistons?


Or if not, what do you do? Just tape it up and hope it doesnt get on the pistons themselves or moving parts in general?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Red_EM2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Can you get it in a brush on, to keep overspray off the pistons?


Or if not, what do you do? Just tape it up and hope it doesnt get on the pistons themselves or moving parts in general?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I had my calipers off as it was, so I just taped over the pistons. I know that some people just leave the pads on and paint away.

 

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I had my calipers off as it was, so I just taped over the pistons. I know that some people just leave the pads on and paint away.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wouldn't that cause braking issues if it were to get on the pad surface? Im assuming it would just wear away after a few hard stops.

 

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If you use a piece of cardboard or some other hardstock to prevent the paint from hitting your rotors, you could essentially just paint the calipers whilst they're still on your car.

 

i painted my Calipers on the car cause im hella lazy. I just made a carbboard cutout and went to town.

On the rear i just let loose whilst still on the car!

 

i just taped them. after a couple of stops it just takes the paint u didnt on on there off it was easyer than i thought

 

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If you've got crappy pads, this is ok. But, I would never do this with some nice pads. It leaves a paint residue (especially if the paint is oil based) that doesn't dissipate, but soaks into the pad a little bit.

 

yeah my were crappy pads thats y i didnt care that much

 

Definitely BLACK

nothing worse than a home done red job thats flaking off and showing the color underneath.