Since i dont have too much money right now, i plan on just painting my hubs and calipers this weekend as a low expense job. My hubs have a bit of rust on them, so i plan on sanding that down and painting that sort of a steel gray. But as for calipers, i dont know which color to paint them.

I have a 95 gsr 4dr in the dark green (not sure actual name), and I was thinking of either

Some sort of green (dark or light)

A yellow (similiar to a type r yellow)

Steel gray

Black


Which would look best on the caliper? or any otehr suggestions?

 

Honestly, I think colored stock calipers look lame, so I'd suggest you keep them stock.

 

I agree with Epoch. But if you must, I'd say paint them black or the steel grey you were talking about.

 

well write now, these are what i am dealing with, and if i am painting the hubs, i might as well paint the calipers

 

Painting the calipers with a neutral color (black, grey, etc) so they don't look all gross and rusty is fine. If you do something gaudy like red or yellow or whatever, that just looks like what some high school kid would do to make his brakes look "fast" or something.

 

GSR4444, let us know which way you go. Please post after pictures.

I'll be installing Goodridge SS brake lines soon, flushing the brake fluid with ATE blue, and installing new front pads and rotors. Since I'll be mucking about, I was thinking about painting the calipers too. (I would not be painting just to paint, but while I'm down there....)

A SuperHonda article shows how one guy used Plastikote Anodizit. This comes in only blue and red.

If you go to Plastikote's website, they have "Brake Caliper Paint" in more colors: yellow, red, blue, black, silver, purple.

I've got a green 98 GS-R sedan; yellow might look good. Green Bay Packers coloring.

Yeah, the coloring would show that the calipers are small, but they'd be colorful!

 

I'd go with flat black for both hubs and calipers. Be really thorough in your preparation work and masking; it should turn out great.

Yellow is too gaudy IMO. Especially on a forest green car.

 

That's why I want to see what his ends up looking like!

 

yeah, will do

should have pictures by saturday night. I think im just gonna stick with a steel gray on the hubs, and then the calipers a dark green. But if i dont like it, its real easy to change.

I painted calipers on my old 91 legend a year or so ago, adn i just used engine enamel (500 degree rating) paint, and it worked just fine, sold it to a friend and they still look good, so i will probably just use that for my paint.

 

i'll be painting my calipers this summer. i'm doing a black chrome or gunmetal...goes well with a gray teg.