I was thinking about going red for my calipers, just to snazz em up a touch. It would fit with the whole graphite/red highlites thing I have going on..

Question is - does anyone have any experience painting their calipers? I have heard a few horror stories from some people, but others said it was ok..

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P.S. I am new, so hey everyone!

 

If you do it right then nothing won't happen. I've painted several of my calipers all kinds of colors. The best ones to use are those ones that can take mean ass heat. Them engine parts paint ones. Don't ever paint the caliper while it's on the disc, that's were the shit starts to fuck up. If anything, take it apart from the disc and mask everything in spray distance, wait till it dries and reinstall. Your done.

 

i used normal automotive paint on mine, juss to get a quick change out of em. if you mask the calipers off correctly, you don't have to worry. very light overspray won't effect braking. side note... i painted my front calipers, and my rear drums. the front calipers have held up perfectly over the past year, but the rear drums look horrible. they got too hot an the paint flaked off. keep that in mind. best bet is high temp engine enamal. good luck

 

They do sell paints that are specific for brakes. I did mine also. and the best bet really is to take apart the brakes and not try to paint them while they are on the car. Take them apart, clean them really good. If you can take them to a shop and have them sand blast the parts for you to make sure they are completely clean. Make sure to get primer also. (they have high temp primers as well) and paint them with light coats of primer and once that dries apply the color.

Delsol... you can take off the rear drums and get them sandblasted and try again. If the paint flaked them it's because the drum was not completely clean, any old paint, rust or dirt that stays under the paint will push up the paint, so having them sandblasted would help.

 

I sprayed my calipers with Red Brake caliper paint. I taped off the rotor as to not get much spray on it and had no problems at all.

 

no, trust me... i know how to prep. the brakes were clean. i have a braking problem, and my car uses the rear brakes way too much. the heat caused the paint to bubble, shortly there after, it cracked, followed by flaking. i didn't use high temp paint, and the paint couldn't handle the heat caused by the problem w/ my brakes. i would have sand blasted them if it was needed, but it wasn't. not to mention, i didn't have the time to pull them off of the car.