well i just hated how my calipers look so dull so i went down to my local autozone and picked up some duplicolor caliper paint kit http://www.duplicolor.com/products/caliper.html. i wanted black but red is all they had. I actually removed the pads but not the whole caliper to make it somewhat a "clean" look with out splashing the paint everywhere. the kit came with everything you need and took less than hr to do all 4 calipers.



was just a cheap upgrade, that look pretty good without having to powdercoat.

now on to the pics

before



after















well this will get me by untill i get more $$ for some 6pots lol

hope i dont get flamed for this

 

Looks good, definately an upgrade from stock.
Been looking into doing this, can you refer me to a DIY?

 

its pretty simple man,

heres a quick summary:

1.remove wheels

2.remove (1) 12 mm bolt holding the the brake like to the spindle

3.removed (1) 14mm bolt holding the caliper the bracket ( so you can access the the bottom of the caliper to paint)

4.the brake pads should just pull out and removed the retaining metal clips

5.then use the supplied brake clean to take off any grim or dirt that might be present

6.i used a tooth brush to get it to the tighter spots, then brake clean again

7.shake up the can of duplicolor paint very thoroughly and start applying the paint to the caliper

8.use light coats, then build it up for a high gloss 9 allow 30min in between coats, i did 2 coats)

9.after that your pretty much dont just reverse process

 

Sweeet!

should be a fun afternoon project.

 

Also you can check the Duplicolor web site. They have a diy video on there.

 

cool post, i've been thinkin' of paintin' my calipers gold... BTW, hot girlfriend

 

The car looks good, but find some black paint and paint them black. The OEM non-Brembo calipers are nothing to show off. The Hyndai Rio driving down the road next to you has the same basic brakes as the non-Brembo OEM calipers.

 

lol,

im good who cares but that hyundia doesnt have dub VS-XX lol

btw my g is an 05 and came with big brakes compared to the 04's

 

The 05+ brakes are a little larger than the 03-04's but still not as large as the Brembos.

'03 and '04 Non-Brembo Coupes
Front: 11.65-inch x 0.94-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
Rear: 11.5-inch x 0.63-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston

05+ Sedan and Coupe, '06 Sedan X
Front: 12.6-inch X 1.1-inch power-assisted vented disc - 2 pistons
Rear: 12.1-inch X .63-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston

'03 and '04 Coupe Brembos
Brembo brakes
Front: 12.76-inch x 1.18-inch power-assisted - 4 pistons
Rear: 12.68-inch x 0.87-inch power-assisted - 2 pistons

 

thx for the specs

but i did this for my own sake not to impress other people

bbk are just for bling anyway, ill get some soon or later

https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-suspension/217148-bbks-really-make-you-stop-much-shorter-find-out.html

 

I did mine black with silver Infiniti caliper stickers I got off of ebay. I like the way it looks since a BBK is not in my budget.

 

Hey guys, I am about to paint my calipers with the G2 kit. Does anyone know how to deal with the contact area of the calipers that touch the pads? Do we paint that also?

 

I just did my back ones and will do the front shortly. I just went with a factory looking silver. Turned out real nice. I'll post a pic later.

 

did you paint the inside of the calipers as well?

 

Only need to paint what you see Eugene