Hi there fellas I just painted my set of Akebono Brakes. I chose red cause my rims are medium gray so both the rims and calipers silver just wont cut it for me. So here we go I will let them cure for 2 days and then spray the logo with stencils (thinking white LOGO?) and then apply clear to the calipers. Let me know your feedback guys. I used duplicolor high temperature engine paint. Color chrysler red.

 

What what your prep process? What kinda of paint did you use?

 

PAint was duplicolor high heat engine enamel with ceramic. Color chrysler red

Process:

1-Remove the bleeder bolts and cover the inside of the hole with some paper
2-Wet Sanded the clear off the calipers (took about 10mins each caliper)
3-washed with water and dried with a microfiber cloth rest at sunlight for about 10 mins
4-Cover with tape the pistons and seals
5-Pre warmed the calipers with a blower (I live in Puerto RIco so there's a high % of humidity)
6-Applied 3 coats of paint at 10min intervals
7- 1 can of beer some pics, photobucket, G35driver ... you know the rest

 

Looks good. So, are you using High Heat, or Engine Enamel? If it's the latter, you'll need 5 days cure time, the clear 7 days.

Here's mine using the same process.

 

Well I am using engine enamel, I know that the can says 5 days, but honestly I don't think I will need that many days.

 

Totally up to you, but just a word of advise, if you're doing just one layer of paint, you're fine. But keep in mind, if that paint doesn't cure/flash properly, the next layer won't adhere correctly and in extreme cases the underlying paint will gas up and ruin the topcoat.

 

Cool, for two coats of paint 5 days is just too much for me...

 

looks good.

 

I hear ya, mine took 17 days.

 

Well guys, just to give you an update here they are finished and cured, install will be during the next week.

 

Look sick man, can't wait to see em on the car.

 

Intalled rears, the car is being worked now installing headers and some other goodies like stillen bars and shocks etc etc, but wanted to share

 

look awesome!

 

Looks great nice job!

 

Looking sick