Anyone Ever Painted Their Calipers or Rotors?
#2
check out G2 caliper paint, its what i used. its a pain in the a$$, u really have to read the instructions, but its lasted me a good 20k miles so far and still looks good..sorry no pics yet. I believe their website is g2usa.com. Tirerack also carries it.
Last edited by g35844; 08-18-2011 at 12:08 AM.
#3
I used Duplicolor. If you paint them I would go with black, silver or another subdued color.
http://duplicolor.com/products/caliperPaint/
Taken with my phone, so not the best pic:
They have been painted for the last 60k+ miles, so it lasts awhile. One has chipped, but not too bad.
http://duplicolor.com/products/caliperPaint/
Taken with my phone, so not the best pic:
They have been painted for the last 60k+ miles, so it lasts awhile. One has chipped, but not too bad.
#4
#5
It doesn't look right to me as I feel the bright colors are best for true BBK's.
The Infiniti is just a sticker kit I bough off ebay. The stickers on mine are pushing it as far as painting them goes, IMHOP. It has been on there since I painted them and has not come off. I have even sprayed wheel cleaner on them indirectly and the paint and stickers remain. If you look at your calipers Infiniti is not written on them.
The caliper's were painted with the Duplicolor kit that is applied with a brush. It is much easier to apply than the spray can kits. I originally painted the rotors to help prevent rust, but the unpainted surfaces rusts and the rust runs onto the painted part so it wasn't very effective as far as aesthetics go.
The Infiniti is just a sticker kit I bough off ebay. The stickers on mine are pushing it as far as painting them goes, IMHOP. It has been on there since I painted them and has not come off. I have even sprayed wheel cleaner on them indirectly and the paint and stickers remain. If you look at your calipers Infiniti is not written on them.
The caliper's were painted with the Duplicolor kit that is applied with a brush. It is much easier to apply than the spray can kits. I originally painted the rotors to help prevent rust, but the unpainted surfaces rusts and the rust runs onto the painted part so it wasn't very effective as far as aesthetics go.
#6
If you are interested, i believe this is the place I bought the stickers from: http://www.xenonmods.com/xenonmods_infiniti_items.htm
As far as the color; it is you car and you paint them whatever color you want, I was just giving my opinion. If you don't like it you can always paint it another color. As for the paint kit, I have heard G2 is really good and has great colors. I went with Duplicolor since it is available locally at AutoZone and O'Reilly's.
As far as the color; it is you car and you paint them whatever color you want, I was just giving my opinion. If you don't like it you can always paint it another color. As for the paint kit, I have heard G2 is really good and has great colors. I went with Duplicolor since it is available locally at AutoZone and O'Reilly's.
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#9
I used the duplicolor spray paint kit. had to remove the rotors and intermediate brackets, but left the calipers attached and taped everything up to avoid overspray
I second staying with subdued colors. Save the red and golds for BBK's. If anything, at least color coordinate. Ask a female and she'll tell you putting blue calipers on an silver car with no other blue accents "doesn't match" very well.
I second staying with subdued colors. Save the red and golds for BBK's. If anything, at least color coordinate. Ask a female and she'll tell you putting blue calipers on an silver car with no other blue accents "doesn't match" very well.
#11
Rotors?
I used Duplicolor. If you paint them I would go with black, silver or another subdued color.
http://duplicolor.com/products/caliperPaint/
Taken with my phone, so not the best pic:
They have been painted for the last 60k+ miles, so it lasts awhile. One has chipped, but not too bad.
http://duplicolor.com/products/caliperPaint/
Taken with my phone, so not the best pic:
They have been painted for the last 60k+ miles, so it lasts awhile. One has chipped, but not too bad.
#13
They work very well (no warping or cracking), but I installed them on the wrong sides. The slot nearest the outer of the edge of the rotor should face forward (leading edge). Since they are only for looks I didn't worry about turning them around. If you call them you can sometimes get better rates than are listed on their site, they also have an Ebay page with good deals.
#15
The duplicolor kit lasted about 4 months before I had to take the paint off with acetone
G2 is a much nicer paint. I believe its an epoxy based or mixed paint Goes on much easier. Im not sure what G35844 meant by it being a pain. Its as easy as taking your wheels off, cleaning the surface, and painting.
I dont know about painting the rotors...it might look ok.
I will post pics later of my silver painted calipers
G2 is a much nicer paint. I believe its an epoxy based or mixed paint Goes on much easier. Im not sure what G35844 meant by it being a pain. Its as easy as taking your wheels off, cleaning the surface, and painting.
I dont know about painting the rotors...it might look ok.
I will post pics later of my silver painted calipers