done a few searches with no help....can someone advise the best way to paint brake calipers....type/ brand of paint....Ive heard of people brushing them with taking the wheels off....thanks

 

Get Brembo to paint them for you... JK. No offense anyone. But I'm suprised .. I haven't seen any AT G's with new brake systems, or maybe I didn't notice.

Black / Black 2004 GcoupeMT. Premium. Splash Guardz.

 

its expensive... i was gonna get bigger brakes but eh... no $$ haha

yea im also interested... im thinking of red and black... red on the middle piece n back on the outter... u kno what im talking about?? saw it on a vette i tho it was coo... haha

 

My new system will be on in about a week, and it'll only be about $1000 total.

 

E_K,
What did you get? Just curious.



2004 G35 Coupe 5AT Diamond Graphite / Graphite
Performance | Premium | Aero | Clear Bra | Zaino!

 

I'll post pics in about a week. New calipers, rotors, brake lines, pads, etc. Only for the front though, since I'm broke.

 

i just finished painting mine last week. Go to your closes auto store and buy some engine paint (if you get regular spray paint it will melt and bubble), some brake cleaner, and some small paint brushes.

remove the rim, clean the calipers with the brake cleaner, dry. I tried spraying the paint directly on the calipers, but it takes ALOT of time taping up all the small parts that you don't want to spray!

easy solution is get a small bowl and spray the paint directly in the bowl for a few seconds, they just brush the paint on the capiler. using this method i was able to paint my two back breakes in less than 20 minutes. also make sure you do mulitple coats, cause the capilers do have little holes in them.

this method is alot cheaper and easier than buying the capiler paint kits that cost $50! also with those kits you MUST do all four breakes in one sitting since the chemicals need to be mixed and used within 2 hours. did my job for under $10. it really does add a unque touch espeically since the brembos used on the coupes are gold not red.

 

Any pics of your painted calipurs?



2004 G35 Coupe 5AT Diamond Graphite / Graphite
Performance | Premium | Aero | Clear Bra | Zaino!

 

sorry, i don't have a digital camera, i'll try borrow my friends on the weekend.

 

I used VHT Caliper Paint. The best way to paint them is to take the calipers off the car. I didn't, but I spent a lot of time masking. Mine are done with six coats of paint each.

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for those of you who painted yours, do your calipers get dirty really fast? how do you clean them? mine get black on the inside in about a week.