How To: Paint Brake Calipers

[hamidrizvi]

If car is black and rims are black with sliver lip, try silver calipers? Might look really nice.

Yea so far im leaning for silver as well. Paint some interior parts silver and go for the black and silver look. I was thinking about black w/blue, but i think silver would look better

 

[brittania81k]

midnight blue with yellow

My P5 is midnight blue and I am thinking about painting my calipers bright yellow. What do you guys think?

I am also considering painting the actual grill part of my grills yellow, leaving the mazda logo silver and the strip at the top of the upper grill midnight blue like the car. I think the dark blue and bright yellow could look cool together. I already got the paint for the calipers and am looking for the upper and lower grills to try it out on.

 

[slug420]

yellow grills on a blue car....that would go well with your tails at least

 

[chuyler1]

I want to see pictures of people's calipers after they have had them painted for a while. How does it hold up? Does it look gross with brake dust all over them (specifically those who chose a light color)?

 

[blynd_spy]

these are from a couple seconds ago, been painted for about 9 1/2 months. the brake dust only is noticable in the creveses and only if looking at them closer than a foot or two

 

[garretts77]

I want to see pictures of people's calipers after they have had them painted for a while. How does it hold up? Does it look gross with brake dust all over them (specifically those who chose a light color)?

I painted mine silver. Silver car, silver wheels, silver calipers. I also did the inside of the rotor. not the shiny part, but the part near the hub. Mine were done two years ago with high temp aluminum colored spray. I painted them with a brush and some Q-tips, one coat, and it held up fine. Nobody ever noticed them (because they were silver, and I didn't want them to stand out) but I mainly did it to cover the rust on the rotors. I say do it. If you don't like it, you can always paint it black...

 

[MP3Architect]

Brake dust DOES get on the calipers. but if you painted it well then all you have to do is clean off the dust everytime you clean your cars wheels tires etc and you'll be fine. the first pic was the day i painted the calipers (last july) and the second pic was how they look 5 min ago. Just a little dust. nothin a kid with small hands couldn't get. hehehehehehehe......

 

[Volley2six]

Old post...Just wanted to post another recommendation for G2 paint. I painted my calipers for the 2nd time (3 replacements left my car looking very awkward). One red caliper, one yellow caliper (from a P5 that saved my a$$), and 2 stock grey calipers that were replaced a few months ago. G2 performed great as usual. The kit comes with brake cleaner which I forgot about - nice suprise. All I had to do was buy the wire brush drill attachment I lost and make sure to stir the paint and store it in a cool place while the first 2 dryed. Looks amazing again. Great easy mod.

 

[IAMHOLLYWOOD]

subin... added to the to do list

 

[snooky]

its that time of the year again, had to paint my calipers again, heres some pix..

 

[99ProtegeKV]

subbin for next weekend's project =]

 

[snooky]

good luck post pix!