Want To Paint Caipers But........

[ForceFed]

What color would go with the spicy orange on my MSP?I was thinking red or yellow or maybe even an orange like on the car?I just thought i'd throw this out to see what you guys thought!I need an accent color so keep in mind that whatever i go with will have to work on the car elsewhere too!I just hate the fact that the rotor hats and calipers show rust real bad!This makes the car and mainly the wheels look like crap!
Let me know what you guys think!
(I know this may be in the wrong forum but wasn't sure where to post(wrong) )

 

[MP3skaterNC]

just repaint them silver. if you must go w/ a color try to match the orange.

 

[JDM Sam]

the calipers are painted silver already from the factory...like you really can notice... get em color matched orange

 

[Familia323]

what ever you do, don't paint them yellow...Yuck.... I say paint them black... but if you want them to stand out, then I suppose painting them the same color as the car would be cool. Just please dont paint them yellow..(puke)

 

[ForceFed]

I was not real interested in the yellow but i thought i'd throw it out to see what you guys thought!I rally thought about red(like the brembo's)but the silver is already cool if it would quit rusting!I would have them powdercoated but then Mazda would void my warranty on them as they would have to be dis-assembled for this to be done!I am definately leaning toward the silver,red,or the orange though!

 

[MSP Pro]

Whatever color you use, be sure to make it high temperature paint!

 

[ForceFed]

I know to use the high temp(i've done this before)I am just up in the air on a color that works well with the orange as it a different color to begin with!I had a burnt orange car with dark red calipers before and it looked real good!They didn't stand out real bad and just added the needed touch!

 

[nmaino]

Black. Find a fab shop with a CNC machine that will engrave "Mazdaspeed" on the calipers. Have the words painted orange and have your rims powder coated black as well. I think that would look very "trick" on a Orange MSP.

 

[Dexter]

i painted my calipers and rotor hubs silver. looks great

 

[Dexter]

Black. Find a fab shop with a CNC machine that will engrave "Mazdaspeed" on the calipers. Have the words painted orange and have your rims powder coated black as well. I think that would look very "trick" on a Orange MSP.

whoa that is actually a trick as hell idea. id do it with silver calipers with black mazdaspeed engraved personally but i love the idea

 

[nmaino]

I'm going to see if this is possible. You come up with some cool ideas at two in the morning!

 

[Newf]

leave them as is. Don't do it. They are already painted silver. Maybe paint the hubs, but leave the cali's alone

I bought the $$$ stuff when I got my MP3, G2 Caliper Paint, and it only lasted one summer, and one winter before the backs started to peel. Funny, the fronts are fine. Anyhow, I wish i never did it now.

 

[ping]

How important is the hi-temp paint? Anyone done it with regular ol' Rustoleum and lived to tell about it? I'm thinkin' spicy orange on my black mica... and the engraving idea soundes REALLY good, may have to "engrave" something clever on 'em...

 

[Go Mifune]

If i were to want a different look. Would have to go with a smoke silver or gun metal type color. Something slightly darker than the rims. Would look good with tinted windows as well. Black I think would be way to harsh.

 

[cbcbd]

Orange calipers:

http://www.protege5.com/vbb225/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15239