Painting the calipers?

[CamaroCK]

I have a v6 so i wouldn't want to put a Brembo sticker on mine, but how do you guys feel about a RS or Camaro or something of that sort?

[stratman2SSRS]

Originally Posted by winston2ss

Stratman what color is that and where did you get it? Looks great.

It's the old dodge B5 Blue. Mixed it at a body shop.

[todrules]

Originally Posted by 1FINE 69

I want to paint mine SYNERGY GREEN ,can I use G2 and paint over that or is there something else ???

You can request a custom color. You just need the paint code - WA708S for Synergy Green. I just sent a request to g2usa.com. It does cost $99 though, but I think it's worth it to get that custom look.

[1FINE 69]

I would love to see pics when you get them done.

[Camaro4Life2011]

Originally Posted by SemyDaCop

Well t5his may sound really cheap but it worked and has been for awhile now with no problems. I went to Autozone and bought the dgreaser and cleaned the calipers and wiped them down. Taped up everything that I didnt want painted. At Autozone bought the high heat engine paint(in my case yellow). Painted them with that and added about 3 light coats. Went to walmart and bought some paint that was a very close match to the color of my car and then painted them with that 2 even coats. That was it for the paint job. I then added the fake Brembo covers (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=170553714405 )and glued them on, yeah glued them on with high heat adhesive from , you guessed it Autozone. LOL. All in all it took me about two hours to do all four wheels. From taking off tires to setting up tape and newspaper and painting to reinstalling tires. I did this at the end of the day so the adhesive could set over night. then just touched up the paint where the adhesive was at. They turned out pretty good. I have been asked many times if I bought Brembos brakes for my car. Even the guys in my car club have to look twice to see if they are fake. To the average person, they will never know, and thats who sees them the most. Your friends shouldnt say anything cause they are your friends and the others are just envious that they didnt do it to their "just painted" calipers. They look awsome going down the highway!!! I have the black powder coated rims and it makes them stand out. So to each his own just thought Id tell you what I did. I know there are haters out there but if you dont like it then just dont do it. This is my car and I love what I did. I love all my mods so far!!!

hahahahha loved this^ especially the fake brembo stickers

[1FINE 69]

how long did it take to get them from china???

[SemyDaCop]

It took about 10 days. Not very long especially from way over there. Oh and by the way the stickers already are on the covers.

[SS Crush]

Has anyone painted their Brembo SS Calipers? Just curious, and if you did, did you replace a Brembo label? Where do you get them?

[ORANGA2D]

Originally Posted by jennnchuck

here is what i did.
removed tire and behind the caliper are 2 bolts, remove these bolts and pull calipers off. ( this is not mandatory if you don't pull them off you gotta tape everything so you don't get paint on rotors and such). once you disconnect caliper let it hang by the brake line. spray the caliper down with brake dust cleaner. i got mine at autozone.

give it a minute to dry and wipe down with clean cloth. once dry spray the calipers down with adhesion promoter then i used duplicolor primer spray. it will make it gray in color but will also help calipers take the paint much better. give it about 5 minutes to dry then spray on your paint. i used duplicolor metalcast paint i went with the red. i used 3 coats of the red paint, once it was dry i then used krylon clear coat on it. again i am no expert by any means but it worked for me and i also did my friends rims and used the same procedure and so far so good. again no problem with helping you do the abl whenever your ready.

Was looking up painting my calipers and founds some threads. Good stuff in them but...I would not let the caliper hang from the brake line as it would put undue stress on the lines, instead get some bailing wire or something else to tie the caliper to a part of the car frame/part so it does not hang from the brake line. Other than that good stuff all. Thanks

[ORANGA2D]

Originally Posted by SS Crush

Has anyone painted their Brembo SS Calipers? Just curious, and if you did, did you replace a Brembo label? Where do you get them?

I will be doing mine soon, and here is some I found.

http://www.amazon.com/Brembo-Racing-...0&sr=8-1-fkmr1

I will have to see when i get them if they are good or not, price is right, but agian will see.

http://www.google.com/search?q=brmeb...c125f08e22a6ef

and some more.

[SS Crush]

Originally Posted by ORANGA2D

I will be doing mine soon, and here is some I found.

http://www.amazon.com/Brembo-Racing-...0&sr=8-1-fkmr1

I will have to see when i get them if they are good or not, price is right, but agian will see.

http://www.google.com/search?q=brmeb...c125f08e22a6ef

and some more.

Thanks a lot... You're the man. I think I may do the orange paint job... It'll look sweet.

[sliverice]

i am looking to Painting the calipers i have a sim car with chorme rims should i paint them red are silver what should i do thanks guys.

[JohnnyComeLately]

Use a coat hanger to hold the calipers. Even on my CBR1000RR which has much smaller calipers than a car, I don't let them hang by the lines (and they're braided steel lines). I am 99.99% certain every manual for every vehicle I've ever owned specifically said, "Do not allow the brakes to hang by the line." Seriously, go to your closet and spend the extra 2 minutes to potentially save a huge PITA.

[bmorecam]

its just something about painting little factory 1pot calipers that throw me off. I dont really think it look right at least for me, and the word "rice" come to mind.
I rather throw on some mgp covers which look 100x better but $200 for a set I think I will just leave it stock for now.