Anyone painted their brake calipers?

[munckee]

What color calipers on what color car? What did you use? How did you do it? I'm thinking about doing it end of may eary june. I was thinking either red or black on a silver gts. Thoughts?

[2kgtx]

I have a Silver GT and did yellow calipers, I used yellow becuase I have yellow graphics that came on the car, for color it really depends on what you want it to look like,
I used brake caliper paint that I found at pepboys it just sprays on, you can also get caliper paint in Super street or SCC magazines it's expensive but it includes a cleaner and everything.

[Pure Racer]

Black Celica with painted red calipers, used Brake caliper paint from MGracing.an and brushed them on with a paint brush... very nice and glossy, still shiny after 2 years of hard driving :)

[J5ISALIVE]

I painted mine red :) i ahve a black car. I got mine at Pep Boys also. its called "brake caliper paint" :D I sprayed mien into the cap and i brushed it one. turned out great, real great.

John

[Blue Bomber]

I used metallic black Rustoleum paint on my spec blue's calipers. Haven't had any chipping, peeling, or fading problems. I used primer before I put the actual paint on.

[Pure Racer]

I don't think you really need to primer it... I didn't primer mine and for 2 years so far no chipping and still shiny...

[Sups]

did you guys put a clear coat on yours? just use high temp paint right?

if so..what if the paint i want to use is not high temp. would putting on a high temp clear coat do hte job?

how long did it take to paint & dry? i'm thinkin' of paintin' my calipers too. i have a black celi with silver rims. i'm thinkin of either red or silver. whatever color i choose is gonna be the color i will also paint the engine bay's plastics. does anybody have a pic of a black celi with silver calipers and engine plastics?

[FinalOne]

I did white on my Carbon Blue...

It looked good until I had my white 18's stolen...so now I'm on my stock wheels and saving up for new ones

[munckee]

I was at autozone this evening to check out the options. They had some 1200deg paint in a few colors, but it didn't say whether it came out shiney or matte. Anyone have a specific brand or anything?

[REdOX]

I bought the folia tec caliper kit the other day. I'll let you know how it turns out.

If it would ever warm up in this God forsaken place.

[Toaster]

I painted my silver celi with blue calipers, sitll shiny and looks great.

[REdOX]

Good news.. it warmed up a bit so I did it over the weekend. I managed to do 2 coats on Saturday and another on Sunday.

Included in the kit:
-brake cleaner
-hardender
-laquer(paint)

You mix the hardener (1 part) and paint (3 parts) then paint it on with a brush. Right now it's drying and looks real glossy. I am happy with the outcome.

Do you think 3 coats is enough? Anyone else here do multiple coats?

[Maelfyn]

I painted mine black.

hmmm, i thought about black, then all i have to do is add a gloss to the engine bay plastics to keep the black theme rolling...