Plan to paint brakes - advice?

[twiztedkyle]

im hoping to get the stuff i need this weekend to paint my celi's brake cailpers. i was thinking either yellow or red. question is what kind of paint should i use? and i should use a wet sander correct? could i find this all at lowes? or what. thanks.

[TUMASGTS]

I used duplicolor and it worked great! i dismantled the caliper to have a better job.. use the brake cleaner which comes in the package so that you take off all dirt that will be on the caliper, make sure you use the masking tape and give it a good number of coats and you will be good to go!

[hombredelassrta]

yup i used the duplicolor as well. the kit is cheap and has plenty of paint to redo it a few times

[Aznboi812]

is it difficult to take off the calipers?

[hombredelassrta]

dont need to take it off. just tape up around it

[T3HKMAN]

If you have access to alternate transportation I would break the brakes down and send them out to be powdercoated and then put them back together. Not that difficult if you have the time.

[MastaBman]

You just take off the wheels,unscrew the screw, the right wheel it's the one on the bottom, the left its the one on the top, and fold back the calipers, you can take out the brake pads to make it easier, it's what I did, no sanding is necessary, but you can spray em with the caliper cleaner that comes in the kit to get off brake dust, etc. and Use a toothbrush to get a bit of the stuff left on there off, just to make sure.
Be careful and make sure you get some good coats, about 3.

tape off everything with the masking tape to make sure you dont get paint on your rotors, etc.

[Salsamix]

you could get paint on the rotors
once your on the road and brake the paint will come off
but i still recommend to cover it up

[Dasher17]

Don't bother taking them off. I just taped it up really well before I started and used a smaller brush to get the tighter spots. Once the wheels are on you can't tell that the back part isn't painted.

[drewd]

UHT spray FTW my paint is still on going on like 2 years now.

[ghet2_gts]

is it difficult to take off the calipers?


not at all, just gotta have the right tools