Painting Stock Calipers

Cisco4711 · 12-12-2009, 11:54 PM

Im wondering what you guys think about painting stock calipers considering theres only 2 front calipers and nothing in the back. Any ideas on how I should do the rear brakes if anything?
Give me your opinions on this situation

in case your wondering, I ordered G2 Blue cuz I got w white car nd I ordered 8000k HID. Nd Ima have a Salvadorian banner hanging on on my rearview LOL

**Ddragon** · 12-13-2009, 12:03 AM

You have rotors in the back or drums? If you have rotors all around, then yeah paint them all. The majority tend to paint their calipers red or black. Some have even painted their drums to match with the front calipers.

fatboys2zz · 12-13-2009, 12:28 AM

^^

same here.

**Zero** · 12-13-2009, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Ddragon

Some have even painted their drums to match with the front calipers.

And others will call that "some" ricers.
Paint calipers and hubs, not drums. There's nothing blingin' about drum brakes.
(Unless you plan on painting them black)

krazieboy · 12-13-2009, 02:36 AM

I have red front calipers and painted my back drums black.

Klint · 12-13-2009, 02:42 AM

all 4 calipers are red for me

**Ddragon** · 12-13-2009, 07:55 AM

^Ditto

I think I need to go over mine another time. And yeah go with what Zero said as far as painting the drums black so they won't stick out too much. Imo, black drums are good.

Mtl_GT · 12-13-2009, 09:31 AM

x3 ^^
Front calipers painted gold, drums painted black. Make sure you paint the drums all the way to the hub line, or it'll look fugly...

**Ddragon** · 12-13-2009, 09:46 AM

^I agree too. Make sure to mask off the calipers from the brake pads very well and cover your wheel well with newspaper to prevent any paint getting onto the rest of your car. If some paint gets on the rotors, it'll wear off due to the friction of the rotors and the pads rubbing against each other.

Cisco4711 · 12-13-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Ddragon

^I agree too. Make sure to mask off the calipers from the brake pads very well and cover your wheel well with newspaper to prevent any paint getting onto the rest of your car. If some paint gets on the rotors, it'll wear off due to the friction of the rotors and the pads rubbing against each other.

I dont think I gotta cover the wheelwell cuz I got the G2 which comes with a bush

can you guys really notice black drums? cuz I dont want to buy the extra paint nd then end up not noticing them. What if I painted the rear drums like this(except I dont have calipers on rear)

Cisco4711 · 12-13-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Cisco4711

I dont think I gotta cover the wheelwell cuz I got the G2 which comes with a bush

can you guys really notice black drums? cuz I dont want to buy the extra paint nd then end up not noticing them. What if I painted the rear drums like this(except I dont have calipers on rear)

WAIT!! Im an idiot , scrath the above post lol!
Drum brakes dont even look like that
But, is that how I should paint the front, or just do the calipers?

**Zero** · 12-13-2009, 11:24 AM

^^I don't like how the outer brake rotor is painted. I do like the caliper and hub.

Mtl_GT · 12-13-2009, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Zero

^^I don't like how the outer brake rotor is painted

That's ugly...Too much for me

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Originally Posted by Cisco4711

can you guys really notice black drums? cuz I dont want to buy the extra paint nd then end up not noticing them.

I painted them black to not notice the drums. It just looks so much cleaner and I didn't buy G2 for my drums, just cheap brush-on 15$ Duplicolor... 4 coats. and used only 1/4 of the paint.

**Zero** · 12-13-2009, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mtl_GT

I painted them black to not notice the drums.

To see if you'd like that (IMO) clean look, take some tire shine and wipe down the brake drum. It'll shine up the dull black paint on it and it should come out looking nice - for a while.

**Gootz311** · 12-13-2009, 05:45 PM

I couldnt figure out if i wanted red or bronze, so i just went with black.

...basically, I just did it to get rid of the "rusted look."

lilmexicanoboi · 12-13-2009, 06:13 PM

i found this super old thread that might help a lil. some pix in there have been removed from photobucket tho so theres only a few left...

http://www.newcelica.org/forums/show....php?p=4248840

Cisco4711 · 12-13-2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by lilmexicanoboi

i found this super old thread that might help a lil. some pix in there have been removed from photobucket tho so theres only a few left...

http://www.newcelica.org/forums/show....php?p=4248840

Yo!
good site, but I think Ima paint them like the way it is in this pic

nd I'll prob paint the drums blue too lol...Iuno yet.
But thnx for Everyone's input!

ateens4 · 12-13-2009, 11:20 PM

I'm painting mine blue when I get a new rotors and brake lines

lilmexicanoboi · 12-13-2009, 11:30 PM

i might paint mine red once i do a rear disc brake conversion.

RomanTaylor · 12-14-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by lilmexicanoboi

i might paint mine red once i do a rear disc brake conversion.

Paint them white to match your theme. Red is played out.

lilmexicanoboi · 12-14-2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by RomanTaylor

Paint them white to match your theme. Red is played out.

white? ive never seen anyone with white calipers. specially not on a white car. got any pix or know anyone that has them?

RomanTaylor · 12-14-2009, 12:43 AM

Haven't seen many.
Here is one:

And another:

And a bonus for going with white calipers! (WW)

NV_THIS_CELICA · 12-14-2009, 08:03 AM

i painted my calipers and drums silver with 3 coats of clearr

Mtl_GT · 12-14-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by RomanTaylor

Paint them white to match your theme. Red is played out.

True, red is def played out... But white would get dirty very easily. I would go bronze or gold on a white Celica. Or maybe a similar color to BMW's yellow one's

Pure sex

SmutasticGT · 12-14-2009, 12:07 PM

I think black or silver maybe gold at least for my taste in stock calipers, I don't think they should be glorified unless your running a bbk.

RomanTaylor · 12-14-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SmutasticGT

I think black or silver maybe gold at least for my taste in stock calipers, I don't think they should be glorified unless your running a bbk.

True, you don't want to point of that you have little ugly OEM crap under your wheel. Atleast I don't...

lilmexicanoboi · 12-14-2009, 05:47 PM

thanks for the pix, roman

but im planning on powdercoating my wheels gold with a polished lip. i know imma go with a black and white theme, but i think black, white, or even silver wheels will be a bit too much. plus ive always loved how white celicas look with gold or bronze wheels

idk if white calipers would still look good with gold wheels tho...

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12-12-2009, 11:54 PM	#1
Cisco4711 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 49 iTrader: (0)	Painting Stock Calipers Im wondering what you guys think about painting stock calipers considering theres only 2 front calipers and nothing in the back. Any ideas on how I should do the rear brakes if anything? Give me your opinions on this situation in case your wondering, I ordered G2 Blue cuz I got w white car nd I ordered 8000k HID. Nd Ima have a Salvadorian banner hanging on on my rearview LOL

12-13-2009, 12:28 AM	#3
fatboys2zz . Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: charlotte nc Posts: 1,332 iTrader: (3)	^^ same here. __________________

12-13-2009, 02:36 AM	#5
krazieboy 04 Celica GT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 626 Alhambra, CA Posts: 1,643 iTrader: (11)	I have red front calipers and painted my back drums black. __________________ Name: JT Area: 626 Alhambra DIY Cheap Climate Control LED Santa Fe Meet AUG. 14th 2010 Click here for the thread!

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Klint Myspace.com/Sir_Clint Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ceres- Modesto- Turlock CA ( Central Cal\The Valley) Posts: 4,055 iTrader: (21)	all 4 calipers are red for me __________________ *Sponsored by:* Novella Nicole & Extremelambodoors.com Click to check out my featurings: Feature ONE Feature TWO 2000 TRD Greddy Celica GT-S 6 Spd 2001 TRD Celica GT-S Sportshift Sold: 2\22\10

12-13-2009, 09:31 AM	#8
Mtl_GT Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 140 iTrader: (4)	x3 ^^ Front calipers painted gold, drums painted black. Make sure you paint the drums all the way to the hub line, or it'll look fugly... __________________ BF Goodrich - G2 - K&N - Polarg - R1 Racing - S2K - Tein - Tokico - TRD

12-13-2009, 11:24 AM	#12
Zero icanhascheezburger Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 11,951 iTrader: (20)	^^I don't like how the outer brake rotor is painted. I do like the caliper and hub. __________________ Varis - BRS - SSR - TRD - Tanabe - Tein - Magnaflow - BlueBatmobile - Work - //ZERO

12-13-2009, 05:45 PM	#15
Gootz311 2003-Black-GT-S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 2,837 iTrader: (29)	I couldnt figure out if i wanted red or bronze, so i just went with black. ...basically, I just did it to get rid of the "rusted look." __________________

12-13-2009, 06:13 PM	#16
lilmexicanoboi Just your average panda. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Murrieta, SoCal Posts: 2,188 iTrader: (5)	i found this super old thread that might help a lil. some pix in there have been removed from photobucket tho so theres only a few left... http://www.newcelica.org/forums/show....php?p=4248840 __________________ For shizzle. My CarDomain Page Angelic Celica = Angelica TSW\|ANSA\|AEM\|S2K\|LED\|Pioneer Premier\|JL Audio\|Stinger\|6000K HID\|Tein\|KYB\|Goodyear\| People always tell me to get in shape... Round is a shape, isn't it?

12-13-2009, 11:30 PM	#19
lilmexicanoboi Just your average panda. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Murrieta, SoCal Posts: 2,188 iTrader: (5)	i might paint mine red once i do a rear disc brake conversion. __________________ For shizzle. My CarDomain Page Angelic Celica = Angelica TSW\|ANSA\|AEM\|S2K\|LED\|Pioneer Premier\|JL Audio\|Stinger\|6000K HID\|Tein\|KYB\|Goodyear\| People always tell me to get in shape... Round is a shape, isn't it?

12-14-2009, 12:43 AM	#22
RomanTaylor Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Portland OR Posts: 999 iTrader: (0)	Haven't seen many. Here is one: And another: And a bonus for going with white calipers! (WW) __________________ Sold: 2000 Subaru Legacy GT Limited (auto) Current: 2000 Celica GT (5spd)

12-14-2009, 08:03 AM	#23
NV_THIS_CELICA M0ddEd Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: bronx, ny Posts: 217 iTrader: (3)	i painted my calipers and drums silver with 3 coats of clearr

12-14-2009, 12:07 PM	#25
SmutasticGT Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,949 iTrader: (15)	I think black or silver maybe gold at least for my taste in stock calipers, I don't think they should be glorified unless your running a bbk. __________________ 1D0 Pooped a TRrrrD

12-14-2009, 05:47 PM	#27
lilmexicanoboi Just your average panda. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Murrieta, SoCal Posts: 2,188 iTrader: (5)	thanks for the pix, roman but im planning on powdercoating my wheels gold with a polished lip. i know imma go with a black and white theme, but i think black, white, or even silver wheels will be a bit too much. plus ive always loved how white celicas look with gold or bronze wheels idk if white calipers would still look good with gold wheels tho... __________________ For shizzle. My CarDomain Page Angelic Celica = Angelica TSW\|ANSA\|AEM\|S2K\|LED\|Pioneer Premier\|JL Audio\|Stinger\|6000K HID\|Tein\|KYB\|Goodyear\| People always tell me to get in shape... Round is a shape, isn't it?

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