Painting My Brake Calipers

[Lizardmen3477]

Any have any suggestions as to what a high quality brake caliper spray paint is that will last and look good for a while and where i can get it. I am finally getting around to painting my calipers to match my car since they are more visable with my new rims. Thanks for helping in advance.

[etlsport]

i just recieved a G2 kit in the mail today.. cant wait to try it out, ive heard nothing but good things from them, its brush on, not spray on

[Ascinder]

Just did mine a month ago. DO NOT USE VHT brand brake caliper paint. It is absolute garbage. The best stuff I have found is this stuff:

http://newsletter.autostyle.co.za/13_2006_02_20th/splash_right_bot.jpg

I think it runs around $8.00 a can, but it is well worth every penny. It is actually the best spraypaint I have ever used. It goes on so smooth and clean, that you will swear it is a gift from the heavens. I used it to coat my rifle barrel and my differential drop brackets for the VX. I wish I had used it on my brake calipers. I promise you will love this stuff. You will probably need a can or two, and expect it to be a PITA to get the factory coatings off of the calipers. I had to sandblast for quite awhile to clean them completely. Good luck.

[Ldub]

I'll second the motion on Plasti-Kote products. I liked the finish of their caliper paint so well that I've also painted my lower links & tie rod ends with it.
I'll also be using it to make the red stripe around my spray on bra permanent.

Good Stuff! :cool:

[Dino]

Ditto.. Plastijazz wins my vote! :p

[djkymar]

etlsport,
Let us know how your calipers go because in interesting to do mine.

[Joe_Black]

Paint? Bleh. Can't beat powdercoating. :)

[Spike]

etlsport,
Let us know how your calipers go because in interesting to do mine.

Djkymar,
The guys over at G2 have pics of my IronMan on their web site.

http://www.g2usa.com/

http://g2usa.com/installs.shtml

http://g2usa.com/WordPress/2007/06/07/one-sweet-isuzu-vehicross/

[djkymar]

Spike,
how long it took you to do yours?

[Spike]

Spike,
how long it took you to do yours?

Start to finish 2 hours.

But that included putting it on my friends lift, taking off the wheels.
Giving a quick re-blacking of my UHaul hitch (10 mins at most including masking the rear)

Spraying the brake cleaner on all 4...

For the painting part.. I did 3 coats. I did not mask, because I used both the included 'acid brush' and an el'cheapo Testor's model paint brush to get closer into the edge betwee the caliper and the pad...

Coat 1 - The first coat looked scary. With the cast texture, the valleys were red, but the peaks were silvery black looking. Basically, it looked red and dirty.

By the time I had finished coat one on the 4th caliper ... the first one was ready to start number 2 .. (15 mins minimum between coats)
Dont over paint! It WILL run and drip!

Coat 2 - Looked a LOT better. I got to fill in some spots that didnt cover up as well. Smooth out some drips. The real color was finally showing up nicely.


Coat 3 - WOW... got even smoother, brighter, extra shiny!

The manual said there was enough for 3 coats
(I think it was more like enough for 5!)

Its been about 4 weeks now, and it still looks wet.

I let it dry up on the lift for about 5 hours... came back, mounted the wheels.. drove 2 miles back home, barely touching the brakes... and let it sit until the next night.

They tell you to let it cure for 24 hours before driving.

Oh, there is a 'best used by' date on the box. The claim the kit has a shelf life of 6 months. When I spoke to someone at their office, the told me as long as the small bottle of reactor is still fluid, the kit is still good. Which was a relief because I had the kit in my basement on a shelf for about a year.

[CrnCnn]

Djkymar,
The guys over at G2 have pics of my IronMan on their web site.

http://www.g2usa.com/

http://g2usa.com/installs.shtml

http://g2usa.com/WordPress/2007/06/07/one-sweet-isuzu-vehicross/

Do you have trucknutz on that thing?

[Spike]

Do you have trucknutz on that thing?

No, I have BullsBalls
http://www.bullsballs.com/

They appear to be made better than TruckNutz

I got the '2nd generation' model 'big boy' style in black.

They were installed the same night as the brake caliper paint.

[Spike]

Any have any suggestions as to what a high quality brake caliper spray paint is that will last and look good for a while and where i can get it. I am finally getting around to painting my calipers to match my car since they are more visable with my new rims. Thanks for helping in advance.

Poke around the forums. I remember someone had them color match the Proton yellow paint.

[JHarris1385]

I dont get that whole balls hanging from your hitch stuff.

[CrnCnn]

No, I have BullsBalls
http://www.bullsballs.com/

They appear to be made better than TruckNutz

I got the '2nd generation' model 'big boy' style in black.

They were installed the same night as the brake caliper paint.

Nice..

Sorry all didnt mean to highjack

[Spike]

I dont get that whole balls hanging from your hitch stuff.

Actually, I don't get it either...

I mean I refer to my truck as a 'she'...
... But then 'there they are, dangling in the breeze
(and swinging over the speed bumps )

I just find them highly amusing. It's as simple as that.

I know, I'm nuts!

Oh, if I am stuck behind someone who is driving less than the speed limit, when I get a chance to pass them... I let up and hit the gas pedal a few time to make darn sure that they swing wildly at the offender!!!

[CrnCnn]

Actually, I don't get it either...

I mean I refer to my truck as a 'she'...
... But then 'there they are, dangling in the breeze
(and swinging over the speed bumps )

I just find them highly amusing. It's as simple as that.

I know, I'm nuts!

Oh, if I am stuck behind someone who is driving less than the speed limit, when I get a chance to pass them... I let up and hit the gas pedal a few time to make darn sure that they swing wildly at the offender!!!

Thats great. Yeah I think they are funny too. I forgot all about them til I saw yours rig. I was gonna buy some for my bike a few years back.

[etlsport]

lol spike..thanks for the how to.. except im already in the middle of my caliper painting! its been about an hour and a half for me one.. one thing i would recommend is if you dont have an impact wrench.. make sure you loosen all the lugnuts while on the ground.. the front wheels spin freely once they are off the ground.. other than that all is going smoothly

all done, heres a photo.. notice the drips on the ground haha.. i wasnt too worried about dripping

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/calipers_009.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/calipers_009.jpg)

[tysamigo]

This post is quite old and I wanted to know if G2 is still the way to go?

My VX is being painted right now and I thought it would be nice to go ahead and paint the calipers to proton yellow. I understand they will color match, but for those of you that used this product, has it lasted? Would you use it again?

I appreciate any input on what product to use for durability and color matching to proton yellow...

thanks :)

[bearandbee]

I bought some at napa, very bad results...I could not get it to stick, not even after 5 coats.

[bearandbee]

Oh I should clarify that it was just the rattlecans that I used NOT G2.