Grub Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 OK - I'll admit it. I'm probably an idiot when it comes to this. I've never owned a vehicle with 4 wheel disc brakes and never had wheels that allowed you to see the calipers that well. How do you go about painting your calipers? What is the best product/paint to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 (edited) The Kit: http://www.duplicolor.com/products/caliper.html How to video: http://www.duplicolor.com/training/caliper_training.html and my results using it: its a peice of cake to do, even if you've never done it before. Edited October 24, 2006 by Dylan06SS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COZWV Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 (edited) I used high temp engine paint and you definately want to clear coat them it really brings out the color. I bought the kit for calipers but it is a long process trying to get it to cover. I think the spray cans are better. I put on a bunch of coats. Most of all, Get a dremel and grind off all the rough edges on everything. It looks great and the paint will cover better. I learned and improved as I went so my last caliper is the best. I took mine apart but did not disconnect the caliper from the line. I masked everything off. A little overspray gets on the frame, etc....but washes right off. I also painted the rotors (NOT THE CONTACT PART) a silver/gray color to match the wheels. (it's the high temp silver/gray?) Also get some little SS stickers (EBAY) and put on under the clearcoat. LOOKS GREAT! Here is the only pic I have on my work PC. I can post more but it won't be until the weekend. (work out of town ) Edited October 31, 2006 by COZWV (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCSurfer Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 I used high temp engine paint and you definately want to clear coat them it really brings out the color. I bought the kit for calipers but it is a long process trying to get it to cover. I think the spray cans are better. I put on a bunch of coats. Most of all, Get a dremel and grind off all the rough edges on everything. It looks great and the paint will cover better. I learned and improved as I went so my last caliper is the best. I took mine apart but did not disconnect the caliper from the line. I masked everything off. A little overspray gets on the frame, etc....but washes right off. I also painted the rotors (NOT THE CONTACT PART) a silver/gray color to match the wheels. (it's the high temp silver/gray?) Also get some little SS stickers (EBAY) and put on under the clearcoat. LOOKS GREAT! Here is the only pic I have on my work PC. I can post more but it won't be until the weekend. (work out of town ) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> COZWV, if you have any more pics post them up. Looks like they turned out great. I'm intrested in doing mine, time for a small mod... Also a couple questions. Where did you rest the caliper to paint, and did you use the duplicolor engine spray or high temp spray. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCSurfer Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 I used high temp engine paint and you definately want to clear coat them it really brings out the color. I bought the kit for calipers but it is a long process trying to get it to cover. I think the spray cans are better. I put on a bunch of coats. Most of all, Get a dremel and grind off all the rough edges on everything. It looks great and the paint will cover better. I learned and improved as I went so my last caliper is the best. I took mine apart but did not disconnect the caliper from the line. I masked everything off. A little overspray gets on the frame, etc....but washes right off. I also painted the rotors (NOT THE CONTACT PART) a silver/gray color to match the wheels. (it's the high temp silver/gray?) Also get some little SS stickers (EBAY) and put on under the clearcoat. LOOKS GREAT! Here is the only pic I have on my work PC. I can post more but it won't be until the weekend. (work out of town ) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> COZWV, if you have any more pics post them up. Looks like they turned out great. I'm intrested in doing mine, time for a small mod... Also a couple questions. Where did you rest the caliper to paint, and did you use the duplicolor engine spray or high temp spray. Thanks! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Also I read somewhere how someone was using a high temp spray paint, spraying it in a cup, and painting it on with a paint brush. Anyone having any experience with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCSurfer Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 And more question for everyone. How long did you let it sit till you drove your truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drako Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 I was gonna paint it soon, *im gonna do a bunch of installs in mid december*. However Im not a big fan of the red, but that silver has to go Im also sitting on the fence with the "SS" decals. I dunno just think there may be too many "ss" things all over the truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COZWV Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 I used a clothes hanger to make a hook to hang the caliper from. I put tape over the hook and put it through the stock holes in the edge of the fender. Masked off the fender and frame with newspaper. As I said what little overspray I did get washed off plus I painted the frame and stuff black afterwards anyway. The caliper bracket and rotor of course I painted elsewhere as they come off without issue. Like I said the biggest improvement was using the dremel to grind off the casting marks. I will add this took me several weeks. I did one at a time each weekend. I am slow and I work out of town and don't drive the SS much. I'd say you could do 2 in a weekend and get a good finish. I mainly wanted to make sure the paint was really dry before trying to put the brakes back together due to having to handle them so much. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drako Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Thats very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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