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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Brembos

i wanna paint my stock brembos cause they come the shitty gray color and my car is sport tintcoat red whats a good way to paint them with losing the "brembo" lettering logo?
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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That "shitty gray color" is one of the best coatings available on factory Brembo equipped cars. Unlike powder coating, the anodized Brembos on our car will never change color due to heat. Neither will the lettering. Take an STI or Evo out for one track session, and they start turning brown. My Evo brakes were crap brown and the lettering was light brown.

If you really must go and ruin them, you can get them powder coated, but you'll have to use new calipers and exchange yours. Powder coating used calipers is risky due to it being filled with brake fluid. The easiest way would be to just buy a set of properly powder coated new calipers from John Powell.
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Wangspeed
That "shitty gray color" is one of the best coatings available on factory Brembo equipped cars. Unlike powder coating, the anodized Brembos on our car will never change color due to heat. Neither will the lettering. Take an STI or Evo out for one track session, and they start turning brown. My Evo brakes were crap brown and the lettering was light brown.

If you really must go and ruin them, you can get them powder coated, but you'll have to use new calipers and exchange yours. Powder coating used calipers is risky due to it being filled with brake fluid. The easiest way would be to just buy a set of properly powder coated new calipers from John Powell.
^^^very ture. my friends stoptech went from red to brown after a day at the track.
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Caliper paint and ten dollar stencils you can order off the internet. Or vinyl decals. Either way you will have to paint them quite often
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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i used the g2 red paint and ordered black brembos from houseofgrafx.com one track day so far and no problems and i drive my car every day!
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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I used ceramic calaper paint and high temp vinyl. No brown.
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 12:04 AM
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I used ceramic calaper paint and high temp vinyl. No brown.
x2, use high temp paint. like the ones they use for the engine covers. I believe you can get them at walmart or something..
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 12:13 AM
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or you could get them powdercoated...because they are brembos and deserve better than just a paint job
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 12:29 AM
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or you could get them powdercoated...because they are brembos and deserve better than just a paint job
does not stand good with extreme heat. brakes get really ******* hot. powder coating is best for rims...
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 12:32 AM
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didn't know that. I have seen alot of powdercoated brembs though lol
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 12:44 AM
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High temp powder coatings exist. Jet Hot specializes in that kind of stuff, but it's usually just for exhaust pipes. I think the OEM coating Brembo makes is just fine though.
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 12:59 AM
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use high temp paint and allow it to cure before u go and drive it it takes a couple of hours i powdercoat wheels and hightemps will eventually wear on the coatings caliper paint is rated 500 degrees works good on my car just let it cure but youll need a new decal
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 01:36 AM
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g2 is high temp and so is duplicolor...
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 06:48 AM
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IM not sure about you guys but after 50k miles my stock gray brembo's have indeed faded and the white "Brembo" stencilng has washed out/ smeared... strange.
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Mine's still holding strong and look fine, I'm at 44K
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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mines are a lil brown if u take the wheel off in the sun light but the white brembo is holding up
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Wangspeed
That "shitty gray color" is one of the best coatings available on factory Brembo equipped cars. Unlike powder coating, the anodized Brembos on our car will never change color due to heat. Neither will the lettering. Take an STI or Evo out for one track session, and they start turning brown. My Evo brakes were crap brown and the lettering was light brown.

If you really must go and ruin them, you can get them powder coated, but you'll have to use new calipers and exchange yours. Powder coating used calipers is risky due to it being filled with brake fluid. The easiest way would be to just buy a set of properly powder coated new calipers from John Powell.
Umm my stock calipers are powder coated and they work fine.
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