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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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Painted calipers

New question...i want to paint my calipers and drums on my 2.2 LT ...does anyone have a recommendation on the best paint to use?
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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any high temp paint should work fine..

if you go to the local parts store and get high temp engine paint you'll be fine.
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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Duplicolor makes a caliper painting kit for around $20.
available in autozone/orielly's/etc. Sometimes found in wal-marts.
Kits have brake cleaning spray, high temp paint in (yellow, black, red, dark blue), and a paint brush.

I used this on my SS cobalt

, they came out fine, but I have a few suggestions if you do go this route.
A) take the paint brush that comes with it, break it in half, burn it, then pour holy water over it to make sure it stays dead, it's crap. Buy a cheap paintbrush kit from wal-mart that has a whole bunch of different sizes and whatnot.
B) Don't do this on a windy, or cold day, just trust me you'll regret it, I did it on a day that was both and was back out there a month later redoing them.
C)LAyer, Layer, Layer. Do at least three coats, otherwise the next time you power wash the car you'll notice that the paint is chipping off. Paint one coat, wait fifteen minutes, paint again, wait fifteen, paint again. (There's plenty of paint in the kit, trust me)
D) Take the tire off. Seriously you'll make a mess. I just jacked up my car, took off one wheel at a time and did it that way. Detailed my tires thouroughly while waiting between coats
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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I say skip the caliper kit all together...mask off and bust out the spray can. its WAY quicker that way...

I bought one of those kits and didn't even use it...just sprayed with high temp engine paint instead.
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