I've just a few questions for those that have used it. Where to get it, How much, and how well does it hold up? Does it flake and fade? I was thinking about powder coating them but I cant have my car off the road, and its just tooo much money for me, so duplicolor it is. Or if anyone knows any better kits too

Edit: Yeah my calipers lol

 

What is "them"? or am I stupid and missed something?

 

calipers i'd imagine

 

or rims maybe

 

I named my softball team Duplicolor.. and we went 2-3, so I changed the name to Cockdiesel.. we did better with that name. If Cockdiesel made paint, I'd buy that kind. It clearly works better.

Yeah I've heard nothing but goot things with Duplicolor.. I actually picked up the washable paint tonight and painted my friend's big dodge ram like a pirate ship.

 

well, if hes talking about calipers then ya, duplicolor is good

 

I just did mine and it worked out great!

 

Duplicolor after a few thousand miles:




They all started doing it at the same time (within a week) of eachother.

 

^^^ Same here...i've had to re-apply once already. But they give you sooo much paint it all works out.

 

Haha, yeah now we know why we were left with so much extra. Did you take the paint off before re-applying, or just go over it? And I wonder if theres some sort of sealant that will keep it on and shiney?

 

I've had no problems with mine and I've had them on for a few thousand miles now, although I clear coated them with high temp clear coat also because of the vinyl. I scrub the sh*t outta them everytime I wash the car and so far it's been holding up pretty well. I used two coats of the duplicolor and then one coat of the high temp clear coat.

 

Hi Folks -

Prep work is the key - I have 20k miles on the red-painted calipers on my wifes car - no chipping or peeling.

I spent a lot of time making sure the calipers were clean and grease free before I started sprating paint.

The blues ones above look like they are peeling - not impact chipping - so I suspect a lack of poper prep work was the root cause in that case.

best regards -

mqqn

 

Well I followed the instructions on the box completly. I've never done it before, so I don't know the tips someone else might, but I also feel that if I followed the instructions exactly, it should stick.
Regardless of my feelings, it didn't, so should I scrubt the paint off and do it again how Cobalt443 did theirs? I'm also thinking of vinyl this time.

 

I didn't scrub any paint off......I cleaned my calipers with the cleaner they provide you....applied two coats of red duplicolor, applied my vinyl chevy emblems, and then applied a coat of high temp clear coat

EDIT: Nevermind...you can try doing it all over again...but I wouldn't apply over the chipping with out removing the old paint....it will most likely come out pretty bad and un-even

 

Hi ajent -

I used simple green and some old tooth-brushes to scrub the calipers clean.

What did the box say to do to prepare the calipers for paint?

I think you must have used a special kit for calipers based on your comments - I just used the Dupli-Color header paint (good for 500 degrees - plenty for a caliper).

Your blue looks really great - perhaps if you just use a wire brush to get the stuff that is not sticking, and then scrub them down with some simple green and some sort of stiff brush, then repaint them.

I am sure you will get good results - the look is worth the effort -

best regards -

mqqn

 

Yeah I used the caliper kit. It comes with cleaner, paint and paint brush.
What i'm thinking is blue calipers, with white text.
Not sure if vinyl ontop would be enough, or if I should get a stencil to help me paint the letters on.
Does Clear coat comes in a spray can only?

 

Hi ajent -

I have friends who have clear-coated with rattle-cans, and it comes out looking very good.

You guys just educated me about the vinyl graphics on the calipers - very cool idea - I will have to look into that -

I think blue with white lettering would look great - and unique.

If I were going to paint text on a caliper, I would want to make some stencils - my artistic talent is very lacking

best regards -

mqqn

 

I would strongly advise removing the old paint before applying a new coat, or at least giving it a very intense scrub with a brillo to remove all the loose and flaking paint, plus scuff up the rest of the paint. Otherwise it will come out uneven and you'll just start flaking again alot sooner.

Although you have the kit, you would be better off with a high temp/high strength paint applied in two or three coats, with at least 30 minutes (spray) or 1~2 hours (brush) dry time between each coat. Then sealed with a coat or two of armored clear coat (the high strength type, they make matte and gloss, depending on how shiny you want it).

The best thing you could do would be to take your caliper's off and get them a high strength heat treated paintjob with sealant.

 

Did you not prime them?
I have used Duplicolor for most of my DIY's (rims, calipers, badges, etc.) and it works perfectly.....with the right prepping. Priming is essential.
If you repaint them, you want to get the old paint off so you are working with as even as a surface as possible, you will see the difference in the pre-painted/other spots.
Happy DIY

 

Ok I guess people are confused MINE ARE NOT FLAKING.....I did mine fine and they are holding up fine....thanks
I was simply telling people how to do it right

 

Yeah, I was afraid to remove them because I wasn't sure what I would mess up.

 

sorry, I was asking Ajent because he showed the pics of the ones flaking

 

ok you quoted me so I wasn't too sure.....now that that's cleared up..........back on subject.....lol

 

hahaha ok sorry, i was tired when i wrote that and meant to write two things. I DID want to ask if you primed them because i was surprised they held up so good and what brand you used, , and then also asking him cuz they flaked. haha. sorry! i need to avoid this site when im tired

 

i would recommend getting the actual caliper spray paint they make