This is my first attempt at a how to so please bear with me...

Tools Needed-

Jack
Jack Stands (optional but recommended)
High Temperature Paint


Caliper Cleaner (or hot water and a brush)


Wrench (Whatever size your lug nuts are)
Painters Tape And Newspaper

1)
Jack your car and remove the wheels. I did one at a time because I didn't have jack stands. This step is pretty self explanatory.

2)
Clean your calipers throughly with the cleaner, or drench them in hot water and throughly scrub them down. After, cover every surrounding part and adjacent piece of the car with tape and newspaper. Make sure the moving parts and the disc are covered well.


3)
Paint your calipers. I did 3 coats on each, getting heavier with each coat. I waiting around 20min between each coat then waited 30min before putting the wheel back on. Make sure it doesn't drip, unless you don't care if it drips


4)
Gently remove all the newspaper and painters tape. Wait a little while then put your wheels back on.


5)
Enjoy the new look

 

is this way easier than taking them off and painting them??

 

I would assume. No need for those fancy brake line wrenches. I'd make sure I have jack stands...they're only $20 from Sears. I saw you did get some paint on the rotor, I would assume that would wear off after a time correct?

 

Yes. As you hit your brakes, the paint is no longer there anymore.

 

nice how to! any over spray on your car?? im gonna powder coat mine and my drums

 

should clear coat them if you drive in the winter.. Mine weren't and the paint is almost all gone

 

xburntx if you do 25 more posts you wont be a new member anymore! you will upgrade to member

 

ohh an upgrade eh.. sounds tempting lol

 

UPGRADDE don't care about no painted rotors.... he jsut wants his money

 

When my friend did hers she used plastic walmart bags to cover the rotors and that worked out pretty well. Just a suggestion so that you don't have to use so much newspaper.

 

Or just buy a can of brush on caliper paint and dont waste time taping anything off.....

Mkulrey bought 1 1/2pint can and it did 4 cars with 3 coats on each caliper...







By the way, if you read the can of spray paint usually will tell you to do each coat within 1 or 2 minutes, OR do each coat and wait an hour for it to fully dry. Otherwise you will get orange peel or make it more likely to chip off...

 

I'm thinking about getting this... http://www.r1concepts.com/caliper-paint.aspx

I wanna do purple but the purple they have isn't quite dark enough for me

 

oh wow thanks for the link!
i am DEF doing the green hahaha

 

VHT Ceramic Caliper Red, with a pearl clearcoat over the top of it.

 

hell yeah those look clean as ****!

 

Damn! Those are sexy!!! What was the process you went through to get them like that?

 

do you think brake caliper paint, since its meant to withstand high heat, would work on rims as well?

 

It will get on your brake pads. It will foul the pads and they will seize your brakes in an emergency situation.

 

No it won't.

As long as the paint is dry before you drive the car, it will just wear off and turn into dust. Usually the paint will start to wear off within just a few miles. The brake pad material and rotor are much harder than the paint, so the paint is the first thing to wear off.

 

Ok so I was wondering what kind of clearcoat you would need to use. Is there a high temp clearcoat?

I read some member did a pearl clearcoat? Would anyone know which kind you could use? i'd ask the member but they are banned lol

 

How did you not spray over the Brembo logo?

 

I'm sure he did the same thing I did...

Bought a new set of brembo vinyl decals on ebay for $8 shipped...

 

Sounds good, i just finished my back ones.