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06-17-2017, 04:09 PM | #1 |
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Brake Caliper Painting....
I don't want to remove the brake system to paint the calipers - yes, this would be the ideal process, for sure. And....I don't want to spray paint the calipers, as so much needs to be masked off, etc.
A crazy question - has anyone carefully hand-brush painted the calipers - this is unorthodox, but would prefer this method - any info would be appreciated - regards from Seattle.
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sG2 Brake Caliper Heat Paint Kit
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Thank you for the recommendation - will give it a try: https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-L...20Paint?NCNI-5
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07-14-2017, 12:17 PM | #4 |
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Fwiw G2 didn't hold up well for me during track use. Next time around Im going to remove the calipers and use high temp spray instead.
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07-14-2017, 02:49 PM | #5 |
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Interesting! I haven't had any issues with it to date. How did you prep the calipers before painting, and how many coats did you do?
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07-14-2017, 03:25 PM | #6 |
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Yep, fully prepped, 2-3 coats but the silver paint turned gold lol
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So sounds like it held up OK as a coating but you got a color change? I used the red and it appears to have held color ok. Definitely no issues with durability for mine.
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Yea I think the excessive heat caused the color to change.
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I removed my calipers, clips and brackets, cleaned them thoroughly, masked them, than did a light sand to roughen up the surface slightly, than sprayed them with 2 coats primer, 4 light coats of high temp paint, on the last coat I adhered some vinyl M stickers, than finished with 3 light coats of high temp clear coat. Lots more work than just doing the G2 method but it turned out really nice and smooth. I was going for the more stealthy look.
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This past summer, I carefully sanded the calipers and then cleaned them using isopropyl alcohol, and masked all areas that needed protection. i applied Rust-Oleum Specialty 1 qt. Bar-B-Que Black Satin High Heat Paint from Home Depot. This is a great satin finish and applied with disposable paint brushes. It looks really uniform and nice.
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