How To Paint Calipers

[cobalt123]

this one is mine lol

What you need:
Jack stands-x2 (x4 if you want to do all four at the same time)
Jack- note DO NOT DO ANYTHING IF YOU ARE USEING THE JACK TO SUPPORT THE CAR USE STANDS)
Duplicolor Caliper Kit- autozone,pepboys- 20 bucks
Chocks
flate unslanted spot to work
a toothbrush or equivalent
something to remove lug nuts

as pictured:

Step 1: Obviously it would be easier to work with if you had not previously been driving it as far as the brakes being hot. So if only doing the front place chocks on the rear wheels and engage the emergency brake.

Step 2: Jack the car up high enough to allow the wheels to come off clean. support the car on jack stands.

Step 3: using the brake caliper cleaner( and following the instructions listed) clean the calipers by applying the cleaner and using the toothbrush or equivalent to remove as much brake dust/ or dust in general as possible

while letting one side dry or whatnot go do the other.
Step 4: tape off the parts the instructions tell you to tape off.
Step 5:Apply the paint, you will want to stir the caliper paint with the popsickle stick provided for 60 seconds before use

Allow it to dry as needed

of course reinstall wheels torque the lugs back on to 100ft/lb, remove jack stands one at a time using the jack. ready to go

 

[arman14]

nice how to
i want to do it soon
cant decide what color tough

 

[cobalt123]

got a friend of mine with lazer blue ss, paint the calipers blue

 

[DaveBlank]

looks good. the asphalt looks like it has some blood splatter, lol. how long will this last (they use a ton of salt on the roads in WV)?

 

[cobalt123]

oh, well it would last a good while here in texas but with the salt i dont know you may could put a couple coats on it, im not sure what the effects of a small dash or clear coat would do

 

[DaveBlank]

i have been thinking about doing this for a while. I just didnt want to redo them every few months. Im gonna paint the front red and the rear drums black.

 

[cobalt123]

might try it and see how it goes

 

[arman14]

yea i think blue would be the best color for my car
i kinda want to match with the car color paint

 

[cobalt123]

good luck with that

 

[arman14]

thanks

 

[dunit121]

i used that same kit... i had enough of it to resell the kit to a friend... but id recomend on picking up a different brush brissles kept on falling off of mine

 

[dman090]

i used that same kit... i had enough of it to resell the kit to a friend... but id recomend on picking up a different brush brissles kept on falling off of mine

yah my kit did the same shit.

i need to re do mine, my calipers are chipping.

 

[cobalt123]

brush worked okay for me

 

[dunit121]

yah my kit did the same shit.

i need to re do mine, my calipers are chipping.

mine are too but i think its just from the dealer putting my wheels on

 

[cobalt123]

i also just got a brand new tire put on, i made sure they didnt mess up the paint

 

[dunit121]

yah i shoulda woulda coulda

 

[lovely09]

Here's a way on how to paint a brake caliper

1.Securely jack up the vehicle.
2.Remove the tire and rim.
3.Cover entire car including wheel well with draps or newspaper and tape.
4.Clean the caliper with wire brush and cleaner solution.The cleaner the better the paint will stick.
5.Remove Caliper.Use rachet and remove the two bolts on the back side of the caliper.
6.Rest the caliper on the rotor or hang it from the wheel well with a coat hanger.Be sure not to stress the brake line.
7.Once removed clean again with brake cleaner and a tooth brush.Protect your eyes from the chemicals with goggles.
8.Mask off exposed cylinders.
9.Place caliper in a place where you can access all sides and thoroughly spray paint them.Wait 10 mins and apply 2nd coat.Wait another 10 mins and apply 3rd coat if neccesary.Paint will be completely dry in 30 mins.
10.Remove masking,reassemble brake caliper and remount wheels.

 

[cobalt123]

^remove the entire car? step 3 lol

 

[Cobalt08ls]

i need to do this in the springg i have the paint and everything

 

[cobalt123]

its a good looking mod