First DIY -- Painted Brake Calipers!!

[erik2810]

Came home to visit the fam from college and was bored, so I decided to this...took a while, but most of the time was used masking the very first wheel LOL...

Half the time that it took doing this project went into this masterpiece..Time taken, 1 hour


As you can see, the paint literally only hit a 2-3 inch radius from the brakes themselves LOL



And then I got good...Time taken, 10 minutes


Really good...Time taken, 5 minutes


The finished product...



Really good stuff, highly recommended..


Tomorrow I'll wash the car and put back on the 20's, then take pics of the final result! Overall, this is a really easy DIY that makes a big difference IMO

[workerant]

hahah, nicely done.

[erik2810]

I once considered painting my callipers black to give it a cleaner look. Wasn't sure though if it slightly reduced the cooling efficiency of them though.

if you go black, it is completely unnoticeable...go red, especially with your color car

['02 XLE V6]

The idea is there, but you painted over your pads, retaining clips, caliper pins, the rubber boots and the bleeder screws. Your next brake job will be tons of fun. It would've looked much better if you took the time to do it right.

[salvimoreno]

Good job! Want to see pics of the whole car now

[erik2810]

The idea is there, but you painted over your pads, retaining clips, caliper pins, the rubber boots and the bleeder screws. Your next brake job will be tons of fun. It would've looked much better if you took the time to do it right.

Yeah I had to make the choice but I didn't mind those parts being painted...would of had to remove the brakes from the rotor...this is just a minor mod til I get TRD brakes

[Drizzt]

Nice job, I don't want to hijack your thread, but you can also use G2 caliper paint. Its not a spray, its painted on, took me a bit longer than spraying but the results I think are amazing.




sry about the bad iphone pics

when r u gonna lower yur car?

[erik2810]

I looked for the G2 paint but couldn't find it anywhere. I would of much rather done it that way since it does look a lot nicer but oh well

Kenny, I know I know, I just have to find a way to scratch $400 together man...it's a recession out here lol

[PRINCESS PEACH]

I'm not a fan of painted calipers, I think its rice.

But I'm glad it was your first DIY. DIY's are super fun, especially when its your first one. Props to you on that.

Another thing, next time you do paint, take off all the parts. Its relatively easy to do.

Great job though!

yup spring is 210 for the Tein i got, wheel alignment 70, yeah
not much

[Drizzt]

Originally Posted by Kenny_el2003

when r u gonna lower yur car?

saving for springs right now... i know, it looks like im ready to race the baja 5000

[erik2810]

I'll prolly just use TRD myself...don't wanna void warranty..

as for the brakes, I plan on replacing brake pads so it'll look a little better after that

[lammydi]

Originally Posted by PRINCESS PEACH

I'm not a fan of painted calipers, I think its rice.

Uh...thanks Peach for calling my car...rice.

To the OP, I painted my calipers in black color using the brush. I didn't use the spray can.

[willt]

mine is painted to but it says camry LOL!