has anyone painted calipers

[fungke]

has anyone painted the brake calipers on their car?
my friend recently painted the ones he had on his RSX-S red and they look pretty nice, was wondering if there were any cons to painting them. ie.void warranty......

[Nick]

lots of people have, probably voids warranty (dosen't everything)

no cons really, other than a very slight reduction in heat dissapation properties

[fungke]

is the process hard to go through with?
you are right about the warranty thing...geez..

[Nick]

sand off all the crap on the caliper, wipe clean, paint with high temp paint (prime if you can find a high temp primer),

[jhbhatia]

When it comes time for warranty..paint it black again...i doubt that they'll be coming back to bite you in the a$$ for that!

[eddie]

use one of the Folia Tec Kits, they cost maybe $50.00 but they work great and come out with an awesome finish, it comes with the paint, hardener, instructions, and a box. You need to buy a little brush. I did mine silver and they have an awesome shiny finish that looks like it will last a long time and hasnt gotten dirty in the last 4 months (although I rarely drive the car)

[fungke]

is the Folia Tec Kit necessary?
probably cheaper to just sand and>prime>paint like what oldman said. do you have any pics of your painted calipers?
i want to paint my orange/gold.

[88 LE]

Originally posted by fungke
is the Folia Tec Kit necessary?

No.

You can use high temp engine paint.

[Tubbyc]

I also painted my caliper, the dealership has not given me any hard time yet... I guess you don't really need to worry about that

[fungke]

Sweet,
thanks guys.

[Silver Streak]

$3.99 high temp engine paint from Can Tire....

[xavior66]

88LE, where can I find those rims like you got on your's? They look sweeeeeeet!

[initial-T]

this is gonna sound stupid but how do u get in there to paint calipers??

[warlock]

Originally posted by initial-T
this is gonna sound stupid but how do u get in there to paint calipers??

KIDS what are you goint to do?
you take off the wheel and then the cliper.sand,paint put them back on,bleed the bracks and you have a sweet look.

[Tony the Tiger]

Same as Henry here -- High Temp Engine Enamel
I had my calipers shaved so all the casting marks were gone... it makes the caliper look more"billet".