I am looking to paint my calipers on my PPW, however I am unsure of the color. Here are the colors listed. I am leaning towards red or white.

http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/g2/caliper_paint.jsp

Red $38
Yellow $38
Blue $38
Silver $38
Gold $38
Black $38
Purple $38
Green $38
White $38

They say you don't have to remove the calipers.

Anyone used this paint on their calipers? Can you show me step by step, thanks.

 

I just did this with my friend on his se-r spec v. Used the g2 red paint.

We started by putting his car on jackstands and taking his wheels off (loosen lugs before you put on the jackstands).

We then used the spray cleaning stuff that comes in the kit along with a rough side of a sponge to scrub the calipers clean.

Next, maked off areas around the calipers that aren't to be painted.

Then, mixed the paint with the reactor stuff.

and finally, painted.


Doing one coat is not enough. We did two coats and it turned out much nicer than it looked with just one coat. Since we were both painting the process was much faster than what i've read most people take. Took about 2 hours for us to complete this.
After about two hours of time for the paint to dry completely to the touch we took the car off the jack stands and put the wheels on. And as we speak the car is sitting and letting the paint cure completely. It's recommended to let it sit for 2 days.

The entire process is pretty simple. Hardest part was figuring out how to jack the car with a floor lift and decided where to put the jack stands, since it was my first time using either.


My friend was also decided between red or white (white car, red and black seats) but decided to use red thinking that white might become dirty too easily from brake dust and stuff.

 

i also used the g2 paint on mine. looks nice. very easy to do once you get the tires off and car up on the jackstands.

heres a pic:

 

Bought blue caliper paint at a Honda dealer -- matches great-- ya ya Honda is good for something -- Actually they are great cars too.

 

Can you use regular spray paint? or would it melt or somethin when it gets hot?

 

Spray paint is not made to withstand the high temp that calipers are brakes experience.

The G2 stuff is excellent. I sell it and have used it on my car and many customer's cars too. G2 or Powdercoat. The only way to go

 

Ive wanted to do it but there is no way I can not have a car for 2 days. Its gonna have to wait till the summer I suppose

 

you can get hi temp brake caliper spray paint, but it is a pain in the butt, go with the G2. It would have saved me a lot of time.

 

I just used Daytona Yellow engine paint ( high Heat) after i put two coats of primer and I haven't had a problem yet. ( 11,000+ miles)

It was a bit harder than g2 I imagine b/c i had to cover everything with towels, papaer and tape for over spray, but I had fun doing it.


Good luck

 

Well got the G2 in today. I will paint the calipers this weekend and let them dry all day Saturday and Sunday.

One thing I have heard is not use the brush they provide, Get a good paint brush at Michaels, Lowe's, ect.

I'll post pics once I'm done.

 

Due to a situation in which I couldn't wait a day or two for the G2 paint to cure without driving my Z, I did the G2, let it dry for about 4-6 hours, re-mounted the wheels & drove off. I drove several miles (slow & easy on the brakes) to my apt. & then let the car sit overnight (approx. 12 hours). That was a month or so ago & the calipers still look freshly painted - no problems.

I'm not recommending someone do this - always let the G2 cure as long as possible - but in case you find yourself in the situation I did, just wanted to let you know that it won't ruin the paint job....in my case it didn't anyway. Here's a pic after a week or two on the road...........

 

I read my box and it was shipped from, my own city, LOL. Wish I woulda known that, LOL!

 

I used VHT caliper paint from autozone...good to 900 degrees and dries overnight. I think the G2 is the best, but this is an alternative to those that don't want to wait for curing

 

Well, shoot, if it came from the north end of town down to near Pete, it could take longer than airmail from Maine or something!

Stupid road planning, stupid, stupid, stupid!

 

Yeah, I did my calipers with yellow over a year ago and they still look great. I have 22k miles or so on the paint now.

With lighter colors, you want more coats. I did about 5 or 6 coats with the yellow. Prepare for extra work, and to work quickly, if you are doing a light color.

By the way, mixing the paints is entirely possible. Just make sure you mix the full parts with each color, then add one color to the other until you get the color you desire. I had thought about doing orange down the road, by mixing yellow and red.

 

The G2 paint is awesome. It's dry to the touch in about 2 or 3 hours (so you can install Jason's graphics). While your at it, install the Hawk HPS low dust pads. I drove mine after about 18 hours. Not a single problem. And better yet, no brake dust!

 

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I liked the red best for my BY. But I think Yellow or gold would look killer on a PPW.

 

Do a search for "painting calipers". you'll find all the info you need. including Jason's {JVD Graphics) decals.

 

Already have Hawks on. Its amazing comparing the stock brakes with the Brembos. The OEM's are so tiny compared to the big Brembo's.

Anyway, I will be painting them tomorrow and let them sit Sat afternoon and all day Sunday. Should be enough time to dry.

Really dumb question, but what else do I DO NOT paint?

1. brake pads
2. bleeder screw
3. Rotors

Anything else, I am missing? A close up pic would be nice on what to paint and not to paint, thanks. I just want to do this right and do a professional job.