Hi guys. I am getting ready to paint my calipers this weekend with G2 paint, but I was wondering about the brush that is included in the kit. So a question to anyone with experience with this paint (and brush)...

Should I stick with the included brush, or should I buy a different, and possibly better brush? Any aditional advice on the painting would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

ive been hanging onto my g2 paint kit for months & havent got around to painting my calipers yet. i recently got my drilled/slotted rotors & hawk HPS pads so i need to get it all done.........anyways, back when i bought my g2 paint kit i immediately went to home depot & bought a paint brush kit that has several different small brushes in it from slightly larger than the brush in the kit to very tiny detail brushes. all are much softer bristle as well as verying in bristle softness. nice to have at least a couple different sizes when doing the job. also the bristle softness im sure will help coat evenly than the wirey bristle brush included in the kit. the cheap brushes allow lines to remain in the paint stroke as well as leaving bristle to break off in the paint making marks while you try to pull it out. i heard that you need to be quik with the g2 kit since the paint hardens up so quik. most think its a matter of "paint supply" but its more of how quikly the paint dries, getting to where you can no longer apply it.....
(though you hadnt asked, i wanted to share) i opted for new pads & rotors for 2 main reasons. 1-the benefits that the HAWK hps pads & drilled/slotted rotors offer as well as the look behind my 19" wheels..... 2- i can paint the calipers fast while slathering paint all over the surrounding rotor & brake surface w/o worring about it since im replacing them. thus allowing for little to no prep to the surroundling areas........

-justin

 

I used the G2 brush and it worked fine.

 

guess its all about preference, get what makes you happy......what i did made me feel more comfortable about doing the job.......best of luck!

-justin

 

Thanks for the info. I actually did the same as you, myz8a4re, I got some new drilled/slotted rotors and some Hawk HPS pads. My thinking also was that I wouldn't have to worry about slopping up the stock rotors since they're coming off anyway. Thanks!

 

Just put a little tape on the rotors and anything else you don't want to accidently paint.

There's enough paint in the can to do two Z's and that is about 3 or 4 coats. I had a bunch left after painting several coats. Don't be shy about putting it on thick and multiple coats - that helps hide the roughness of the calipers.

 

when we did my friend's car we bought another brush because i read somewhere that the brush that comes with the kit wasn't so good. We put 3 coats on each caliper. The more coats you use, the smoother the caliper looks. Just remember that the paint dries and becomes useless after 3-4 hours (iirc) so you have to finish all the painting in that time. we actually had two paint brushes and split up the work so it was done quicker.

 

How long do you have to wait to drive on your painted calipers?

 

I painted mine last weekend with the blue G2 kit. Definately buy additional brushes!!! I found the easiest way was mount the caliper (2 screws) without the rotors on. This way I didn't have to mask off much and it was easier to get all around the caliper.

As far as the dry time... I did it with an ambient temp of 55 degrees, and it took forever for them to completely dry. Wait at least 24hrs before driving. However, the working time for the paint wasn't very long. I recommend splitting the paint/hardner into 2 or 3 sepreate batches. I had enough for three good coats. I took some pics of the job, but haven't had time to upload them

 

Did you guys wait long between coats? Someone else had suggested to me that I go around and apply the 1st coat to all calipers, then go right back to the first caliper and start over agian immediately. Is this accurate? Or should I allow some drying time between each coat?

 

I gave it about 45 minutes between applications and the paint was plenty dry for the additional coats.

 

IIRC, you have to wait about 15 minutes for a coat to get sticky before starting the next coat. But the time you do all four, the first one is ready for the next coat.

You're supposed to wait 24 hours before driving, 2 hours before reinstalling the wheels.

You can see the instructions at:
http://www.g2usa.com/bcps-inst.shtml

 

where did u get that decal?

 

There ya go...
http://www.jvdgraphics.com/prod-cs%20Nissan2.htm

 

you can sort of see it, but i used G2 and got the same decal as above

 

thank you i just ordered my g2 red paint and a few decals from jason...