jaehshim

many ppl use G2 caliper paint, which is about ~36 dollars.

I used Duplicolor Caliper Paint, which is also very good product. Local pepboys and autozones have Duplicolor caliper paint kit for ~ $13.00

comes with cleaner, brush, paint, instruction. pretty much all you need

It took me about 6 hours ,mainly because i only have one OEM car lift. basically i had to do one caliper at a time.




one spray can is perfect for 4 wheels. there's more than enough paint. i think if you buy one kit, you can use one paint can for 4~5 TSX Calipers all around.


bottom part of the front calipers are pretty dirty, and codultn' take the dirt off well even after 10~15 minutes of washing. i guess it's rust or jus dirty - -


painted once, wait 20~25 minutes, another layer coating, wait, and another layer coating. i did about 4 coatings. good red color


no need to take out the caliper. simple, easy


rear calipers


done drying


TSX double wishbone suspensions are awesome


thought Red would show too much, but it's quite good on PWP. especially because i'm painting my rims Black soon.





Easy $13~14 DIY. very satisfied with the result.

EuRTSX

Looks pretty good. Nice job 형

xenonhid

Very Subtle, and nice! Wished you wouldn't paint your rims black though

n1ke5h

looks nice. im thinking about doing mine black so you definitely helped me out here

n1ke5h

whats in the spray can though? you used the brush to paint the calipers right? im guessing its the cleaner?

btw...you should really think about getting a jack. ive spent so much extra time and energy with my stupid oem jack...used it for everything including my entire coilover install, rear sway bar, and changing the wheels a few times. it definitely sucks using that crap. i just bought a cheap $30 walmart floor jack that works great and used it when i was adjusting my coilovers...its not as nice as those professional ones but gets the job done and is worth it.

jaehshim

thanks, yea i was buying microfiber towels for the car wash the other day at K-mart, and those jacks were cheap, durable.

the spray can is a cleaner. it's one of those alcohol dry ice material. spray and use fine towel, but they evaporate fast.
it really leaves clean parts of the caliper really clean, but the "dirty section" of the calipers were still dirty even after much spray + towel used. i just tried a couple more times and started painting. it's no residue or dust, maybe the caliper color (silver) faded or rusted.
anyway, now it looks perfect with 3~4 layers of coating.

CrazyCool[O]

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Nice job! Mine's going to be painted this summer as well.

godfather2

6 hours!!! you're a bigger man than me ... i don't have that type of patience. looks hot

Audioserf

Definitely support buying a floorjack. Best $60 (I bought a heavy-duty 3 ton SUV jack, lol) I've spent in terms of making work on my car easier.

And nice calipers. I'm painting mine black on my CGP soon (bought the G2 kit from eBay).

ABPTSX

looks real good. did my in blue with the G2 kit and was def a great mod

Reach

Except that's the 5-link independent rear suspension

S14 n Tsx

I was like wtf? hyung? you youngesters.

S14 n Tsx

I won't touch stock rims.

joerockt

white car, red calipers, black rims

Knox

Looks good. I thought about doing black with white Acura letters on mine. I did black on my other cars and like the subtle hidden look. If you ever get aftermarket wheels you'll be able to see the caliper's a lot better I'm betting.

jwood_06TSX

So the spray can is the cleaner that you just sprayed on the caliper and then wiped them down to clean them off? Did you tape off the rotor so you didn't get paint on it or any other parts and then painted them freehand? I am thinking about doing this since you can def see mine but i would probably just paint them black!

I wish the OEM rotors didn't get to rusty looking though



EDIT: Is that sandpaper on the ground too? Did you rough them up a little before or just inbetween coats?

Audioserf

"What's black and white and red all over?"

moda_way

1/2 eaten Zebra?

wickedk24

Nice DIY

TSXHunter05

a newspaper!

TSXnTEX

what color would you paint your rims on a 07 silver?? smoked out?? any suggestions?

jaehshim

i was thinking the same thing before i did it, and considered buying black caliper kit.
but after it was done, it jus gives subtle color to the car, not so strong. and it's red, so nice.

CrazyCool[O]

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How about gun metal? I'm thinking about going with gun metal or black since I have wheels in Hyper Black

stevezilla

does that paint come in a deep metallic blue?

Newplay1

Looks sweet, I would have sprayed the paint into a bowl and just used a brush on it. Did you wipe your doors and front bumper with a towel yet? and did the towel turn red?

S14 n Tsx

msmching

Looks like we got the same thing!! Haha.
and Yea, i bought the exp'er one. @@

cali4tsx

Well done Im considering black caliper for my CG TSX
here's some tips http://www.cacustomcoatings.com/vhtbrcaropa.html

psteng19

Looking at these pics just further reminds me of how small the rotors on the TSX are

MTLer

I used the same caliper paint for my tsx.. a year ago. I hope you did a better job than me though.

I used the cleaner and brush the caliper, but what i should have done was either sanded or scotch padded it. a year later the paint is almost all gone. Mind you i have gone through a Montreal winter and salt filled roads but i think if i sanded/scotch padded it before hand they would still be fine.

I have mines red with white ACURA decals, looked pretty sweet.

sunny85

that looks good im gonna do that toooo

Codename47

Here the mine....
sorry but the car was dirty... I've done the job with the brush... the result is awesome but I've spend 12 h for doing this...

xjohnkdoex

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is the application of the paint just a brush and brushing it onto the caliper? did you use anything to cover the rest of the brakes to avoid getting paint on other areas?

thinking of maybe doing mine black. wouldn't mind those acura decals, either.

hyun

not a fan of painted calipers but to each his own!


they look decent

JDMKB1

Nice job

Audioserf

Did mine black today with the G2 paint kit. Put the car up on four jackstands, the whole process from masking to cleaning the calipers to painting (3 coats all around) took maybe two hours.

I'll be posting pics tomorrow once I've put my white Acura decals on.

green_henry

Navy blue would be nice, but the blue G2 kit looks more like a royal blue. Too light for my taste.

Does anybody know what kind of pigment could be added to this type of paint? A dab or two of black added to the blue would be just the ticket.

S14 n Tsx

I think I'm going to paint mine black.

crfortin

Think the white car will look good with black rims. Try it out with your car so I can decide.

SG81

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are your rims from an '06 or '07 or both?