I just finished painting the calipers yesterday with G2 and I must say it looks awesome! It was a lot of hard work though... anyways, I was just wondering, for everyone that has their brake calipers painted, how do you guys keep it clean and glossy? I mean, after all that freakin hard work, I want that thing to last forever :p

 

i put quite a few coats of clearcoat on mine, i used the spraycan method it stays pretty gloss by itself.

 

I used the foliatec kit and mine have never gotten dirty, i guess when i take it to the car wash a quick spray helps them stay clean but they r always pretty clean even though i don't go to a car wash.

 

they usually spray clean. if not reach throught the opening on the rim and wipe them clean. that and when i rotate my tires i wipe them off really good at that piont

 

i painted my calipers with G2 and after driving the entire winter without cleaning them....the dirt came off just by me running my finger across it...that was 2 months ago and my calipers and i havent cleaned them since and they are still glossy

 

Yeah.. I use a little rim cleaner on a rag and wipe em through the wheel...

Then when I switch tires winter/summer I give it a good scrubbin...Mine are 2 yrs now and still look ok.. (could use a little touch up in spots)

 

How long has it been since you painted them with G2? How is the quality holding up? Its suppose to be life time warranty so I guess que glossiness is suppose to last till the car dies right?

 

its been about a year maybe...glossyness is not my problem...chipping is...dealer chiped the to front calipers when doing brakes...

 

i painted my cailpers w folia a yr ago and i have never touched them the car was takes care of that but even so they still appear 2 be wet....and any dirt on them comes rite off....def a low maint mod

 

Sadly ... my calipers are showing the signs of age ... ever since I got my tires rotated / slapped on new tires ... chips on the front calipers.

As for brake dust, etc... take a soft sponge or cloth and some soap ... comes off in a snap.
- derrick

 

How old are they?

 

I did the Foliatec paint to the calipers in the summer of 2002. So they're 2 yrs old and chipped. Unless you go up close, you can't see the chips.

- derrick

 

Is there a way to fix the chips? I did mines on Friday and already today I found a small chip on the side front caliper... its annoying me.

 

Get them POWDERCOATED ... and never worry about trying to keep them clean again..

http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81641

Smitty