I am planning to clean and paint my calipers in the middle of august so those are the 4 colors that I have picked out, but cant decide on which to go with, help!

Just another thought I am getting Rotora Slotted rotors as well, soon.

Here are pics of my car, that I will be painting over the calipers:

















So what color guys? Here are some pics:

Orange/Copper:



Red:



Silver:



Black:



Pics are just for reference, post up pics of actual colors on 2nd gen tl's!

 

for heather mist i would go with black or even red

 

im gonna do like bronze/gold on my WDP

nice wheels. i say you should go with black. mos def not red. dont match

 

also what you plan to paint them with and the process.

 

I used the Duplicolor caliper paint kit over at Autozone/Pepboys; surprisingly, you'll have enough paint for several cars even after a few coats on each caliper.

 

Yeah, same I am going for those complete caliper kits. Keep the opinions comming! Would black really stand out tho?

 

I've said it before and I'll say it again....

You don't have a BBK, don't pretend you do.

Black or silver.

I'm doing mine in gloss black.

 

Are there any special prep process that one should comply to when painting calipers? Beside making sure the surfaces are clean? How long would it take for the paint to dry? I want to paint mine a glossy black but I'm not quite sure if the coarse surface of the caliper itself would be a problem.

 

This paint comes with a kit:

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/caliper.html

it includes the cleaner spray that will help you remove the dirt, dust and whatnot from you calipers and make the paint stick to it once cleaned.

EDIT: there is a video demo also on that page showing you how to use it as well.

 

I think that the bronze color would look good on your car if the job is done nicely. (i.e. no over spray)

But DAYUM you need a drop Homie!!!

 

I would go with the Copper or Red.... either one looks nice. Im going to do mine soon also, prob. red on my ssm 99 tl.

 

Drop the ass end

 

Okay now is down to red or black..hmm, I might go for red though, but anymore opinions out there?

 

Definitely not red, please Just my opinion, but black will go much better than red on a Naples Gold.

 

I went with black on my NBP and you can't really tell that I did anything, which is the look I was going for. I want everything on the exterior of my car black. Just a heads up in case you are looking for a drastic change. Good Luck.

 

I THINK they gold/bronze would look nice on the white. but the kits run 40 online only. i can only get the red out in the stores

i have a WDP

so should i do red or bronze?

 

i would go with copper...or black....and then buy the brembo stickers and put it on

 

I would say Orange/Copper would look good on your car. Black alway looks good on any car color. Silver will be my third choice, but Orange/ Copper will stand out more.

 

I think I've decided on a subtle black look. I am gonna paint it that black color with the DupliColor Caliper kit. I think the black will stand out more once I get my brand new Rotora Slotted front rotors installed compared to these nasty rusting, no-name brand rotors that I have on now.

 

Ok, I just bought the DupliColor Black caliper paint, I will do this next week when I buy some jackstands for my car. Here are some pics:

 

Based upon the pics of the instruction book, I would advise you buying a wire brush to scrape off any rust or other crap off the calipers before using the brake cleaner (ie organic solvent). It'll make the surface smoother so your paint job will look better, IMHO. Wish I did that to my car ... did the extra step on my ex's black Accord coupe -- it looks way better.

 

Ok thanks for the tip!

But when I use the wirebrush do I need to use anything else with it? any other solvents? Or do I just scrub away with the brush then proceed to using the brake cleaner?