BstonBruin

Has anybody painted their calipers? Im thinkin of paintin em red which would look nice with the dark blue.

Shinj1EVA

Awesome, do it. Take some pics after too

BstonBruin

It would do two things......keep the calipers from looking dirty and eventually starting to rust a little bit.....and it might have some Porsche flavor to it

ONAGER

painted my rear calipers black to match the front calipers (i have the 6speed with the brembos)

xristos

I plan to do it when my brakes need changing, but that won't be for a couple more months. I would like to know what type of paint you used, if you do it.

JoganJani

Here is the link from oher thread;

http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showt...liper+painting

nick04tl

i planned on doing the same thing. acura should have just painted them black for us. how did it turn out?

jjsC5

You can use garden variety Rustoleum from Home Depot. I have painted the calipers (and letters) on two Corvettes. My current one has been painted for two years, and the paint still looks like new.

ali_enterprises

I have red calipers on a WDP, I used G2 Brake Caliper Paint, no spray = no over spray or dripping. It paints on with a brush nice and smooth easy to apply and a brilliant color. I have used brake caliper spray paint in the past and it always causes a mess and is a pain to make it look good. Doing 3 of my vehicles with spray and then switching over after recomendation from a TL member I switched and I will never go back. The cheapest price I found on the G2 was from this site http://www.newlevelmotorsports.com/ --

GaleForce

Was it hard to paint? Did you have to take the whole caliper off? I wouldn't trust myself reinstalling a caliper.

ali_enterprises

Gale if you use the G2 system you dont have to cover anything but the pads and rotors, no need to take off calipers either, and no worries about overspray on body panels. Its very easy and looks perfect.

GaleForce

G2 system? Sounds interesting.

JetJock

I'd love to paint my rear caliper to match the front(Brembo) caliper paint. I checked out the G2 website and plan to go with that stuff. Do you have any pictures of the brakes that you painted? I'd love to see what it's going to look like when finished. Thanks for the information about the G2 product.

xristos

I found this caliper paint kit, but don't know if its high-gloss like the G2 caliper kit. They are both brush on's & i think Gloss looks better.
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/caliper.html

1hottl

I painted my calipers about 3 or 4 months ago. Got the caliper paint from a local parts store.

ONAGER

i got engine enamel paint from discount auto parts and a tiny brush from a modeling kit, it took about 15-20 min per side but well worth the time and effort. with my way you cover nothing you only paint what you want/need to... mine turned out great i will try to post some pictures a bit later

oh and for those of you that havent done it yet, make sure to clean the calipers before you paint them!!!!!

cliff

i used that paint kit a few weeks ago, i painted them black, it looks nice, i dont know what u mean by high gloss but it looks good

92NSX

This stuff is great. I used it on my NSX and have had no ill effects. Just make sure you follow the directions to the letter.

PeterUbers

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What color would you guys recommend I paint my Silver A-spec's calipers? Red, Blue, or Black?

caball88

i would paint it black. the red stands out a little too much. if they ain't brembos(or any other BBK) i would avoid the bright colors.

xristos

I'm referring to the shine because it looks like the duplicolor kit is not. The G2 kit is glossy not flat/dull.

Cliff, is it shiny or flate based when it dries?

Yauser

So you do one caliper at a time and let dry in between coats? At least 1 hour per caliper then? I have no access to a lift so that I could get all 4 wheels off. For the back calipers, are there troublesome mechanical parts you need to avoid/tape off? Did you mask out the white "Acura" on the Brembos? Sorry for all the questions.

1hottl

No people are not painting the front calipers on 6MT just the back. On the 5AT you can paint all 4.

ONAGER

if you use a brush and take your time you only need 1 coat, i only did the back as the fronts were already black, i wanted the rears to match. a jack is all you need, just one wheel at a time. paint it and remount the wheel. again if you use a brush, no taping or covering is necessary

foot3ch

Has anyone ever tried Dupli Color Brake Caliper Paint? I think if Dupli Color work as good as G2, I would get one since I can save some $$$. And, are they as glossy as G2?

dinot

I have painted calipers on a couple of my other cars. I would recommend getting a lacquer based paint that is made for calipers. I used an enamel baed paint on one of my cars and after a few thousand miles the paint peeled. Remember the calipers get hot and, paint not meant to heat up will peel.

Dino

madehtsobi

i've only used the dupli-color high temp paint FORD RED and its comes out great!!

make sure you use brake cleaner and wait like 10 seconds before that dries off then tape off the surrounding parts and start spraying!!

i would do it when the temperature outside is warm so it kinda dry and then you can put more coats on otherwise it will look like its dripping

Sakuragi

Can I just apint the whole caliper? Or is hter a part where i can't paint...?
Better yet...can i see a black TL with red/black caliper paint on them?
Thanks!

ward148

Here's Black with Red caliper paint.....
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=Caliper+Paint