Azn TL

Anyone has painted their brake calipers???
I am looking into painting my front and rear calipers black before the weather turns all bad in winter. Anyone know the procedure of doing a DIY such as this..( what kind of prep work..what the kind of paint, the number of layers, the need for a clear coat)??

Brew0360

I had mine professionally done but the shop said that it was pretty easy. They used a product that included the prep, prime and paint stages. Will send you the name of the product on Monday. You can see a pic on my progression thread.

Azn TL

Thank you Brew, and i think the black calipers look really good.

Brew0360

Yeah. They turned out great. The OEM coating dulls over time.

Here is the brand used on my calipers.

http://www.amazon.com/Dupli-Color-BC...sim_sbs_auto_2

Good Luck!!!

Azn TL

thank you so much!!!great helper!!!

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

all you have to do is clean the calipers then paint.

I would advise to take the caliper off so that its not hanging, and you could do a better job with the cleaning and painting.

i cleaned my calipers with brake cleaner and sand paper.
then used high temp black paint.

wait to dry.

then install caliper.
easy peazy

sleekbrian

Hmm im thinking of painting my calipers as well

Jimmmer

I'm not a mechanic by any means, but I would think you would have to bleed the brake lines after removing the caliper and reinstalling? If so, is it a difficult task on this year. The last time I did it was on my Dad's 1977 GMC pick-up! lol

Brew0360

The shop that did mine did not remove the calipers. I dropped it off at noon and they returned it to me at 7:00 PM the same day.

3In2Out

I've used the duplicolor kit on my gti before. Was pretty easy and came out nicer than I was expecting.