What kind of paint do I need for brake calipers? Is it just hihg temperature paint? I am going to be getting at carquest maybe. And below is a pic of my pos accord automatic but I want to paint my calipers, any suggestions on color? I am thinking maybe black? or a dark red? and then i think i am going to paint the rear drums black b/c they are turning a ghetto nasty gray color

 

hi temp engine paint or caliper paint. pep boys sells it. i would go black or silver given the color of your car

 

I just painted mine black. I used some real hi temp(1300 degree) paint. It has some ceramic in it so when it gets hot it bonds a bit better to the part. I usually get the brake caiper paint, but the auto store didn't have it. They did have that brush on cailper paint system, but it was EXPENSIVE at $19.99. I paid 6.99 for the paint I got.

 

Do NOT paint the drums black (or god forbid red like so many ricer-oni's do) because the black will really show off your cheap-arse drum brakes. If you paint them, paint them flat silver (no gloss) - this will blend in better and will not call attention to your "brake-system-inadequacies"

 

imo, painting calipers is completly rice. This all started as a look to mimic a BBK. If anything, paint them black.

 

It hides ugly brake calipers also. It's not just rice. The CL & TL calipers are some of the worst looking ones I have seen.

 

I agree, painting calipers red, yellow, etc is extremely weak. All it does is scream "Hey, I couldn't afford a BBK so I did this instead."

 

As long as you paint it black, that is okay...I guess that "hides" the calipers. However, going with red, yellow, etc.... now that is rice. And also, I see no difference in painting drums and calipers. You can't say one is rice, and the other isnt. That just doesnt make any sense.

 

I think black or silver is fine anything else is just saying I am to poor to afford a big brake kit

 

^^werd on the painting the calipers colors...i think black is cool though bc the calipers are hideous, esp. after time...they start to turn like grey and ugly...

 

ehh i just used high temp caliper paint from autozone

 

 

powdercoat them? Not sure if Dave is still doing them for a decent price since he has been sick, but it might be worth asking.

 

You guys convinced me, I will paint my black. I don't see the point in silver. + Kragen has the paint at 16.99 - $5 in store pick up.

 

^ Silver or black are the safe bets ... I won't paint my future cars with flashy colors any more (my current set up is yellow ... to complement the dark blue paint of the car. I originally wanted gold paint to match the center caps for my Volk rims but no one had any ... )

 

Black or silver FTW.

 

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good, I painted mine black not red.

 

I loved my copper-gold calipers.