I have a 2010 Acura TL I'm trying to do this without taking them completely off just masking the rest of the parts. There is a shiny metal piece in between the caliper and actual rotor. Is ok to paint that??

 

It should be tape off as well. That is the brake pad guide bracket.

 

if you remove the pads and clean the calipers well, it's a lot easier to paint and tape up/mask.

Take your time painting and don't apply too many coats too quickly. If you use the G2 kit, it's enough to paint the calipers and hubs! I'd recommend mixing only 1/2 of the 2 parts together at a time so you can mix more paint later so it doesn't dry out during the application process.

 

I painted mine while still mounted on the car, just tape everything off well including up and around your fenders.

Clean them off with brake cleaner and then I hit them with a wire brush.

 

I removed my calipers and painted both pieces separately. Its best to remove them so you can ensure they are clean and that the paint will adhere best. Other cars I've painted calipers still in place and shortly after the paint began to chip or flake off becuz wasn't fully clean. It's always better to take your time and do the job once. Speaking from experience. Good luck cleaning and painting. ��

 

i just painted my breake calipers on my 2010 Acura TL. i did remove the break calipers from the Rotor but i did not remove it from the break line. i layed two microfiber cloths on top of the roter and Covered the whole Car (insdie included) with trashbacks blocking anything that the paint could potentially get on.

id recommend doing this on a day with low wind since the wind can mess things up. removing the break caliper might require you to have a breaker bar, since the two nuts holding the main peice are tight. but u can rent one i believe from Advance auto parts or and auto parts store near you. if u want a more detialed run through send me a pm and we can chat on how i did it. Before

Afterp/s: there is a way to do it without removing it but removing them Is prob the easiest way. Theres a brush kit, that allows u to just remove the wheel and useing the small tiny brushes u can paint them. BUT from my experiance the paint does not look as even, but it could just be me. you might have better luck then i did.

i spray painted these

 

oh btw i also spray painted the rotors as well when i removed the break calipers. main reason you see paint running into the rotor it self is so that the Break cuts a perfect circle around the roter, neet little trick, but i dont recommend it, also i dont recommend painting teh whole rotor black no idea what that would do to a break pad. im replaced these break pads soon so i figured sure why not.

 

I want to do mine bright pink but my husband is being a Debby downer. Of course his are painted though. I have quite a few modifications I want to do to my car

 

take plenty of time cleaning those calipers with cleaner and wire brush etc. Take your sweet time taping off and use plenty of drop cloths on fender hood and whole car if you can for overspray settling back onto the car. You can paint with the calipers on but you must be very particular and use a good masking tape

 

Just do it when he's not home... Don't let him keep you down!

 

Lol he is going to paint them for me

 

Parts that stop a car = BRAKES

To bust something = BREAK

 

no crap. Typo. Excuse me

 

Great way to paint them without removing or taping anything.



Hope this helps

 

Don't half ass it. Do it the right way.

I'd recommend taking everything apart, it's easier during a brake job. Use the G2 caliper paint. Prep, and then prep again. I prefer to go with black as it doesn't show dirt and brake dust as bad.

As a side note: Rustoleum sells black epoxy spray paint that you can spray on a cotton swab and touch up. The monkeys at discount tire hit the wheel against my painted caliper and chipped it. Can't tell where I touched it up, and has lasted 5k without issue.

 

I used regular spray paint on my previous car and it did not last long(did it properly, took everything apart, cleaned and prepped). Used the G2 paint system with the hardener on my TL and 4 years later it looks still very good. Would definitely recommend the G2 or equivalent paint system and definitely take the time to do it properly. I timed it to my rotor/brake pad change, took everything apart, including taking the calipers off.

 

This is what a $30 dollar duplicolor kit from Canadian tire will look like. I did not take the brakes apart but I did take my time and do a really good prep job on them. I also used it to do the rotors. Its only been like 5 months but it currently looks the same.

 

Looks great!

 

Another option is RDX caliper covers: https://acurazine.com/forums/fourth-...-880588/page2/