painted calipers

[kitcar]

Well, I bit the bullet and painted my calipers a few weeks ago.

The car is brand new so rust and dirt wasn't an issue. I washed the calipers with Simple Green (being careful not to contaminate the pads-they're ceramic) and rinsed with plain water. After a suitable drying time, taped them off, wire brushed them and used engine primer. Then I used Chevy red engine paint on them.

After three weeks and 5 thousand miles-I drive a lot for work, sometimes at speeds over 100 when conditions are correct and a ton of hand washes, the paint is holding up very well; At this point I'm pretty impressed with the results.

 

[mtodde]

What product did you use to paint them?

I'm thinking about the G2 kit.

 

[kitcar]

Grabbed some engine paint (high temp.) from my local NAPA store. Just did a good prep job, careful masking and used high temp. primer. The fact that the things were brand new didn't hurt either. That's why I waited a few weeks before posting; I wanted see how it holds up to being out in the open with all the pelting it gets from snow and stuff. Judging from the results with spray bombs, using a better quality system can't be wrong.

Here's the only shot I have with the calipers done. I'll take some more.