Author Topic: Good brake caliper paint? (Read 6814 times)

BUDDERS · « **on:** Nov 11, 2009, 02:00:37 PM »

Hey all, i'm almost done with building my front axle. All I have left to do is finish my brake upgrade by putting my rebuilt IFS calipers on it, but the calipers look nasty (from the junk yard) and the rest of the axle is so clean you could eat off it. I know It may sound silly to paint them, but I would like to stay consistent with the look of things.

I have painted brake calipers with BBQ paint on my old roomate's car, only to have most of it flake 6 months later.......So does anyone know of a good spray paint I could pick up locally for this high heat application?

junya92toy · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 02:56:10 PM »

high vis inverted pink marking paint

BUDDERS · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 03:00:14 PM »

I'm serious here jerry, I'm not trying to go

I'm just wanting to paint them black.

86rustbucket · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 03:01:45 PM »

how about the safety orange then?

BUDDERS · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 03:08:51 PM »

How about

-Matt- · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 03:10:06 PM »

i know napa sells black spray paint specially for calipers. forgot whats its called though

86rustbucket · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 03:13:10 PM »

just kidding, i think matt was talking about vht caliper paint its probably over 10 bucks a can but you only need 1

BUDDERS · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 03:17:07 PM »

Is vht the brand name or does it stand for something? I don't know much when it comes to paint.

86rustbucket · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 03:19:27 PM »

yup thats the brand

i bet you could get a can to your door w/free shipping from amazon

BUDDERS · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 03:23:05 PM »

I'm just gonna run by Napa on the way home and see what they have. Off I go....

axled89 · « **Reply #10 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 03:30:58 PM »

ya matt and bucket are right. i used it on my old ones and it is good stuff. pricey tho.

junya92toy · « **Reply #11 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 04:05:31 PM »

I like the rustlouim industrial flat black myself.

peacesells · « **Reply #12 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 04:56:17 PM »

vht is good paint, but it still will flake off after a while. The 2000 degree stuff is like $14 a can

Cheesemaker · « **Reply #13 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 09:03:25 PM »

I used to use just Krylon. Got to make sure the calipers are clean though. Take a wire wheel/brush to them and spray them down with brake cleaner. Paint away. Used to do this all the time when we installed custom wheels on cars. (and wife's car too!) And once in awhile just wipe them down good and touch them up every now and then.

BAMF · « **Reply #14 on:** Nov 11, 2009, 10:42:23 PM »

Awhile back I painted my calipers red (I'm still not sure why). I just used a can of some stuff I picked up at Pep Boys that was specifically for brake calipers. It was applied with a supplied brush, not sprayed on. It's held up very well for the last 5 years. No flaking at all but of course it comes off when exposed to brake fluid, but so does everything else. I forget the brand name but I see the stuff around still.

BUDDERS · « **Reply #15 on:** Nov 12, 2009, 02:16:30 PM »

I just picked up some stuff (Duplicolor caliper paint with ceramic additive) from Napa last night and spent 2 hrs with a wire wheel on my angle grinder a couple cans of brake clean and a wire tooth brush. Tonight I'm going to paint them. We'll see how the paint holds up

I'll be stoked if this works well, it was only $7.00 a can.

axled89 · « **Reply #16 on:** Nov 12, 2009, 02:45:19 PM »

good luck. the ceramic additive is what probly helps.

BAMF · « **Reply #17 on:** Nov 16, 2009, 01:25:48 PM »

I think that is the paint I used.

Post up a pict when you get 'em done.

BUDDERS · « **Reply #18 on:** Nov 16, 2009, 03:22:58 PM »

I got 'em painted up and on. I'll have to snap a pic tonight.

I'm still working on my hysteer though....does anyone have a clue what size mounting bolts are used in the Marlin IFS hysteer bracket kit? Somehow I lost my hardware ....

BUDDERS · « **Reply #19 on:** Nov 17, 2009, 03:35:43 PM »

here's the caliper all painted up:

BAMF · « **Reply #20 on:** Nov 17, 2009, 04:03:37 PM »

Pretty sweet looking. I wish I hadn't been stupid and painted mine red. Maybe I'll repaint mine black one of these days.

BUDDERS · « **Reply #21 on:** Nov 17, 2009, 06:10:01 PM »

I think red looks good if you have a white tuner car or some kind of a race vehicle, but let's face it, a rockcrawler isn't going to win any races.

Cheesemaker · « **Reply #22 on:** Nov 17, 2009, 08:10:30 PM »

I usually paint mine just to keep the rust to a minimum.

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