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Dee8go 05-02-2008 09:15 AM
Painting brake calipers
 
What kind of paint should be used for brake calipers? Do you need high heat paint for this? or will regular paint hold up okay. I've heard people mentioning doing this before, but don't recall hearing what they used.

TX76513 05-02-2008 09:27 AM
I used the "special" caliper paint and just regular enamel -Can't see a difference both last a couple years. Here is a link from the BMW world with some pics.

Chad300tdt 05-02-2008 09:27 AM
If I end up doing mine, I will use this:
http://www.por15.com/prodinfo.asp?grp=CK&dept=11

Dee8go 05-02-2008 10:08 AM
Thanks for the sugestions. I'll check those out.

Dee8go 05-02-2008 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Chad300tdt (Post 1841958)
If I end up doing mine, I will use this:
http://www.por15.com/prodinfo.asp?grp=CK&dept=11
Oh, that's cool. Their directions say you don't even have to remove the calipers from your car to paint them. That sounds a lot less involved. I may get some of that and do mine.

smithy 05-05-2008 11:01 PM
In my case. I used high heat paint.
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KarTek 05-06-2008 08:13 AM
Here's another one:

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=559&itemType=PRODUCT

omegabenz 05-07-2008 12:53 AM
This stuff works great:

http://wheelskin.com/g2_brake_caliper_paint.html

Free shipping right now. Ive done black and silver. I just did silver last weekend. I did black four years ago, and held up great. Be sure to really clean the surfaces to be painted.

Dee8go 05-07-2008 07:48 AM
Is one of those kits sufficient for one set of calipers or could you do a couple with one of them?

omegabenz 05-07-2008 12:14 PM
one kit, it has about 2 hours of work time, they say 4-6 but I live in 10% humidity, maybe thats why.

Make a really good coat, it is brush on.

Dee8go 05-07-2008 12:23 PM
One kit does one car?

omegabenz 05-07-2008 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Dee8go (Post 1847037)
One kit does one car?

ONE KIT does 4 calipers no problem.

Dee8go 05-07-2008 01:55 PM
I was wondering if it would stretch far enough to do the calipers on two cars.

omegabenz 05-07-2008 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Dee8go (Post 1847168)
I was wondering if it would stretch far enough to do the calipers on two cars.
it hardens too fast, I barely had time to do 2 coats on 1 set of 4 calipers.

Dee8go 05-07-2008 02:19 PM
Oh, it's not that there's not enough. It's because it doesn't last long enough. Can you mix it a little at a time or something?


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