has anyone painted their brake calipers yet?. - Page 3 - LotusTalk

Gojira · 01-21-2005, 07:29 PM

I saw at a dealer today several (storm Titanium) silver Ferarris & a Porsche GT with Yellow calipers & they looked Great- really complimented the badges on the rims!

There were several other Ferarris with the same color, but they had red & it did not look nearlly as good side by side.

I am going to go with the same yellow as the badge

biobaggie · 01-21-2005, 09:57 PM

I had the calipers painted at a local custom auto/motorcycle paint shop. Cost was $400 for the 4 calipers (+ $100 for pinstriping to the calipers and engine covers). I removed and disassembled the calipers myself, thus reducing cost. They used regular auto paint (custom mixed) with a urethane lacquer/clearcoat. Whole process took about 2-3 days including their prep and drying between coats. Someone posted that Huntingridge can do it in 3 hrs, but I can't imagine that will be sufficient - the lacquer itself needs 24 hrs to dry/cure.

I opted for regular auto paint as opposed to high temp since I will use the car for general road use only, and high temp paint is generally limited in color choice.

Originally I was going with black pinstriping on the calipers but when we did a test, the black color was very muted and tended to look like shadowing of the raised lettering. The silver had a more contrasting effect.

I've also given the calipers a Rejex treatment to try and keep the brake dust off.

biobaggie · 01-21-2005, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ancient Wedgie
Hey shag,

Got any extra paint?

P.S.: Any chance you'll be up on Mulholland tomorrow?

Gil - I'll check with the paint shop to see if they have any left - the match is pretty good. Alas, I will not be joining you on Mulholland tomorrow as I have still to finish reassembling everything. Before I had to leave for Vegas earlier this week, I was having a problem with the handbrake mechanism on the left rear caliper. I don't have an exploded diagram of the rear calipers so it's difficult to find out how it all works since it looks like a sealed system. Maybe there is a diagram in the Service Manual, can someone post it if there is ?

Ancient Wedgie · 01-21-2005, 10:10 PM

Sorry to hear of your difficulties. I think Stan's the man to PM regarding manual. (Apologies to Musial fans

).

designer · 01-22-2005, 05:12 AM

HRM just posted these pictures. Calipers look cool!
http://www.huntingridgemotor.com/car...deal&carid=745

shay2nak · 01-22-2005, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by designer
HRM just posted these pictures. Calipers look cool!
http://www.huntingridgemotor.com/car...deal&carid=745

looks great!

biobaggie · 01-23-2005, 12:29 AM

As a side note, the paint shop were also painting some parts on a CO Elise. The Elise owner had obtained a Krypton Green hardtop and was having it painted CO. The paint shop were having a really difficult time getting the CO to match the original paint on the car. Said it was one of the most difficult colors he had ever had to work with, however he eventually got a good match

Stan · 01-23-2005, 06:14 AM

Hey Mark..pick up Photoshop or equivalent to "pop" the PICs a bit more. Here are some 10-15 second efforts.

Stan · 01-23-2005, 06:21 AM

And another...

Lotus F1 · 01-23-2005, 06:31 AM

I have used a caliper specific epoxy paint that you mix together and just brush on. It had absolutely excellent results, The nice thing is you remove nothing more then just the wheels to get the job done. No overspray, no disassembly required. I dries to a thick, resistant, and shiney finish for about 50 bucks. Several years later and it still looks like brand new calipers and always gets noticed from others. Its also very easy to clean as it dries to a very smooth non porous surface.

G2 Brake Caliper Paint Kit

Surferjer · 01-23-2005, 08:09 AM

Great suggestion! An internet search revealed the following:

http://www.autosupermart.com/store/s...ml?id=myJDxM5Z

I'm doing that so I don't have to mess with taking the calipers off. Now I just have to "nerve up" and change out the brake pads to the Porterfields...

coulthard fan · 01-23-2005, 01:16 PM

On my last car, a twin turbo Mazda RX-7 that saw regular autocross and track use, I used another method to paint the calipers that cost me about $10 and lasted the better part of four years.

Testor's model paint - the same stuff you used as a kid - actually holds up very well even to high heat applications like brakes. I did my calipers in black with white "MAZDA" lettering, and I only touched them up once in all those years. Despite being brushed on, they looked great! Very easy to do even with the calipers on the car, the painting itself just takes a little longer that way.

JWA · 01-23-2005, 02:08 PM

Related to the Testors suggestion - even better than brushing it on is to use one of the Testors paint pens. They have normal Testors paint, which does work great for this application, but in a pen type marker with a nice firm brush tip. You can get excellent detail and nicely cover all of the cracks and crevices.

Lotus F1 · 01-23-2005, 02:44 PM

The Epoxy paint is the best solution. It is very thick and fills in all the pores and imperfections of the surface to make a very nice finish even though you are brushing it on rough metal. The epoxy mix also produces a hard shiny shell that is very resistant to greese and chipping. I highly doubt that modelers paint will share that durability and resistance.

evomind · 01-25-2005, 08:29 AM

hey.....i really wanna paint my calipers krypton green, but my body shop told me theres not a paint they could get in krypton green green that will hold up to the heat of the calipers....
any ideas????

CHRISN · 01-29-2005, 07:38 AM

Free shipping at this place. I am going to return the dupli color and try this.
http://wheelskin.com/Merchant2/merch...+CALIPER+PAINT

steuspeed · 01-29-2005, 11:33 AM

biobaggie,

Any shots of the calipers/car from more of a distance?

Is that laser blue? Looks like it to me.

Stewart

biobaggie · 01-29-2005, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by steuspeed
biobaggie,

Any shots of the calipers/car from more of a distance?

Is that laser blue? Looks like it to me.

Stewart

I'll try and post some this weekend

Alan

CHRISN · 02-04-2005, 07:06 AM

Okay I finished my caliper paint on Wednesday. I would have to say it was an easy project. I removed the front calipers but I was a little nervous about the rears and left them on. The first thing I did was to remove the front calipers and pads. this was very simple and only took a couple of minutes. I then taped everything off. I could have done a better job of taping off but I still think it turned out good. If you like the brembo writing on your rear pads do not let the included brake cleaner contact the letters. I also left a thumb print on one of my calipers for security purposes

.

BrianK · 02-04-2005, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHRISN

Okay I finished my caliper paint on Wednesday...

Looks great. How 'bout some shots with the wheels on?

01-21-2005, 07:29 PM	#41 (permalink)
Gojira Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 466	yello Calipers I saw at a dealer today several (storm Titanium) silver Ferarris & a Porsche GT with Yellow calipers & they looked Great- really complimented the badges on the rims! There were several other Ferarris with the same color, but they had red & it did not look nearlly as good side by side. I am going to go with the same yellow as the badge

01-22-2005, 05:12 AM	#45 (permalink)
designer luv my gut Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 329	HRM just posted these pictures. Calipers look cool! http://www.huntingridgemotor.com/car...deal&carid=745 __________________ PRESENT: 2005 Saffron Yellow, touring, hard top, stage 2 exhaust, yellow console, reverie diffuser, gut spoiler and splitter. 2008 Mini Cooper S. PAST: 98 Panoz Roadster, '00 C5 Corvette, '98 Viper GTS Coupe, '88 911 Turbo, BMW M3, '95 911 Coupe.

01-23-2005, 06:14 AM	#48 (permalink)
Stan - Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 6,927	Hey Mark..pick up Photoshop or equivalent to "pop" the PICs a bit more. Here are some 10-15 second efforts. Attached Images

01-23-2005, 06:21 AM	#49 (permalink)
Stan - Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 6,927	And another... Attached Images

01-23-2005, 06:31 AM	#50 (permalink)
Lotus F1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fantasy Island New York Posts: 3,840	I have used a caliper specific epoxy paint that you mix together and just brush on. It had absolutely excellent results, The nice thing is you remove nothing more then just the wheels to get the job done. No overspray, no disassembly required. I dries to a thick, resistant, and shiney finish for about 50 bucks. Several years later and it still looks like brand new calipers and always gets noticed from others. Its also very easy to clean as it dries to a very smooth non porous surface. G2 Brake Caliper Paint Kit Last edited by Lotus F1 : 01-23-2005 at 06:41 AM.

01-21-2005, 09:57 PM	#42 (permalink)
biobaggie Mr. Sparkle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 631	I had the calipers painted at a local custom auto/motorcycle paint shop. Cost was $400 for the 4 calipers (+ $100 for pinstriping to the calipers and engine covers). I removed and disassembled the calipers myself, thus reducing cost. They used regular auto paint (custom mixed) with a urethane lacquer/clearcoat. Whole process took about 2-3 days including their prep and drying between coats. Someone posted that Huntingridge can do it in 3 hrs, but I can't imagine that will be sufficient - the lacquer itself needs 24 hrs to dry/cure. I opted for regular auto paint as opposed to high temp since I will use the car for general road use only, and high temp paint is generally limited in color choice. Originally I was going with black pinstriping on the calipers but when we did a test, the black color was very muted and tended to look like shadowing of the raised lettering. The silver had a more contrasting effect. I've also given the calipers a Rejex treatment to try and keep the brake dust off.

01-21-2005, 10:10 PM	#44 (permalink)
Ancient Wedgie Spellbound by Laser Blue Join Date: May 2004 Location: Angelino Heights, CA Posts: 1,428	Sorry to hear of your difficulties. I think Stan's the man to PM regarding manual. (Apologies to Musial fans ).

01-23-2005, 12:29 AM	#47 (permalink)
biobaggie Mr. Sparkle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 631	As a side note, the paint shop were also painting some parts on a CO Elise. The Elise owner had obtained a Krypton Green hardtop and was having it painted CO. The paint shop were having a really difficult time getting the CO to match the original paint on the car. Said it was one of the most difficult colors he had ever had to work with, however he eventually got a good match

01-23-2005, 08:09 AM	#51 (permalink)
Surferjer No more cone damage! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Exton, PA Posts: 8,877	Great suggestion! An internet search revealed the following: http://www.autosupermart.com/store/s...ml?id=myJDxM5Z I'm doing that so I don't have to mess with taking the calipers off. Now I just have to "nerve up" and change out the brake pads to the Porterfields... __________________ Jer-2005 Elise (retired from autox) 1993 MR2 autox car 2002 Ford Excursion DIESEL 4 X 4 1993 Miata (throwout bearing or clutch failure) 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 Lemons car (needs new head) 1984 Chevy Citation Lemons car (needs a motor)

01-23-2005, 01:16 PM	#52 (permalink)
coulthard fan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 295	another idea On my last car, a twin turbo Mazda RX-7 that saw regular autocross and track use, I used another method to paint the calipers that cost me about $10 and lasted the better part of four years. Testor's model paint - the same stuff you used as a kid - actually holds up very well even to high heat applications like brakes. I did my calipers in black with white "MAZDA" lettering, and I only touched them up once in all those years. Despite being brushed on, they looked great! Very easy to do even with the calipers on the car, the painting itself just takes a little longer that way. __________________ Scott Red 2005 Elise - www.tax-whistleblower.com

01-23-2005, 02:08 PM	#53 (permalink)
JWA #33 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 3,737	Related to the Testors suggestion - even better than brushing it on is to use one of the Testors paint pens. They have normal Testors paint, which does work great for this application, but in a pen type marker with a nice firm brush tip. You can get excellent detail and nicely cover all of the cracks and crevices.

01-23-2005, 02:44 PM	#54 (permalink)
Lotus F1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fantasy Island New York Posts: 3,840	The Epoxy paint is the best solution. It is very thick and fills in all the pores and imperfections of the surface to make a very nice finish even though you are brushing it on rough metal. The epoxy mix also produces a hard shiny shell that is very resistant to greese and chipping. I highly doubt that modelers paint will share that durability and resistance.

01-25-2005, 08:29 AM	#55 (permalink)
evomind J. Caesar Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: chicagoland Posts: 5,390	hey.....i really wanna paint my calipers krypton green, but my body shop told me theres not a paint they could get in krypton green green that will hold up to the heat of the calipers.... any ideas???? __________________ Vati. C6 ZO6. THE OBITS, YO! KEEP CRYIN! WHAA! REDNECK = PERSON WHO LIVES IN A DUMP BUT DRIVES AN ELISE! I never played by the rules, and I never really cared My nasty reputation takes me everywhere It is admitted by all that he was much addicted to women, as well as very expensive in his intrigues with them, and that he debauched many ladies of the highest quality; among whom were Posthumia, the wife of Servius Sulpicius; and Lollia, the wife of Aulus Gabinius.

01-29-2005, 07:38 AM	#56 (permalink)
CHRISN "I'M OLD GREG" Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: INDIANAPOLIS, IN Posts: 869	Free shipping at this place. I am going to return the dupli color and try this. http://wheelskin.com/Merchant2/merch...+CALIPER+PAINT __________________ Ardent Red, stripes, LSS, Hard top, Touring, Star shield. Mods:re-located Braile battery,2bular exhaust,larini decat,FF splitter,SS brake lines, motor mount bushings, ACT clutch, Toda flywheel, Quaife LSD, Stereo delete, Tilting rear clam, Aero catch engine cover, Alcantara dash, Turboxs intake, Ported stock header and throttle body,2 piece rotors,Pagid pads, Delivered 12/04/04 #742 Auto Europe

01-29-2005, 11:33 AM	#57 (permalink)
steuspeed Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 902	biobaggie, Any shots of the calipers/car from more of a distance? Is that laser blue? Looks like it to me. Stewart

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02-04-2005, 07:06 AM	#59 (permalink)
CHRISN "I'M OLD GREG" Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: INDIANAPOLIS, IN Posts: 869	Okay I finished my caliper paint on Wednesday. I would have to say it was an easy project. I removed the front calipers but I was a little nervous about the rears and left them on. The first thing I did was to remove the front calipers and pads. this was very simple and only took a couple of minutes. I then taped everything off. I could have done a better job of taping off but I still think it turned out good. If you like the brembo writing on your rear pads do not let the included brake cleaner contact the letters. I also left a thumb print on one of my calipers for security purposes . Attached Images __________________ Ardent Red, stripes, LSS, Hard top, Touring, Star shield. Mods:re-located Braile battery,2bular exhaust,larini decat,FF splitter,SS brake lines, motor mount bushings, ACT clutch, Toda flywheel, Quaife LSD, Stereo delete, Tilting rear clam, Aero catch engine cover, Alcantara dash, Turboxs intake, Ported stock header and throttle body,2 piece rotors,Pagid pads, Delivered 12/04/04 #742 Auto Europe