Brake caliper question?

**Braddah Jay** · 01-27-2008, 05:00 PM

For you guys/gals that have painted your stock brake calipers. After painting it has the smell of the paint gone away? I just painted mine about a week ago and it seems like no matter if i drive a mile away and park the smell of the paint is very strong. I'm hoping that is normal and i'm not doing something bad to my brakes. I would hate to take it to the dealer for any brake related issues and they determine that painting the calipers is the problem for premature failure or something? What do you guys think?

Bigal470 · 01-27-2008, 05:04 PM

what paint did you use? I used the duplicolor brake caliper paint and it smelled when painting but that was it

4rwheeler · 01-27-2008, 05:09 PM

I used the duplicolor as well. It smelled like paint till it dried. As long as you kept it off any moving parts, you should be fine.

**Braddah Jay** · 01-27-2008, 05:16 PM

I used the Duplicolor kit. Maybe i got some paint on something i cant see? I did it in black, followed all the instructions before doing it - so i'm hoping the smell will go away. Since i painted it i haven't been driving the Mag a whole lot since all this rain & snow over here.

Greg095 · 01-27-2008, 07:12 PM

I too used the Duplicolor. I could smell mine for about a week. No more paint smell though.

krewkut125 · 01-27-2008, 07:44 PM

Yea, I used duplicolor as well and mine smelt a little for about a week, only up close though. Did you get any on your break pad or anything?

**Braddah Jay** · 01-27-2008, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by krewkut125

Yea, I used duplicolor as well and mine smelt a little for about a week, only up close though. Did you get any on your break pad or anything?

I believe i did? When i took one of the front wheels off i noticed i had painted part of the back side of the pad....DOH! - Hopefully no harm done?

01-27-2008, 05:00 PM	#1
Braddah Jay "Need for more speed!!!" Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Driving the SRT life in Palmdale,Cali Posts: 778 iTrader: (1)	Brake caliper question? For you guys/gals that have painted your stock brake calipers. After painting it has the smell of the paint gone away? I just painted mine about a week ago and it seems like no matter if i drive a mile away and park the smell of the paint is very strong. I'm hoping that is normal and i'm not doing something bad to my brakes. I would hate to take it to the dealer for any brake related issues and they determine that painting the calipers is the problem for premature failure or something? What do you guys think?
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01-27-2008, 05:04 PM	#2
Bigal470 One wicked azz car! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 4,553 iTrader: (0)	what paint did you use? I used the duplicolor brake caliper paint and it smelled when painting but that was it
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01-27-2008, 05:09 PM	#3
4rwheeler Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,234 iTrader: (0)	I used the duplicolor as well. It smelled like paint till it dried. As long as you kept it off any moving parts, you should be fine.
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01-27-2008, 05:16 PM	#4
Braddah Jay "Need for more speed!!!" Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Driving the SRT life in Palmdale,Cali Posts: 778 iTrader: (1)	I used the Duplicolor kit. Maybe i got some paint on something i cant see? I did it in black, followed all the instructions before doing it - so i'm hoping the smell will go away. Since i painted it i haven't been driving the Mag a whole lot since all this rain & snow over here.
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01-27-2008, 07:12 PM	#5
Greg095 Eva - Ms. March 2009 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 4,911 iTrader: (0)	I too used the Duplicolor. I could smell mine for about a week. No more paint smell though.
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01-27-2008, 07:44 PM	#6
krewkut125 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Posts: 3,012 iTrader: (0)	Yea, I used duplicolor as well and mine smelt a little for about a week, only up close though. Did you get any on your break pad or anything?

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