How to Paint your Brake Calipers

[steve]

This is a pretty simple process. You can purchase the kit for about $20 at your local Autozone or Pepboys. You will need to jack the vehicle up and remove the wheels, so a flat working area is a must.

Tools needed:



Brake Caliper Paint Kit
masking tape
xacto


1. Jack up vehicle and remove wheels.



2. Make sure brakes are cooled off. Spray the provided cleaner on the caliper. Be careful not to get any brake cleaner on your paint. IT WILL RUIN YOUR PAINT !


3. Thoroughly clean and dry the calipers.



4. Mask off the areas that you don't want to paint. You should also cover the ground underneath the brakes to catch any unwanted drops.



5. To get the detail of the curves, I used an xacto blade to cut the masking tape away.


6. Use the provided brush and brush on a medium coat of paint. Let dry for around 30 minutes and repeat until satisfied with the coverage.



7. Remove masking tape and reinstall wheel.


Even with a full faced rim you can still see the brakes behind there.

[mrkrabs318]

did mine with that same kit.....came out absolutely mint!!!!

[NC-SXT]

Yup same here. I finished them off with some decals.

[Varshaska]

NC,
How did you make your decal to go on your calipers, wont they come off??

[jayalbertcars]

hello funny i did my calipers last sunday i 2 toned i pulled the calipers and the supports off the car i did the supports in silver and the calipers in orange i have not had any luck posting pictures in the threads but i will put some in the gallery if u would like to see how they look

[lowriderman3]

Man that is nice!! I use the G2 kit from TireRack to do mine with.

[NoneRock]

Good write up.

I am planning on doing mine in the next few weeks providing it will still be warm enough to do.

[MagWag]

me too, cept i can heat my garage to do it....


my friends miss me, i work alot(out of town) and when im home for the weekend i mod.... lol