Any loud color will pretty much show up pretty good. I rather have chrome but, it is hard to find a high temp. paint in that color.
It is probably due to the paint being easily cracked or chipped.

 

How did you guys prep the calipers? Did you use anything special to clean them with before painting? Did this require some sort of primer (I presume not) ? Any tips?

Thx

 

is there a place online u can get it for cheap??
wut brand is good??

 

I just used brake cleaner on the calipers and then got out a couple of coats of some high temp engine paint in black!!! Worked really, really well.

 

There's a place on-line that makes high heat caliper paint, design for dressing up your calipers. They use a three step process to ensure a high quality, heat resistant paint.
They come in a ray of colors;
Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Silver and Gold.
The paint cost about $29.00 a can.
Check ou the site: http://www.legendfive.com/caliper/index.html

 

johnny sc
please post some pics up when u get a chance
i really want to see it

thanx

 

Sand blast any rust, paint, or gunk off before painting. Use multiple layers of paint allowing each to fully dry before applying another coat.

 

I left them as they were after washing the car. No problems yet! (no, I didn't sandblast them or anything, I just layered the stuff by baking it on) Really, this is a "glance" thing so if your car isn't a show car there's no need to stress about it, just wash them, dry then paint.

 

You're probably right MadMax. I just remember when my friend was building his lifted truck, we had to sandblast the axles, driveshaft, transfer case, differential, etc before painting it all black. A lot of junk did come off when we did though.