97SC300

had some free time on my day off, so i painted my rusty @$$ calipers. didnt see much selection on the paint at kragen so i just picked up some engine parts enamel supposed to be good up to 500 degrees hope it holds up.

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mrshabo

I hope it holds up too.. Mine melted off in about 2 weeks.

97SC300

what kind of paint did u use?

PERRYinLA

Sorry to hear it melted, but don't give up. I used a $5 can of engine paint (Plasti-Kote's "Hot Paint") that I bought at Pep Boys. The instructions say to "cure" the paint by placing the painted part in an oven for an hour, otherwise, the paint won't fully cure and might rub off. I left the calipers on my car and used it anyway. The paint dried, but it did not fully cure.

And they're right- the paint does rub off if I mash my finger in it, but here's the rub (sorry): how often do you touch the calipers?

The paint only comes off if you rub it hard- otherwise, it does not come off in regular use. Washing it, hosing it off, etc. does not seem to harm it. Even brake dust does not cling to it- it remains shiny (I used 3 thin coats of silver- same color that 97SC300 chose). Whenever my wheels are off, I give it a touch-up coat. I don't even bother masking much anymore- any paint that gets on the rotor, pads or calipers gets shaved off the first time you apply the brakes.

Not bad for $5!

Lexiss_sc430

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I got that same can of paint from pep boys and once I was done painting mine I just drove around and ran a few errands with it, by the time I had gotten back it was cured. The calipers themselves are heated up as you apply the brakes so that heat cooks the paint well enough, or at least it did it well enough for me. I had about 5 or 6 coats on it and it fully cured with no problems what so ever, but I also cleaned my calipers thoroughly before painting them.

Tommy

THE_CEO

looks tight i will do this..this weekend...she needs a nice coat!

CEO

mrshabo

I don't remember what paint i bought. I just remember it was a 500 degree paint. I bought some g2 paint and i'm going to put that on. Hopefully that won't melt off. The only thing that i don't like about it is the price... It's a one time use type of thing.

mrshabo

the reason why mine melted off was cause i didn't let it cure.. i went driving 30 min after i painted it lol. either way, calipers get way hotter than 500 degrees when u brake hard. the paint will just get faded quickly if it doesn't melt off. my friend's calipers look pink now... they were originally red lol.

VSsc400

iTrader: (1)

nice! clean!

aliga

iTrader: (147)

get the 1300 engine paint.

THE_CEO

i grabbed the 1300 paint today...but i haven't had a chance to use it...maybe tomorrow!

CEO

lex400sc

Note: 1200-degree paint doesn't come in gloss finish, only 500-degree.

THE_CEO

hmmm back to the drawing board...

CEO

nextlevelcoupe

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just did mine...... what do you think??
i went for the BIG sticker look!

97SC300

lookin good! just wish i had some of those calipers too hehe. well its been a week since ive painted my brakes and the paint is holding up very well, looks just like it did when i painted it. but i dont beat on my car very hard.