Painted my calipers and installed new rotors/pads(pics)

[Partysan7]

Heya... was beautiful out this weekend so I decided to paint my calipers and put on the ebay kit...I went with G2 caliper paint and I must say it was worth it.. I like the finish and the epoxys self-leveling feature , must admit that i thought i`ll run short on paint but in the end had enough left to do another two coats ( I did 3 ). Many people seem to complain about the prep, wll with the right tools it can be a little easier . I used grinder with wheel brush and dremel abou 15 mins per caliper and got it prefectly clean.. overal painting only took me about 4 hrs playing with jack etc.. I did the rotors and pads on sunday morning also took me about 4 hrs with the biggest problem unbolting the caliper off brackets.. the bolts were baked on but with a lil struggle and power got them off... Changing brakes is pretty simple but saved me a few bucks.
btw. i went with gold because everyone has either red black or silver.. was hoping for them to be a little lighter but i like it as it is.
And as for the brakes its deffinetly a big difference in stoping and well worth the money !!!

[kermit the guy]

looks pretty good mang !!!!!!!!!

[The Bodyguard]

I agree, looks pretty darn good.. Post up a pix with the wheels on!!

[Partysan7]

thanks guys.. yeah i was just sick of the stock rusted rotors and calipers..for now im good with it but will def look into bbk in the future.. no pics with wheels yet I still have my stock 18s ..once i get my concepts milled and the tires on ill def post pix..

[infinite M]

very nice ... which kit did u get from ebay? also where did u get the infiniti sticker from to go on the caliper?

[TDot]

Did you put anything over your decals? What did you use? If a clear coat which one? If you just stuck the decals on and didn't protect them with anything I would be really interested in an update pic six months down the line to see how they are holding up.

[06M4.5]

I did the same to my calipers but I used eng high heat Black paint (spray can) with silver letters (no clear). 1.5yrs later they look the same.

[TDot]

Now I'm a little upset, I yellowed my alipers for no reason. Didn't think those decals would stay on without clear.

[Partysan7]

very nice ... which kit did u get from ebay? also where did u get the infiniti sticker from to go on the caliper?

Hey its the Brakemotive and the stickers are also from ebay for six bucks or so..

Now I'm a little upset, I yellowed my alipers for no reason. Didn't think those decals would stay on without clear.

Yeah I did not use any clear ( waste of time) the stickers hold great so far.. will see after some time and if not,they are cheap and easy to put on..

[sumyungm35]

looks good man... how long did it take to do your calipers? from removing them prep/paint?

[jhuerto23]

nice job. I dig the gold look

[06M4.5]

I did the same to my calipers but I used eng high heat Black paint (spray can) with silver letters (no clear). 1.5yrs later they look the same.

[Double E]

Nice work! So you painted them while still attached to the brake line & rotor..or just taken off the rotor??

Floor jacks on gravel. Apparently you have some cajones too.

[06M4.5]

Nice work! So you painted them while still attached to the brake line & rotor..or just taken off the rotor??

Floor jacks on gravel. Apparently you have some cajones too.

Yep I got big ones

Just take the wheel off and wipe all the brake dust off the caliper. Use a high heat spray can from your local auto parts store (like pep-boys) which only cost about $6.

Tape the center of the brake rotor (what the pad makes contact to rotor) and paint everything, caliper & rotor. 1st coat should be light, 10mins later give a 2nd coat making sure everything gets painted nice. Wait 15mins put wheel back on and start the next wheel.

After all 4 are done take the car on a 10min ride (with lots of stopping) in order to clean over sprayed paint on rotor, this will also heat up the paint and make it stick even more.

I have done this to over 50 cars even without tape and never had a problem.

The pic on top shows what it look like with the lettering after almost 2 years. The pic of my caliper was taken by Don the Blaze at the BBQ, you can ask him how they looked in person.

$6 spray can and $8 for lettering, maybe an hour of your time. Hardest part is taking the wheel on & off.

[06M4.5]

Nice work! So you painted them while still attached to the brake line & rotor..or just taken off the rotor??

Floor jacks on gravel. Apparently you have some cajones too.

sorry, this forum has been acting up the last 4 or 5 days.