painted my break calipers red yesterday

[08altima35]

for how easy this was to do it took a better part of a day. 1. remove all 4 wheels2. remove calipers and break pads3. clean calipers with wire brush, wire scrub pads, and break cleaner4. paint calipers (wait 30 minutes)5. paint calipers second coat (wait 30 minutes)6. paint calipers third coat (wait 2 hours)7. mount calipers, pads8. mount wheels9. there is no 9 cause you're done son.

to do these right it takes almost all friggin' day, but the look is something i highly recommend. I'll snap some shots and post them for you guys later today. Also, i have some Nismo caliper decals that is someone wants i'll drop in the mail for you at no cost because i got them for free and am not going to use them. i'll snap a pic of the caliper decals also so lemme know.

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

yo ill take em bc i wanna do that wat u just did n thanks for the writeup send em to me lol ill send u an email now

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

sent

n post pics i wanna c how they look....do u think red or blk i got a blk coupe???

[LongBeachCoupe]

Break dancing or brake calipers?

[08altima35]

way to go for calling me out on that. been outside working on my car all weekend in the texas sun and i guess my english went a little bit sour as did i for a minute. Breake Calipers - I got it know baws! Tahnks

[Marisha]

thanks for the write up, considering doing exactly the same thing...eventually

[maxentropy]

[adidas2go]

Breake Calipers - I got it know baws! Tahnks

[08altima35]

sorry i didn't take any pics with the wheels off, but will do so soon. here are some pics of the final product. a friend of mine said they look best when going down the highway while driving beside me. (of course shortly there after he was behind me). and any dark spots you might see is where my brake dust caked fingers came in contact with the paint. the paint is so super high gloss that simply spraying the caliper pretty much removes all crud. easy peazzy

[jak0]

sorry i didn't take any pics with the wheels off, but will do so soon. here are some pics of the final product. a friend of mine said they look best when going down the highway while driving beside me. (of course shortly there after he was behind me). and any dark spots you might see is where my brake dust caked fingers came in contact with the paint. the paint is so super high gloss that simply spraying the caliper pretty much removes all crud. easy peazzy

What kind of caliper paint did you use? G2? DupliColor?

They look great btw.. I am planning on painting mine red next week.

[08altima35]

it's the g2. my tuner pal that works at autozone (where they sell the duplicolor) said the G2 is higher quality and will last longer and won't chip if you clean properly prior to painting. I got it on ebay, shipped price was around $30 because i emailed the seller and didn't opt for the "buy now" option.

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

looks nice i like it still gotta decide wether to do red or blk......but it looks hot wen u gettin rims on that turboed coupe....or are u lookin at a sleeper lol jk the sound will give it away

[D-Roll]

Looks good man

[racingtiger03]

looks awesome man, just wait till you get some aftermarket wheels with some open air so you can see them from any angle!.. heres a tease for ya :p

[maxentropy]

Looking good! Nice work!

[08altima35]

yo ill take em bc i wanna do that wat u just did n thanks for the writeup send em to me lol ill send u an email now

I just dropped them at the post office so you should be getting them in a couple days. Enjoy and hope you make use of them.

[08altima35]

just so you know, there's 3 large and 3 small. large for the front and small for the back. 1 of each extra incase you screw up putting them on or something happends to one of them over time.

[jak0]

Hm.. So I recently painted my calipers (G2 Red as well) but only managed to get my front 2 done because I did not know the paint dries up in 4 hours :/. Anyways... Should I just leave it or should I go buy some duplicolor and finish the back two

[Marisha]

I'd get the same stuff and paint the back, it's what you intended to do originally.

[jak0]

UI

I'd get the same stuff and paint the back, it's what you intended to do originally.

I would... but spending another 35-40 is kind of but then again.. It will probably be worth it

[08altima35]

i'd go with the G2 if that's what you used on the fronts. Contact whoever you purchased your original kit from and explain to them your problem and maybe they'll discount your shipping next time around with you being a return customer and all. Anything helps!

[Jose3.5]

When I tried to take the brake calipers off all the brake fluid started spilling everywhere. How do you do it so it doesn't spill all over the place?

[FGFCacoupe]

Looks good man

[Scandinavian Flick]

When I tried to take the brake calipers off all the brake fluid started spilling everywhere. How do you do it so it doesn't spill all over the place?

im sure there is some kind of clamp somewhere or plug that someone uses to stop the brake fluid, but in my world you let it drain out catch it in a bucket or whatever, dont get it on the paint, brake fluid is nasty, then paint polish sand powder coat or whatever your calipers, then reattach the calipers, then add NEW brake fluid to the master cylinder and then BLEED THE BRAKES to remove the air bubbles from the lines and then your set. thats the best i can remember at least, im sure i left something out and someone will call me out on it but till then...

[Marisha]

UI

I would... but spending another 35-40 is kind of but then again.. It will probably be worth it

If you wanna get the job done right, spend the $35 and call it a learning experience. You can also take 08altima35's advice and see if the original seller is willing to budge on the price a bit.

On a side note, placed an order for some blue G2 myself. Came out to just over $35. Will have to try and avoid your mistake.