| Author |
Message |
Tim N (Timn88)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 21, 2001 - 9:41 pm: | |
If you dont use the right kind of paint and use thick coats it will affect the cooling of the calipers. |
Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 21, 2001 - 3:10 pm: | |
Had my calipers as well as my rotors painted black during my serivce. I wanted yellow (calipers) but that was going to be messy (brake dust on yellow?), and the yellow was not doing to hold up like black would. After a few months they don't look wonderful and I don't know what paint they used other than the calipers are rated at 500degF and the rotors at 1200degF, IIRC. I may end up repainting them myself with the special caliper paint. Do a net search for caliper paint to give you some ideas...
-Ben |
paul s (Pes236)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 21, 2001 - 11:43 am: | |
let me know how it turns out - i might be interested in trying this myself |
Martin (Miami348ts)
| | Posted on Friday, July 20, 2001 - 9:16 am: | |
I'll keep you guys posted on the progress....maybe this weekend? S**t, just had the wheels off to put the spacers on the car.. |
BretM (Bretm)
| | Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2001 - 7:19 pm: | |
Yeah almost any auto store that has somewhat of a ghetto-cruiser customer base will have caliper paint. My friend painted his BMWs calipers blue and they look great. It was really easy to paint on and has so far held up perfect. |
Steve (Steve)
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 - 8:09 pm: | |
Go to an auto parts store where you can buy brake caliper paint in black , red , silver and yellow. It is made for brakes and can take the heat. Steve |
Herbert Edward Gault (Irfgt)
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 - 4:42 pm: | |
If I were going to paint my calipers I would use POR-15 paint. This stuff is the best and hardest to remove I have ever seen. If you get it on your hands it will not come off, it has to wear off. Also, is "dah" a yankee pronounciation of "duh"? |
David Albright (Dalbright)
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 - 4:32 pm: | |
I would also like to know. I asked Ferrari of Washington a while back and they said that any paint you use would just peel right off because the brakes get so hot. Anyone have any experiences, good or bad, regarding this? |
Martin (Miami348ts)
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 - 3:21 pm: | |
my stock calipers are black with previously red lettering! The letters have faded now and are silver.
I'd like to paint the whole thing red if possible at reasonable cost. I know you can not just paint them with house paint...dah!
Any ideas? |