I've been looking into some DIY's of painting the brake calipers, and they use different techniques and such.
I was wondering if it was necessary to take the whole calipers off and painting them.
Can i just leave them screwed up, clean the calipers, sand the outside of it, and just use a brush to paint it?
Don't want to go through all the hassle of taking them out, worrying about brake bleeding or watever and such.

 

yeah i wanna know to because i just bought the g2 paint and i want to know the best way to do it

 

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buy the duplicolor paint at autozone. leave the caliper on.. just sand it down really good (the prep work is the most important part)

ive painted mine multiple times.. i didnt even tape anything off..

be sure to get the brush kit.. and not the spray kit.. i cant imagine the mess that a spray can would make

 

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nuff said.

 

If you read my post, i was actually referring to the DIY link you posted. He takes off the brake bads and needs to go through multiple steps.
I was just wondering if I needed to do that. BUT~ seems like i don't.

 

half of the DIY here is outdated.....if you get the brush kit you dont have to take off the caliper just clean it really good then tape off if you need to just paint....then wait a few mintues paint again until your satified then your done..

I wouldnt recoomed the spray can its just a mess you gotta take off everything and mask everything....the caliper kit is much better

 

ok thats good cuz i wasnt looking forward to taking off the caliper lol is the g2 paint i bought any good

 

Also get an "Artist's Pack" (at Home Depot or Lowes) of brushes to reach those hard spots.

 

great! going to start this asap. by the way, what do you guys think of white calipers on a white tc. never seen a pic with someone having white.

 

it's gonna be gray most of the time...

what's so hard about taking the calipers off? well.. you can remove the brake cylinder mount fine..
i'd just tape plastic and mask off the brake cylinder assembly itself so you don't have to disconnect the line..

whatever.. do what you want..

 

I was too lazy to take mine off. Those sponge brushes work really well.

 

my buddy used the spray can he said it was a pain so much overspray takes to much time.....he didnt know about the kit until itold him about it..he saw the DIY here on scionlife which shows you the hardway

but i did mine with the caliper paint kit so much easier..i did mine red came out good..i might chahe color maybe yellow or gold

 

thx guys. what companies actually make WHITE though. duplicolor doesn't have the kit with white so wondering what else is good out there

 

hmm....some color are hard to get if worse comes to worse see if you can get the white caliper paint from a paint shop or something just make sure you say its for brake calipers..

i was goona do mine blue but couldnt find the blue kit...every wher ei went either it wasnt in stock or limited supplies..


white on white i think it would look really sick dont give up do what you goota do to make yourself satified i mean you can ask other opions but do what you feel would look good im sure there some one with white calipers here if not just imgaine what it would look like a nice thick super white ill get dirty quick

 

That stuff is cheap as hell, im totally unhappy with it, and will be using g2 next year.

Use the autozone trash if you want to mess with it every year. (f you decide to use it do like 3 coats min on each)

And yes, tape everything off leave them on, no reason to remove it. Get a few different sized brushes.

 

i left mine on and just sanded it till it was shinny :D, then painted it

 

i dont mind repainting mine every year....i change alot of stuff anyway....most people would be glad to get a good year out of the autozone paint if its done proper nothing wrong with their paint..

i can say im happy with how mine turned out better then expected i put about 3 coats so ill be nice and thick then put some clear coat on it to protect it..i did one wheel at a time

 

man. so much help from u guyz. thx again. heard about G2 paint but pretty pricey. I just need to get heat resistant paint righ? hope they have white!!!

 

might be pricey but probleby well worth it....as they say you get what you pay for but depending on what it is....