ToBeeyach

so i'm just about ready to start making my tC bling a little. I got the indigo ink, and i'm thinking bout going blue and white on everything... i got the 18" wheel & tire option so i think it'd look really good if i painted the callipers white... what ya'll think? and also, what kinda paint would i need?

mksm2000

get the G@ brake caliper paint system if you want to have a very nice looking caliper
but if ur in a tight budget go to Autozone or the like to get em' and remember to read the label look for something that says can withstand 500+ farhenheit

smurf3642

specifically "caliper paint"

you can get it at Discount Auto...maybe 5-10 bucks...tops...

make sure you do it right the first time...

ToBeeyach

sweet. thanks guys.

LimitedE

This will have no effect on warranty correct?

Erni3

be sure to post some pics after you paint them.

TheScionicMan

The duplicolor caliper paint kit works great. It's a brush on which I thought was much easier than spray.

ScionLawyer

I painted my calipers and would recomend brush on as opposed to spary. I used a epoxy caliper paint and it dried hard as a rock with no brush strokes. Looks awesome with the 18" spoked wheels. There are other threads on this board and most manufacturers of brake caliper paint have a "How To" section on their website.

nyteryda3

epoxy caliper paint... go with it, quality stuff

ToBeeyach

grr... i tried a few places around here, and no one has white caliper paint. ):

TheScionicMan

http://wheelskin.com/Merchant2/merch...+CALIPER+PAINT

PMDJoe

I'm totally doing this to my white tC. It's gonna look sharp!

ToBeeyach

Thanks for the link! it's a bit more expensive, but i looks like a quality product so i'mma get it... next pay day (: I'm a poor tC owner (hense the cheap mod!) :)

TheScionicMan

You may be able to find it cheaper. I just wanted to show they made a white one and that was the first link I found. I see some on eBay, but not white...

For my wheels, it was a must. The stock color is nasty looking and there's not much to hide them behind...

tcnero

The problem with the paint is that the white will get stained and the color will change to a grey almost even if you clean it all the time...and then the calipers will begin to flake off the paint... no matter what

SilvertC4me

Here's link with a pic or 2 of my red calipers on my Silver tC:
http://ohioscions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=148