Thanks for the how-to, Tony! Nice timing since I'm going to do mine this week too! I actually have the G2 kit sitting here waiting to go on. The G2 stuff uses a hardener that you mix in right before you paint, so it behaves sort of like epoxy I guess. I got it for $27. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

^^ yeah, let us know

 

Just to let you guys know...I was telling my friend that he should paint the calipers of his xB with the G2 as well. The thing that he said amazes him most is the fact that no matter what kind of dirt or crap you get on them, you can still wipe it off with your finger. And yes it is like epoxy, to an extent. I would consider it more of a ceramic coating that never dulls.

Now, I am going to add that if you want to do it quick, do the Duplicolor. My car was out of commission for about 26 hours. But the way I look at it, you can either go fast and cheap ( which means that you will probably have to do it again in the future ), or you can pay a little bit more and take some more time and not have to do it EVER again.

Like I said before, I contiuously get compliments and I highly recommend the stuff.

 

off topic.. but is it easy to change your own rotors and pads?

 

Pads:Yes
Rotors: I have never done that, but I don't think it would be too hard. But don't quote me on that.

 

cool. by any chance... do you know anyone aor anything willing to explain to me how to do it?

 

No, I just fooled around with the calipers for a while and figured out how everything worked. I'll try to list the steps later tonight.

 

id greatly appreciate it. itl save me a few bucks..

 

I did mine too.

 

Just a FYI, dirt, brake dust, and road grime wipes just as easily off the Duplicolor calipers. And my car was out of comission for most of an entire weekend because I wanted to do it right. That is why I spent so much time sanding and getting calipers looking nice before I painted. I also get compliments on my calipers. I think it is safe to say that Duplicolor and G2 look essentially the same depending on your prep work and will make your calipers look much better than stock.

 

HAHA no kidding! if that was my RS 1, you'd see about 2 feet from my front bumper to the curb!
Very nice write up! im sold! Sounds like a long and tedious process though.. i hate that!

 

i just painted my calipers, but i couldn't get those damn bolts off. So i just painted it without removing them.

 

I just finished, I couldn't take the bolth out either....So I did anyways. Came out looking clean

 

The bolts were tough, but can be taken off. I used a breaker bar and tapped/hit it with a hammer a few times. That broke it loose and I was then able to remove the bolts. They just need some intimidation

 

Thanks for the tip, but I finished the job...Now im relaxing ...Good write up

 

sciondriver...what color did you paint yours? i did red on mine. looks pretty sick. i had this dude with a porshe twin turbo say they look real good.

 

I did it red too..its kool. I was thinking blue ...but I didnt want to go out to the paint story and buy matching blue paint.

 

yeah man, i think red stands out more on a blue car. my mom and sister are like ''it looks so ugly..no ones gonna like that'' im like whatever yo, its my car. plus they dont know car style anyway lol.

 

MY gurl.... would be the same way....but she at work and I'm at Home

 

Alright so whose calipers are chipping now? Mine use to but not anymore. Just curious to see if anyone had the same problem. Most likely because of how I prepared it and how I coated it but still just wondering. You did a really good job and I'll make sure to do it this way next time on my new tC.