I painted my dust guards. They really did look terrible.

Brake dust covers not looking great

Prep work:. Went over the cover with wire brush, masked off the area, and then rub down with alcohol.

Preppy prep work prep


I used a texture paint as it hides all the little dingalings dings.

Painted brake dust cover

I removed the pin holding the brake pads and started working on the disc calipers. Somebody had previous painted them RED and they currently look terrible.

Punching out the retaining pin.

Polished up the retaining clip and retaining pin.

Polished pin and retaining clip with unpolished for comparison.

Prep the brake caliper More wire brush, air gun, and brake cleaner.

ready to paint

My paint box ... YES I know I should not hang the caliper by the hose.


Ready Aim and Paint!