Okay, I've searched around but I still find myself looking for definitive answers about painting the calipers. Forgive my ignorance, but I know little about this process.

What kind of paint should be used? Can it be a simple spray on? Do I have to take the calipers off? Do I have to be careful not to get paint on certain places (spare me the obvious, hehe)?

I'm looking to do this the quickest easiest way possible. I used a heat resistant flat black spray paint on the insides on my exhaust tips. Can I use the same for the calipers?

 

Go to Autozone and they sell a specific paint for it. I have seen different brands ranging in price from $6-$15 for the kit. I would buy it. I think it's a cheap way to make your car look cool.

Let me know how it turns out. I was thinkin about doing it. Do you need to take them all of the way off of the car?

 

Duplicolor or Plasti-Kote Engine enamel (hi-temp to 500°)... available from pep boys, auto zone, auto barn, etc.

 

Eastwood has a brush on paint, but its on the expensive side but you know what they say...

 

i mean no offense to anyone, but brush-on kits look like crap IMHO. they look like you brushed it on. if you want it to look like a quality job, you're only real option is to use spray paint (or powder coat if you wanted to go really crazy) --

take the calipers off the car and clean them real good with Brakleen (1 can per wheel). then tape off the bleeder screw, the piston, the hose, etc etc... anything thats not the caliper. prime and spray. if you want to go all out, take the caliper bracket and the rotor off too (tape off the contact surface) and spray them black or cast gray or similar should take about 8-10 hours for the whole job.

 

i just realized people may not be comfortable removing the caliper because it involves bleeding the brakes when you're done, etc. if you need to, remove the caliper from the bracket and spray while the brake hose is still attached to the car (hang them up on a coat hanger somewhere in the wheel well), but tape off the fender and wheel well really well!

 

I would disagree that you can't get a good finish with a brush-on kit. Whether brush or sprayed the paint will flow out and the final texture will be governed by the casting texture not the application method. The key is good surface preparation.
I would totally agree that for a proper job you need to remove the caliper though.
When I did mine I used a two-pack Folitech kit which comes with a can of brake cleaner as well. I also removed all the plastic bushes and piston seals etc. and ground off all the casting flashing. The finish is just like a shiny version of the casting texture - no brush marks or runs etc. No offense, Just my 02.

 

This is what I used for my calipers, it is a brush on paint. If you are careful you do not need to remove the calipers. Took me about 30 minutes per caliper and needs to dry over night.

http://www.autobarn.net/brakcallaqse.html

 

good job on the calipers woody; if I used a brush there would probably be runs. i'm much better with the spray can.

 

another thread on the subject: https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=8727

 

My calipers look like they have a plastic or rubber coating that is black already. Are you painting over that or do you need to remove the coating before trying to paint them? I would like to paint them blue but I am not sure how it would hold up if the calipers are already coated.

Jumpoutchuck

 

Your calipers need to be cleaned, use a brake cleaner to remove any road dirt and brake dust. Also if you have not done so, purchase a set of Rotex Gold brake pads at least for the front.

 

My car has less than 500 miles on it. This is not brake dust. It is rubberized. It covers the caliper except for the machined areas (where the bolts go, the flat areas) which are still highly polished (no brake dust). I have never seen a caliper with what appears to be a rubberized or maybe a thick epoxy coating. This car is straight from a dealer and the way that it is done it appears to be a factory applied process. I have seen many painted, powderrcoated, aluminized and all other types of coating and paint on calipers but nothing that matches what is on these calipers.


Jumpoutchuck

 

if you could, please take a picture. it'd be interesting to see what you're explaining --