Well, I did what I was supposed to do. I used the FAQ's and the search feature to look up brake caliper painting. I found a post that suggested the "high heat" paint. Then another that said spray the paint into a container and brush it on. Well, I did both of these, and the paint is too runny for me to get a good coat on. I've tried 3 or 4 coats and it still looks like s**t. Any suggestions? Anything I can go buy locally? I have heard of the caliper paint, but the same FAQ's say it is not really necessary. But if it is, is it availible anywhere retail, or do I have o order it?

 

did you prime the calipers first?

 

no, the faq's said it was not necessary, but I am going to try it I think.

 

I used some stuff that was like a rust-to-primer convertor. Then I used high-temp paint, three coats I think, smoothing between coats (including between the primer and first paint coat) with a wire brush that mounts on my drill. It came out pretty good.

 

Were you using light coats from far away?

 

yeah - and I shook the can regularly too...

 

Did you allow each coat to dry for about 10-15 mins between (given a shaded area on a 85-90 degree day, longer for temps less than this)?

 

...in a well ventilated area, yeah, exactly

 

Okay....I screwed up. I bought some Prestone Brake Parts Cleaner, but the can looks exactly like the Prestone Silicone Lubricant that I had on the shelf in my garage. That is what I sprayed on the calipers, not the cleaner. That is probably why my paint wouldn't stick. They don't look real bad, better than rust color that they were, but not as nice as they could have been...oh well, thanks for the help, I make sure I look at the can before I do the back ones.

 

hehehe good job!

you can use the brake parts cleaner and a wire brush to clean off all the old junk, then just spray the new paint on.. you won't need primer.. when I did mine (in silver), I used about 10 VERY thin coats, letting them dry about 3 min in between. basically long enough to walk around the car and spray the other caliper.

worked great. 2 years and it just then started flaking.

 

Tell you what, I'll wait until after the meet and you and everyone else can tell me how bad it looks and then I scub it off and repaint