Powerman5115

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I have decided to go ahead and paint my break calipers. I have got Brakleen breake cleaner, and hi-temp alluminum paint from walmart, couldn't find silver. I have looked in the stickies about how to paint them but still unsure how too and there have been other threads like this but I still couldn't figure it out. Should I just tape off the rotor with newspaper and everything else I don't want to spray to prevent from taking off of the caliper? I'm am also unsure about painting the outside of the brake pad, I don't think that it would be a problem but I'm just making sure. And do I need to clear coat it? Any tips or suggestions will be appreciated, thanks.

Mooney

NmexMAX

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= BRAKE

superblack98se

If you do not want to paint the edge of the brake pad, go to home depot, get some painters tape, and tape off the edge of the brake pad. Simple as that! Ohh yah just put newspaper around anything you dont want paint to get on, and just spray. When I did it, I taped some newspaper to my car to prevent overspray.

Powerman5115

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Thanks for the help. I will probably be doing this next week when I get the time to. Probably do the front one day and the back another day. Should I just do about 5 coats letting it dry after everyone? Any clear coat needed cause I don't want it to chip? Thanks again.

Mooney

Powerman5115

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bump...also, how many coats of should I spray and should I wait at least 20 minutes after each coat?

njmaxseltd

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Please don't use Walmart paint on your calipers. Buy a brake caliper paint kit from your local auto parts store or order it online. Foliatek (sp?) is the best kit out there.

For best, professional looking results, take your brakes apart. Take the pads and every clip off the calipers. Put the calipers back onto the thrust member, clean them with a wire brush and brake cleaner. Then paint them following the directions on the kit. Let them dry throughly and reassemble your brakes. The detail of the clips and pads not being painted makes the caliper jump out and look like it was finished at the factory.

Again, for best results, use the 2 part epoxy brake caliper kit from Foliatek. It's a bit expensive but the bottom line is YGWYP4....

Good luck!