MaxSowell

Do u clearcoat or not fellas??

infinimax96

I did not use any clear coat. I did 5 coats of paint with 10min of dry time between each coat and then I let the car sit over night before driving it.

jholley

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I clearcoated my calipers. The caliper paint will hold longer with clearcoat added on.

Don't add too many layers of paint and clearcoat. If it's too thick then it'll chip easily.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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TheArtist

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For whatever reason that brembo gold color seems to hold up the best against getting dirty and dusty from daily driving. My bbk kit is painted actual brembo gold, I had to custom make it at my paint shop but it holds up real well along with a clear coat. Then again I actually clean my brakes every once in a while.

NmexMAX

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Wilwood come in grey or black, but I wanted to be a touch because it's in my blood, after all I am modding a 4 door Japanese sedan without IRS.

Goomz

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but you used a gun...correct?

xWTFxREALLYx

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Every time I see your max I just see it more and more beautiful, damn your Max is hot lol

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Oh well if thats the case paint them red and stick an SER emblem on them

Why do ppl keep saying brembo gold like its written on the paint can its just gold stop calling it brembo you 's

infinimax96

I'm not sure why they are calling it Brembo anything. It's VHT High Temperature Bronze, Not gold. I actually parked next to an STi last night with Bronze Brembo's and the color is very different. Both bronze but the VHT seems to be a bit brighter then the Brembo color.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Exactly. On a side note my paint came in

infinimax96

What color did you get? Post pics up when you are painting so I can see the finished product.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Ordered it for the jetta (check thread in sig to see color) since its blue then decided I'll order 2 and do the max as well

tosheto

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I like it. I thought of doing mine some time ago and then got lazy. I like the wheels on your car. They look good. I saw your car at smiths parking lot couple weeks ago. I even parked my maxima next to yours

infinimax96

You parked next to my Maxima in Smith's parking lot?

infinimax96

I actually helped my buddy spray his last week. We did the same blue on his Maxima. Turned out great. I don't have any pictures or I'd post them.

Nissanserguy

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I did mine a few months ago. Did like 5 coats and 2 clear. And yes, I did red.. lol I don't care though. TO EACH HIS OWN!

infinimax96

Indeed, to each his own.

xWTFxREALLYx

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Plus maximas make red look cool unlike civics lol

CallMeThatOneGuy

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i painted my calipers a shade of blue. they turned out pretty nice. except a few of my friends are starting to copy it :/ it's not easy starting trends... haha

infinimax96

That's kinda the point of a trend. You create something Unique that is different from others and they copy you creating a "trend" or wave of something new. Eventually everyone will have copied and someone else creates something new creating a new Trend.

At least be happy they like it enough to copy it.

98MaximaDriver

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infinimax96 i like the bronze you went with .. it looks good!!

But dayuuuuuuuum 95Maxed's Yellow ones are HOT!! Good job man!

I did mine a while back and i went with red, i did the brackets too.. I swapped pads, rotors, and rebuilt the calipers when i did mine.. I had a frozen rear caliper that was farkin up my gas mileage~









Man i miss those rims.. at least they went to another org member.

The max is on the back burner until i work out some finance issue im currently bombarded with but i was thinking of powder coating my calipers to another color! Something around the gold/brass/yellowish hue! Something that matches my bc coilover colors. Not that i have regrets about red! I think red looks great! I didnt have coilovers when i did these tho..

Anyone powder coat calipers before? Ive never powder coated "calipers" I wonder if its recommended.

infinimax96

Red does look good on black. It looks good in general. I have nothing against the color just how commonly it's used. It's way over used on brake calipers. I wanted to be the outsider rebel that doesn't follow the crowed and do something different.

I should rebuild my calipers too. Those look damn nice with the new bolts and all cleaned up.

98MaximaDriver

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^^ They came out ok.. i was satisfied. If i had to do it again i would due another coat and maybe a clear. I dunno if you can tell but i didnt add a clear coat. They came out decent tho..

infinimax96

With Enamel you don't really have to clear it. I didn't clear coat mine. It's only been a couple weeks but it's held up fine so far. Only time will tell I guess.

jholley

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I removed the calipers and plugged the hoses when I painted them last March but that wasn't enough because the parking brake cable bracket on the right rear caliper froze last night.

When I painted them last year I taped off the piston head, guide pin bolt slots, and the cable bracket. Before mounting the calipers I should have thrown more grease on those cable brackets. The cable bracket froze due to it being 20F outside and not well lubricated.

Those refurbished calipers have a lifetime warranty at autozone so I turned both rear calipers in and got another set for free. This time I disassembled and degreased the parking brake brackets.

When I'm done painting these calipers should I throw white lithium, marine, or brake grease on those parking brake cable levers and cam? Brake grease will keep them from freezing but it doesn't seem as water resistant as white lithium or marine?

99sagelimited

I've had great success with the Dupli-color silver caliper paint. I replaced the rears a year ago and painted them before installing them. I did three coats on everything and they still look great today. I'll post pictures showing them freshly painted and a year later.

Quickywd01

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Sleeper FTW!

4DRZ

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Its highly recommended! lol I powder coat alot of calipers. These are some Altima SER calipers that I recently powder coated with a base of red powder, applied the mylar decals, and then applied a clear topcoat to protect the decals/calipers. I am still working on the hardware....powder coating it all satin black with a bare metal clear coat for the ultimate protection from brake fluid etc. I am about to do another set in a deep switch back blue.

What they looked like when i got them:


What they look like now:


In this pic it shows how the decal looks like it is raised rather than just flat by applying an additional coat of clear powder

GGENIUS

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thats a lie. chipping comes from ****ty prep work. the more clearcoat, the better UV protection there is. dont spread misinformation.

JWatZ

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If you guys want to rice up your calipers, just get these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-Brembo-S...4693e8&vxp=mtr

UNDER $10!!! DIFFERENT COLORS!!! lol!!! I'm personally painting my calipers black or silver when my new rims get in. "Brembo" colored calipers (red, yellow, etc.) are definitely in the rice category in my opinion.

CallMeThatOneGuy

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I've done mine with "ford blue" engine paint and later some light blue caliper paint and they've shown no signs if wear at all.

BobMax

Duplicolor caliper paint comes in a brush on as well as a spray, so it's easy to use if you don't want to pull your calipers.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/caliperPaint/

taveuptop

Niceeeeee