A friend of mine at work did the front brake job on my Max today and I paid him to clean the calipers, resurface the rotors and paint the calipers and rotors. I did the rotors to get rid of the rust look. He also clearcoated the calipers too. I went down to Kragen and bought your basic black engine paint which he recommended and did his magic. What do you guys think?

 

looks nice, but wont the rotors rust again quickly?

 

I was told they wouldn't. The tech at my work did the same to his without any problems of rust.

 

The painted part wont rust. Just the pad contact area will rust as usual when it rains.

 

I also painted the rotors the same way last month....no rust so far, and it's rained alot...

Painting calipers next week...

hey looks good man!

 

Paint job looks good!

 

Looks good I also did mine with black enamel but the krylon high temp BBQ paint. i should put some clear coat like urs though cause it looks hot. Not to flashy either. BTW, is the top of the rotor also painted (the thin area that)?

 

Not bad, looks better then the OEM grey. Get some slotted rotors dood

 

I have to paint my rotors once a year.
Chicago winters

Looks good Dave

 

i painted mine 2 years ago, and still no rust. they have seen indiana rain and salty winters..will have to look into the clear coat. can the clear coat be purchased in a can? and where??

 

Wow! Very nice rotors!

 

ditto...they came out nice.

 

good job..nice and clean

 

I went to Kragen and bought "Clear" High temp engine paint. He painted the inside of the rotor too if you look closely.

 

dam!
looks better then me rusty calipers.
good Job

 

i'm confused.... won't the paint come off of teh rotor when it comes into contact with the brakes when applied? doesn't it affect braking efficiency?

 

Straight out of the oven, Eastwood Powdercoating kit- fire engine red. Pics don't do the calipers justice. Pics of the 04 Max Xdrilled rotors to come soon

 

Damn you Dave.....You didnt tell me !

 

Looks great! Very clean!

 

the pads do not come into full contact with the entire surface area of the rotors. Obviously the parts that do will come off, eventually leaving you a perfect circle of paint leftover

 

that looks great! what kind of paint is best to use for this??? do you recommend a spray or brush to get that enamel look?

 

won't the paint affect the braking? or will it start peeling off?

 

Money well spent. Looks very nice.

 

we sprayed the rotor first with high temp engine paint enamel.

after the paint dried we resurfaced the rotors to get that perfect circle

we then painted the calipers with the same paint and clear coated them

This paint can be bought at any auto parts store.

The brakes are phenominal. No squeaks at all.