it was easy took about 2 hrs because of letting the paint dry in between coats. here are some pics what do u all think??

 

Subtle, nice.

Way to not go red.

 

And red is cool...

 

I like the silver. Been thinking of painting mine the same. Don't want the red, yellow, etc. I don't want to take the focus off the wheels or the rest of the car, especially with stock calipers and rotors. Just my opinion, also realizing I am older than most on the board. Which paint did you use?

Mike

 

Very Nice. I am going to paint mine blue.

 

HEY! What's wrong with red!!??

 

thanks guys, i used VHT paint dont know who that is, just picked off the shelf, cast aluminum color.

i went with the silver since i didnt think red or blue or any other color would look just right, not that there is anything wrong with those colors

 

looks good Dario!


ain't nuthin wrong with red!!

 

I'm either going to do mine blue or silver (like yours), mainly because I want to keep that section of the car looking as stock as possible.

 

If I decide to paint my calipers, this is how I want them to look.
Give us a step by step how-to, preparation and painting. I went yellow on my previous car, but want to see if you take any extra steps to make sure it comes out perfectly.
Thanks

 

I did mine last week.

1. Clean them with brake cleaner. the crap I got sprayed so hard that I barely needed to wipe them down. Keep this away from a painted garage floor because it ate through mine and I had to spend all last weekend pressure washing it and repainting it.

2. Mix paint with the clear stuff/epoxy mix (if applicable).

3. DO NOT PUT PAINT IN A PLASTIC CUP. I did this and it ate a hole directly through 2 layers of cup. I had paint everywhere. And no, not just paint- extremely sticky red HELL that I still have on my fingernails today (no joke). I would wear latex gloves if I had to do it all over again.

4. I used the brush and did not mask anything off. The tape kept getting in the way so I was just VERY careful. It came out very nice.

5. Let dry for 2 hours and touch up as needed.

 

Last time i painted them using spray can paint. I think i'd want to use spray this time also. Did everybody do it with a brush? Wouldn't that leave the brush marks? Last time i did it, it came out nice and glossy like the car paint.
well, thnx

 

Looks good Dario. I have the same rims so it's nice to get an idea how mine would look. I bought Folica Tec (SP?) silver caliper paint from Nathan over a year ago. It tells you that you shouldnt drive the car for 24 hours...can't afford the dowtime.

 

You guys took the calipers off right? Is it a pain to remove them? My 91 X is very easy, but I am a little wary with a 2002 Max.

 

I just meant "way to be different!"

And I think you (asu174) said, just last week that you felt the paint job might be a little "ricey".

It does meet the definition.

Don't anybody get bent out of shape. I don't hate it, I'm just sayin'.

 

I did not remove my calipers when i painted them on my previous car.
I did do my best masking everything that shouldn't be painted, and I used a spray can paint.

 

What color goes good with Sterling Mist? Red or maybe silver?

 

Yeah, I said it looks ricey...and it kinda does. But it matches the center cap of my wheel perfectly and I don't think any other color would look good with my wheels. Anyhow, the jury is still out on it. I might eventually have to go with silver.

And no, I did NOT remove the caliper. I used a brush there were absolutely no brush marks. The paint was super thick so it did not run everywhere. But I used the expensive kit with the epoxy.

 

here is a link to NissanX where the write up is

http://www.nissanx.com/f0rums/thread...id=4&styleid=2

 

Looks nice...I just painted mine black to not distract my Evo's! Silver looking sweet though.

 

that was one of the colors i was deciding between but didnt know if it would look good and obviously it does look good, thanks

 

black or grey is a cool idea. What is the paint? epoxy? I think brushing it on is a good idea. The way I drive, you won't have time to look for brush marks

 

off the hook Super NICE!

 

thanks for the compliment

and the paint is a high temp paint for the brake calipers, dont know if its epoxy or not, ill check later the can is in the garage

 

Dario == NissanX.com ! .... Like me !

 

True True!!!!!!

 

How long does the paint need to dry after painting the callipers? I want to paint mine the same silver'ish color. Are callipers hard to take off? Please let me know guys. Thnx

 

When I did mine the caliper dried in less than 5 minutes after I sprayed it. I did not remove the caliper either...simply masked off everyting I DIDNT want painted. I used engine enamel paint from Pep Boys in a chrome colored can.

 

yeah its real easy and it only took like an hour just to be sure that it dried and u dont need to take off the caliper

here is a link for the install with pics and stuff
this is from NissanX.com

http://www.maximanet.org/caliper.htm

 

sweet....I think I will do this this weekend