What's the name of that popular caliper paint where you brush it on instead of spraying can? Coat is very thick. Anyone know?

 

Folia-Tec and G2 are 2 different brands that have kits like you described. I've used Folia-Tec and it came out excellent, and I've heard good things about G2 as well.

 

yes, foli-tec was the one i was thinking about. here's another question. is it possible to take out the paint when you're bored of it or just simply wanna sell the car? and is it a simple task??

 

?? does anyone know if removing the paint off a caliper is a simple task or not?

 

If you want to remove paint on caliper, sandblast work very well, how do I know ?
I bought a set of rear used caliper at the junkyard,they were all rusty, I had those sandblasted and they came out better than new, but finally I decided to have both chromed instead of painting. To my own experience I found regular paint hold for about a year and then you see the rust re-appearing, but my guess is if you sandblast the caliper then prime and then paint, then the paint will hold for longer period of time. But I think if you can afford chrome will stay forever. I will only get my caliper in 3-4 weeks
once I get it I can show pics.

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mine is G2 but folia tec is pretty much the same quality.

 

i'm not familiar with advanced tools but sandblasters seem quite expensive. did you rent one of these at home depot?

 

No I actually found local shop that did it for me, it cost me 30$ CDN per caliper for the sandblasting, might sound expensive for some, but the result is unbeatable. You can also use a bench grinder with a metal brush, that could easily take 2 hours per caliper to makes a good job so all in all SB was the best for me.

 

Mine are PTFE coated, and that stuff is tough! Very thick, and resistant to pretty much anything.