Im looking to add some cheap flare to my ride. I have a smoke max with black rims and want to paint the calipers. Im tossed between yellow or red. Whatcha guys think?

 

good lord dont putt yellow ... thats not a nice match w/ gray/charcoal

 

I did I ended up getting the red, I found a handful of picks online of dark color cars with yellow calipers. It was a little too obnoxious.


Oops edited, i meant I did end up getting the red.

 

Red is the best color in your case. Good contrast of colors. Yellow will probably look too garish.

 

I like red, especially with dark cars like mine.

 

Any suggestions for Liquid Silver?

 

My daughters car is silver (Celica) and I am thinking of blue calipers for that. Try searching online for silver 4 doors cars that sort of resemble the maxima and see what looks good to you. Also, you can buy high temp lettering so give that some consideration too.

 

dues car looks sick at usual nice work...

+1 on red looking nice on dark cars

 

I would do black. I only like colored calipers if they are aftermarket.

 

I have a silver maxima and i painted them red. I think silver would look good also.

 

I completely agree with your statement. And even then, with aftermarket, it better be powdercoated not painted if youre going to spend that kind of money.

 

I read on here some of you guys have used the duplicolor kits to paint your calipers. The kit said its enough to do all 4 calipers. Is 1 kit really enough to put a couple coats on each one and get good covering or should I pick up 2 kits?

 

I ran silver on silver with blk lettering, I didn't want it to stand out too much (especially since they are still stock calipers)

 

Good choice on the red.

Red.

One kit should be enough. It was for me.

 

I would paint them black with chrome/silver letters or a bright silver with black letters. I already have chrome letters on the stock finish and they contrast enough to be noticed.

 

I went with red calipers and silver brake paint....

 

Where can I go pick up some red caliper paint cheap?

 

Duplicolor Engine Enamel Paint in a spray can is <$7 IIRC. Good to 500 degrees and has lasted 2 yrs on my car.

 

I prefer the duplicolor brush on paint. Runs about $15 from Pep Boys, Auto Zone or Kragens

 

Silver!.....

 

Mix them both and call it a day.

 

does anybody have blue colored calipers? i was thinking of the blue for my majestic blue max but i know the G2 blue is much brighter...i wanted to see if it was that much brighter. thanks guys.

 

Hahaha, green calipers, I guess if you are into ISO 14100 then yeah.

 

How do you recommend painting them? I've seen some people plastic / paper around the wheel well.

 

Spray = mask off other unwanted parts that you do not want painted.

Brush = color within the lines and hope not to have shaky hands.

The Duplicolor Enamel is a spray.

 

yea go with the red it looks good or you can go either silver or black.

 

I recommend picking up one of those "fine" 4 brush kits.

The bush included in my Duplicolor kit was pretty cheap and liked to leave hairs in my paint. Also it was a little fat for some of the tighter areas so having the really fine tipped bush heads helped.

 

Ill be replacing the rotors so im thinking about painting them while they are still on the old rotors to leave a little bit of room for error.

 

Can you guys tell me how you got the lettering on the stock calipers

 

Go Red or Go home...

 

chern not everybody wants to scream, some just want to have it clean.

your car is red, red calipers are awesome

mine is silver, silver looks awesome

its different for black cars, pretty much anything goes but for god sakes don't do yellow.