Author Topic: Brake calipers (Read 5057 times)

Milford · « **on:** May 8, 2004, 01:38PM »

im thinking of painting my brake calipers, i have a silver TRX, do you think silver callipers would look good? i dont really like red ones

89tipintara · « **Reply #1 on:** May 8, 2004, 03:59PM »

red would just look try hard anyway imo. Silver would look good if you can make it look like genuine chrome. go for it. I have a white car, will be doing mine white....hard to clean you say....oh well, water blast them once a week.

Budgie · « **Reply #2 on:** May 8, 2004, 07:03PM »

IMO the colour you paint your calipers totally depends on the colour of your car as well as your rims size and colour.

Mine are painted jet black to work with a white car and chrome rims.

RichTRX · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2004, 02:00PM »

you could always get a second set of calipers and get them professionally polished. It would probably cost around $100 just to get them polished though. Not sure on the pricing of 2nd hand calipers.

mrwiggly · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 12:22AM »

Hi Milford I also have a silver or (platinum Glow LOL) 92trx I painted mine Alum silver sorta frosty looking. I think they look ok but dont be afraid to try something different

Resin · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 22, 2004, 11:28PM »

Quote from: SHARMO on May 8, 2004, 03:59PM

red would just look try hard anyway imo.

OI! .....i painted mine red ..and they look good ! look racey i suppose

Krosbow · « **Reply #6 on:** Jul 5, 2005, 01:18AM »

I am thinking about painting mine... Red would be racey, but my car is red... My mate said yellow but that would look dero, and i am poet and didnt know it. I am thinking of white? Any ideas...?

Cheers

Rake · « **Reply #7 on:** Jul 6, 2005, 07:18PM »

I'd colour-code brake calipers with the body. Looks good that way.

Unless your car is a very plain colour like white.

SSS · « **Reply #8 on:** Jul 7, 2005, 03:57PM »

Quote from: Krosbow on Jul 5, 2005, 01:18AM

I am thinking about painting mine... Red would be racey, but my car is red... My mate said yellow but that would look dero, and i am poet and didnt know it. I am thinking of white? Any ideas...?

Cheers

red or black.

Jol san · « **Reply #9 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 12:56PM »

I was told by everywhere i went in perth that white paint for calipers was near impossible because of the high temp affecting the paint.
Or maybe i just spoke to a lot of toss pots....

SSS · « **Reply #10 on:** Jul 24, 2005, 04:47PM »

The white paint would discolor very quickly.

bigpud2012 · « **Reply #11 on:** Aug 25, 2005, 05:19PM »

lets see some pics

LoW GLi · « **Reply #12 on:** Aug 26, 2005, 09:38AM »

i have a red u12, and just the other day actually i painted my calipers and drums red, it actually looks quite good with a red car

LoW GLi · « **Reply #13 on:** Sep 13, 2005, 10:31AM »

thought id show sum close up pics of my painted brake calipers, will get more of the whole car when i get the chance....

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/brind0g/Pintara/PHTO0004.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/brind0g/Pintara/PHTO0002.jpg

Ka-Bluey · « **Reply #14 on:** Sep 13, 2005, 12:21PM »

Looks good, but not sure how much of a good idea it is getting paint on the discs.

LoW GLi · « **Reply #15 on:** Sep 13, 2005, 01:51PM »

why would it be a problem?? if it dosnt get taken off by applying the brakes, it will get burnt off when they get hot enough.... i looked into it b4 i did it

Ka-Bluey · « **Reply #16 on:** Sep 13, 2005, 02:21PM »

Not sure, i just read somewhere and said to try not get paint on the discs, didnt really say why. I took mine off when i did them, much easier to clean and paint.

LoW GLi · « **Reply #17 on:** Sep 13, 2005, 02:45PM »

i just dont see how a layer of paint on ur disc will effect ur brakes, i mean thinka bout the amount of pressure fromt he brake pads being applied to the rotor... dont think paint will do much

Rake · « **Reply #18 on:** Sep 13, 2005, 03:07PM »

Couldn't you have at LEAST covered up the rotors before you painted the calipers?!?!

I'd be stripping that paint off quicksmart, if the efficiancy of your brakes are greatly hampered or they're prevented from workign altogether, your car, your life and that of others around you could be in serious danger!!

Brake pads and rotors are the two primary surfaces which make brakes work!! I would NOT think it's OK to let anything coat them!

LoW GLi · « **Reply #19 on:** Sep 13, 2005, 03:11PM »

as i said b4, the pressure from the brakes being applied would strip the paint off, i dont think a mere coating of paint would stop brakes from working properly, think about the PHYSICS of it.... a mate of mine took my car for a drive on sunday and he said how damn good my brakes are for a 15 yr old car..... i did cover most of the rotor up thou

Ka-Bluey · « **Reply #20 on:** Sep 13, 2005, 03:51PM »

Quote from: LoW GLi on Sep 13, 2005, 03:11PM

as i said b4, the pressure from the brakes being applied would strip the paint off, i dont think a mere coating of paint would stop brakes from working properly, think about the PHYSICS of it.... a mate of mine took my car for a drive on sunday and he said how damn good my brakes are for a 15 yr old car..... i did cover most of the rotor up thou

Ok well it doesnt look to good being splattered all over the discs. Other then that its a goodn'

fraz · « **Reply #21 on:** Sep 16, 2005, 10:03AM »

i seen it done, just go for a drive round the block and the paint will be gone. It wont affect brake performance after 1 or 2 stops.

BIG D Performance · « **Reply #22 on:** Sep 16, 2005, 10:39AM »

Shouldn't be a problem with the paint, although it's easy enough to clean them with thinners, in regards to the heat problem with the paint flaking off you can get heat proof caliper paint although i don't really like using it, it's very much like enamal and takes days to dry and if you use a pad that has alot of dust like bendix ultimates they will be covered in no time ... i use the caliper paint for the first coats and use normal paint for the other coats ... 2 years on and still no problems ! ...

SSS · « **Reply #23 on:** Sep 16, 2005, 11:03AM »

VHT caliper paint works fine. I have done a set of calipers and rotor hubs and the paint has not deteriorated.

Milford · « **Reply #24 on:** Sep 16, 2005, 09:34PM »

wasnt there a big thread circling the internet about a bloke who painted the callipers, rotors and everything? i liked that

SSS · « **Reply #25 on:** Sep 18, 2005, 03:25PM »

Yeah it's around somewhere, but seriously, how hard is it to roughly mask up the surrounding items you don't want painted?

Milford · « **Reply #26 on:** Sep 26, 2005, 05:40PM »

i just realized i made this thread like 16 months ago, who dug this corpse up.

BIG D Performance · « **Reply #27 on:** Oct 7, 2005, 10:37AM »

16 months!!! ... well go on show us the pics !!

Author Topic: Brake calipers (Read 5057 times)

89tipintara