Painted Brake Calipers - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Roborat · 08-10-2012, 10:27 PM

Decided to paint my brake calipers today with some G2 paint I had sitting around. Didn't like the calipers being so plain.

kendalldwhite · 08-10-2012, 10:52 PM

nice!

86_ZN6 · 08-10-2012, 11:33 PM

hmmm... for some reason it makes the calipers looks smaller

YinYang1980 · 08-10-2012, 11:42 PM

nice color choice :-), love it!

russv · 08-10-2012, 11:58 PM

nice

mikeg7827 · 08-11-2012, 10:59 PM

red calipers would look awesome on my whiteout... but after painting my last 2 cars calipers... ive dealt with chipping paint or dealer service people scratching them or chipping them as well.

i bet powder coating them is ultra expensive

Roborat · 08-12-2012, 12:08 AM

The G2 paint is suppose to chemically bond with the calipers of something of that sort so it is NOT suppose to chip or crack. Have friends who have used it without ever having it chip. We will see how it holds up for me.

whataboutbob · 08-12-2012, 12:26 AM

Did you do anything to prep them before painting them?

Gen · 08-12-2012, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeg7827

i bet powder coating them is ultra expensive

Actually quite cheap if you don't mind removing the calipers from the car.

eriktherod · 08-12-2012, 02:06 AM

Reminds me I have some G2 paint laying around... I need to get on this!

How does the red match with Firestorm? That was my only concern is that it would be an off-red compared to the car itself.

LivingLegend · 08-12-2012, 04:46 AM

Nice! Did you have to remove the caliper to paint it?

Roborat · 08-12-2012, 11:49 AM

The kit comes with caliper cleaner. I first scrubbed them with water, then I used the caliper cleaner. Make sure the cleaner doesn't get on any of the rubber parts of the caliper. I taped off the rubber parts. The cool thing about this kit is you can paint them on the car which I did. However, I bought a couple extra really small paint brushes to get the small areas without getting paint on the brake pad. The red actually matches really well.

ZeN6 · 08-12-2012, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86_ZN6

hmmm... for some reason it makes the calipers looks smaller

That was my first impression. Haha. But loving the look

jeffsides · 10-01-2012, 12:46 AM

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08-10-2012, 10:27 PM	#1
Roborat Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S firestorm red Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 62 Thanks: 2 Thanked 48 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Painted Brake Calipers Decided to paint my brake calipers today with some G2 paint I had sitting around. Didn't like the calipers being so plain.

08-10-2012, 11:42 PM	#4
YinYang1980 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Jeep Patriot 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 115 Thanks: 166 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	nice color choice :-), love it! __________________

08-10-2012, 11:58 PM	#5
russv First 86 Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Argento Automatic Location: Northern California Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 1,069 Thanked 544 Times in 232 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	nice __________________ Life is short...NO BORING CARS

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08-10-2012, 10:52 PM	#2
kendalldwhite Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Mint-Tiffany blue FRS Location: Beaumont TX Posts: 896 Thanks: 200 Thanked 187 Times in 132 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	nice!

08-10-2012, 11:33 PM	#3
86_ZN6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 86 ZN6 Location: SF Bay Area, NorCal Posts: 4,682 Thanks: 1,317 Thanked 2,072 Times in 1,222 Posts Mentioned: 126 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	hmmm... for some reason it makes the calipers looks smaller

08-11-2012, 10:59 PM	#6
mikeg7827 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 1995 Ford Probe Location: Iceland Posts: 375 Thanks: 31 Thanked 37 Times in 32 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	red calipers would look awesome on my whiteout... but after painting my last 2 cars calipers... ive dealt with chipping paint or dealer service people scratching them or chipping them as well. i bet powder coating them is ultra expensive

08-12-2012, 12:08 AM	#7
Roborat Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S firestorm red Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 62 Thanks: 2 Thanked 48 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The G2 paint is suppose to chemically bond with the calipers of something of that sort so it is NOT suppose to chip or crack. Have friends who have used it without ever having it chip. We will see how it holds up for me.

08-12-2012, 04:46 AM	#11
LivingLegend Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Drives: 1994 Toyota Tercel Location: Hillsboro Posts: 279 Thanks: 331 Thanked 97 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice! Did you have to remove the caliper to paint it?

08-12-2012, 11:49 AM	#12
Roborat Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S firestorm red Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 62 Thanks: 2 Thanked 48 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The kit comes with caliper cleaner. I first scrubbed them with water, then I used the caliper cleaner. Make sure the cleaner doesn't get on any of the rubber parts of the caliper. I taped off the rubber parts. The cool thing about this kit is you can paint them on the car which I did. However, I bought a couple extra really small paint brushes to get the small areas without getting paint on the brake pad. The red actually matches really well.

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