On the topic of painted calipers...
We all love pretty red calipers. They look great, and cause oooo's and aaah's among our fellow enthusiasts. When they get thrashed on the track, they don't look so pretty however. STI, Evo, and 350Z Track Model owners refer to their OEM units as Brownbo's. Below is what they look like after a solid track beating.
In the industry we use the word color shift...sounds nicer than burnt or BBQ'd.
What starts as red gloss ---> drab maroon with cream logo---> finally to poo brown
What starts as copper gloss ---> brown
What starts as black gloss ---> drab gray with yellow logo
What starts as yellow gloss ---> hideous brown
I can't remember what blue turns into...never sold that many blue anyway.
These were red
This was gold...you can see the original color on the caliper mounting tabs.
This was shiny black, and those hats were anodized black...
These were actually red at one point...believe it or not!
Whether you wear them as a badge of honor or not, they still look like doodoo.
So if you're shopping for brake kits based on looks and you plan to track them, don't expect them to stay pretty! This isn't specific to one manufacturer...it's just an inevitable fact of painted or powder coated calipers run on the track. They don't react well to searing temps.
Our anodized calipers just go from ugly to uglier
, but they don't chip and flake.