[NavyDoc05]

say i wanted to paint my brakes, wat type of paint am i supposed to use?

another question, say i wanted to paint my dash from its stock silver color to another color. what kind of paint do i use on that?

 

[wolo]

The best kind of paint is the kind that everyone else has used (and talked about).

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[phungy]

The search button is my best friend.

 

[nY1018]

Originally posted by NavyDoc05@Nov 21 2005, 01:34 PM
another question, say i wanted to paint my dash from its stock silver color to another color. what kind of paint do i use on that?

since this hasnt been covered, i might as well tell you. someone on SL painted their center console with engine paint. take that for what its worth.

 

[krdshrk]

If you want to paint your calipers.... uh.... use CALIPER PAINT...

 

[dwnrytepnoi]

Originally posted by NavyDoc05@Nov 21 2005, 01:34 PM
say i wanted to paint my brakes, wat type of paint am i supposed to use?

another question, say i wanted to paint my dash from its stock silver color to another color. what kind of paint do i use on that?

you can buy caliper paint from any car parts store or ive even seen some at wal-mart and stuff..its not really expensive, i bought a can and painted all 4 calipers for about 8 bucks..just kinda time consuming either way you do it..i just sprayed mine into a cup and brushed it on

as for the interior accents, i just picked up a can of primacolor paint for the exterior of the car..bought that for 5 bucks and painted all of my accents a flint mica color..took about 2 coats each

 

[bluesciontc]

I bought the Duplicolor brake caliper paint kit best caliper paint i have ever seen looks powder coated.

 

[A_TC_U_C]

I went ahead and checked online for the G2 paint. Its been a few months now...and they look great. I was going to get the duplicolor, but after seeing my friends calipers chip...i decided to go with the G2...no complaints with that one

 

[MustangJolly]

caliper paint works fine and dandy.. x)

 

[Borisimo]

Boom! Here's mine:

Dupli-Color Caliper Paint from Walmart

 

[mikecain]

did you have to take your wheel off? or did u just paint around the rim? sorry its a noob question

 

[filmnews]

I also used Dupli-Color Caliper paint. I did not take my wheel off, but I have Motegi MR7's rims.

 

[Hudnut]

I wouldnt paint your dash. It may look good right after you paint it but after some normal wear it will look like garbage.

 

[Voltairecim]

Go to Autozone and get the Duplicolor Caliper Paint set. And start taking off those wheels and painting. It's super easy, and looks great when you're done.

 

[simplespirit]

Just be aware that it's going to chip off.

 

[eddiemoney]

It won't chip off if you sand it to rough it up enough, use a good flexible paint and use some clearcoat. To do it right you need to put the flexible additive into your paint and spray it out of a gun.

 

[lo bux racer]

This subject is a really good laugh. Instead of getting a big brake kit, let's paint the calipers. Looks great, makes everyone take a second look to see if the calipers are OEM or those enviable big brakes. Great.

Here's the laugh. The only reason you'd ever need big brakes is because you're overheating the OEM brakes. If you are truly overheating the OEM brakes, any paint you put on them is going to burn off. Literally. So, if you can paint your calipers and they look good after even a little while, you aren't using your brakes anywhere near enough to need a big brake kit. I find that pretty funny.

 

[simplespirit]

Originally posted by EddieMoney@Feb 3 2006, 06:01 PM
It won't chip off if you sand it to rough it up enough, use a good flexible paint and use some clearcoat.  To do it right you need to put the flexible additive into your paint and spray it out of a gun.

Are you talking about the interior or the calipers?

The right way to do the calipers is powdercoating but that's more than most people want to get in to. You're probably right on the interior, I wouldn't know on that one.

 

[lo bux racer]

The right way to do it is anodizing. At least it will resist real brake temperatures.

 

[simplespirit]

Originally posted by lo bux racer@Feb 3 2006, 06:59 PM
The right way to do it is anodizing. At least it will resist real brake temperatures.

And how much does that run? Don't all the replacement "big brake kits" come powdercoated as opposed to anodized?

Just curious.