OCD kicked in again...

[tlbullet]

While detailing my car, I have always been bothered by slight rusting on my brake calipers. Its not much but enough to bother me. I would scrub it with APC and a brush and it would come off... but just as quickly reappear  

 I spoke to my brother who recommended G2 brake paint kit (brushed on). I want to keep my car as OEM as possible (except for the shine!) so I ordered silver (as much as i love red /yellow brake calipers I personally think it wouldnt look good on My oem brakes).  
  I watched a few videos and gave it a shot.    I dont ever try at home auto repairs fyi...I borrowed the jack and jack stands and went to work.   
 Turns out getting the car onto 4 jack stands is harder than I thought.  I was working in my garage (heated!) so room was limited.  Long story short,  45 mins later it was off ground.  

 Just like ceramic coating a car, painting the calipers is all in prep work.  The kit included a can of brake cleaner.  Basically I taped off the rubber parts, and scrubbed the calipers with wire brush a few times.  I removed the pads instead of taping them up (decided to replace them later with Powerstop pads).    My car has 30k miles, pads were still good but figured i was in there I may as well. (I did that for first time too😬) 
The paint kit contains an 1/2 oz of a reactor that once mixed with paint, gives you 4 hours of time to work before it hardens.   The paint was easy to apply and self leveling.  I applied 3 coats and had a decent amount left over. I let the car sit in the heated garage overnight and began the brake pad replacement this AM.  
 Total paint time including prep was about 1.5 hrs.   First pic below is after 2nd coat.  

3 coats:

The kit was $54 on AmAzon.  For us people that are OCD about our cars I thought this was a quick And easy fix!! I would highly recommend it.  
 Im curious as to the longevity of this product and will post any changes. And yes...i cleaned the crap out of the wheels once they were off!!
 Im sort of wishing I had red calipers now....the wife’s car could be next!!🤔

 

Edited November 12, 2019 by tlbullet

[Yo-Yo Ma's Cousin]

That’s awesome JR! Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to seeing how these hold up and your next paint job!

[falcaineer]

Nicely done, JR! I've always loved red calipers and have considered painting mine. If so, I'll take a look at this kit and write up (again). 😎🤟

[RayS]

Thanks @tlbullet for sharing and the write up.  With as many older vehicle that I get to play with, this looks like a easier way to refresh the calipers without purchasing new ones.   As for the Red Calipers @falcaineer - do they make other colors, just asking?   The Mustang did get Red calipers when we rehabbed it and all 4 of them had to be replaced along with every other brake part.

 

[tlbullet]

30 minutes ago, RayS said:

Thanks @tlbullet for sharing and the write up.  With as many older vehicle that I get to play with, this looks like a easier way to refresh the calipers without purchasing new ones.   As for the Red Calipers @falcaineer - do they make other colors, just asking?   The Mustang did get Red calipers when we rehabbed it and all 4 of them had to be replaced along with every other brake part.

 

@RayS they actually have several standard colors in stock. They will also custom match any paint code but it’s twice the price.  If I recall correctly, there were “mustang” kits too.  

[TheWolf]

Nice job!

[SS LeadFoot]

Great job! I did this about 12 years ago and mine are still holding up. I don't drive the car every day but still holds up really well. I never thought about painting them silver to keep the stock look. Might have to do this when the weather gets warmer.