[JRossKline]

I'm wanting to paint my brake calipers. Has anyone done this or know how to do it? Also, are there any kits that you would recommend?

I have a blue 2000 MR2 and want to paint them yellow. Opinions? Suggestions?

Thanks,
Ross

 

[SuperWhiteGT4]

Yellow is a little loud, but it's your call.

Google "G2 Caliper Paint." Many colors and the paint is easy and holds up well.

 

[Raccoon11]

May be loud, but . . .

Yellow is a little loud, but it's your call.

Google "G2 Caliper Paint." Many colors and the paint is easy and holds up well.

. . . it's also very fast!

 

[sh4branze]

I have also used G2 Caliper Paint.Easy to use and still looks good after 3 years.I got mine cheap from Ebay.

 

[Maverick23]

Yellow is a little loud, but it's your call.

Google "G2 Caliper Paint." Many colors and the paint is easy and holds up well.

Did you do this on your 6R4? What color? I don't want to body-match and yellow is too loud. I'm thinking phantom grey to match my nose badge?

 

[Maverick23]

And to OP, match it to your orange sidemarkers

 

[quickie]

I did it the hard way. I used the jack that came with the car. Jack up the wheel, remove wheel, mask off everything u dont want to paint, rotor included. Take a wire brush to what u want to paint. Spray it off with some degreaser. You can paint break calipers with any high heat pain. I used ford engine red from autozone, it was about 7 bucks. You can clear it if you want, but i havent on any breaks ive done, and they have held up well.

 

[SuperWhiteGT4]

Did you do this on your 6R4? What color? I don't want to body-match and yellow is too loud. I'm thinking phantom grey to match my nose badge?

Just silver. I'm very boring.

 

[MikeV]

Best way: remove calipers from car. Plug the brake line hole with a silicon plug. Sandblast with a medium abrasive. Heat to 400 degrees for 30 minutes to complete degreasing. Treat with iron phosphate. Powdercoat with high-temp powder, or ceramic coat (and tumble later for high gloss). Rebuild the brake innards, then re-install.

Next Best way: Keep calipers on car. Buy a kit (like G2 or one of the many others), wire brush, treat, and paint.

Next best way: Wire brush them, give 'em a quick treatment with either naval jelly or 'rust converter' or similar, paint them with whatever spray can you can get your hands on.

I've done all three.... the quick and dirty ones with the $4 spraypaint look just as good as the done-right powdercoated ones. It all comes down to surface prep.

 

[Ken Branch]

Had mine powder coated professionally (had a rear caliper sticking and decided to send all 4 for rebuild and powder coat) I don't like loud and do like stock look so went with silver.

Red or yellow would look nice if the caliper was bigger, don't want to draw attention to the small caliper so silver works. Gives it a clean look.

 

[pelinors714]

painted mine black ^_^

 

[OldMan]

I painted mine gray.

 

[Rtrider]

I used red Dupli-Color. Info here:

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/caliperPaint/

As indicated, the prep is the secret to a good and lasting job. You can spray or brush, I brushed these, doesn't require as much taping as spraying, but both work well. Topped them off with the Lord's MR2 white decals....

 

[MikeV]

Nice Ken, but if you really like the stock look you should have done them in rust-color.

 

[High_Colorado]

Nice Ken, but if you really like the stock look you should have done them in rust-color.

THANKS Mike... you win the "Make me spit coffee on my monitor award"

 

[MikeV]

THANKS Mike... you win the "Make me spit coffee on my monitor award"

Happy to help get your day started right.

 

[sh4branze]

Want that new wheel look? http://www.finishlinewheels.com/TOYOTA/MR2/2003/

 

[sh4branze]

Had mine powder coated professionally (had a rear caliper sticking and decided to send all 4 for rebuild and powder coat) I don't like loud and do like stock look so went with silver.

Red or yellow would look nice if the caliper was bigger, don't want to draw attention to the small caliper so silver works. Gives it a clean look.

It dose look showroom new.Isn't there are quite a few wheel weights on that wheel though?

 

[T-bone]

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[kaustein]

Painting calipers? I took mine off to save weight. I use my feet, sorta like Fred Flintstone.

G2. Done correct, last a long time.