twyatt

I am getting new rotors and I thought I may as well paint the calipers to make them a bit more attractive.



1st. Is the process of painting calipers recommended.

2nd. If it is ok to do, what is the best type of paint to use?

3rd. Is there anyone who has done this that would like to offer up any suggestions or tips?





Thanks!



Tripp

Mazderati

Caliper Painting

twyatt

Right on!



Thanks!

twstdmtl

Powder coating looks nice and is durable. It is a little pricey though...

Heath

I used testors model paint applied by brush. It holds up great.

Sinful7

Also, the VHT paint from the parts stores works well, comes in several colors.. I think I used some DupliColor Caliper paint. I didn't read the How-To, but when i did mine, I de-greased the caliper with brake cleaning fluid, then scrubbed it with simple green, then scuffed it slightly with steel wool..

I should have primered at this point, but..

I sprayed, then sanded the Mazda logo down so it was shiney, then clearcoated the whole thing to protect the bare part from rust - works perfect and now it sprays clean with each car wash.

twstdmtl

Did you have to use high temp clear coat?

DAharon

Does anyone have any links to the DIY powder coating products out there? I've never seen or done this myself. How do you protect the inside of the caliper from getting powder coated? Do you use clearcoat over powder coating?

Finally, is it possible to have two seperate colors on a powder coated object? For instance, powder coating the caliper black, but coating the mazda logo on it white.

MazdaMike

yea i painted my calipers with high heat paint from autozone ur supposed to like heat it or something to cure it i didnt really and its holding up pretty well i did it last summer





this is the best pic i could find

MazdaMike

oh yea and also although the letters are a little blurry there, instead of painting the mazda letters white u could do what i did and take a metal file then some fine grit sant paper and polish them i like the way it comes out