paint for brake calipers
12-13-2010, 05:20 PM
#16
Team Owner
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: one thousand, five hundred miles north of Ft. Lauderdale for the summer.
Posts: 28,704
Received 212 Likes
on
153 Posts
i was bored with running black brakes on my third P-car.... so, i chose to change to yellow.
i baked my calipers at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes before painting.... removed them using tin foil and baker's mitts,
placed them on a baking tray, then brought them into the garage and burnt about 5 thin coats on.
as the calipers cooled, i added 2 coats of clear.... let them sit overnight and put them on the next day...
didn't know other guys had also baked them... nice. easy to wash.
they look a little orange in these photos because it's sunset....
.
i baked my calipers at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes before painting.... removed them using tin foil and baker's mitts,
placed them on a baking tray, then brought them into the garage and burnt about 5 thin coats on.
as the calipers cooled, i added 2 coats of clear.... let them sit overnight and put them on the next day...
didn't know other guys had also baked them... nice. easy to wash.
they look a little orange in these photos because it's sunset....
.
12-15-2010, 12:09 AM
#19
Intermediate
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: san diego ca. '86 944T metallic grey ps3 name carbon_gecko
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
wow crimson nape racing yours came out amazing my first time failed i didnt use vht just duplicolor black with a clear coat and it looks worse than original
12-15-2010, 01:42 PM
#21
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: NY
Posts: 1,907
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
wow the VHT looks great deff goin with the VHT yellow so you have i should put them in the oven ? for 20 mins and right when i take them out i paint them w 2-3 coats of VHT yellow and then 2 coats of clear wich VHT yellow did you use and wich clear coat
12-15-2010, 05:20 PM
#23
Team Owner
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: one thousand, five hundred miles north of Ft. Lauderdale for the summer.
Posts: 28,704
Received 212 Likes
on
153 Posts
the key is prep. whether your calipers are new or old, you must get them very clean, and scuffed with 80, 100, or 120 grit... i like SEM soap followed by alcohol for thorough cleaning. greasy fingerprints must also be removed...
choose paints and clear coats that are made to be exposed to heat - caliper or engine paints (but, not exhaust paint).... these are designed to harden more and more, and then, stay on under the proper range of temperatures after applicaton. however these paints are labeled isn't as crucial in my opinion. get the color you like the most.
you could theoretically use regular paint, but it will stay soft too long when you're baking it on to the caliper and in the end, be extremely difficult to create a hard finish, like powdercoating and high-temperature paints can make, and be washed easily in the future - so, don't use it.
i want my substrate hot before i put on the paint - but not too hot..... each additional layer of paint while soft, will resist running.... and going hot at the beginning prevents trapping liquids that could bubble over later.....
get the calipers up to about 180~220 degrees.... get your clean tin foil, in between the calipers and your bakers mitts... then suspend the calipers from a wire.... spray multiple light coats, giving about 5-8 minutes between each coat..... as the calipers cool the paint will take longer for the fluids to evaporate... resist applying the next thin coat too soon. go slow, and space out coats even longer as the calipers continue to cool.
after the final coat of color is on, get your heat gun or (space heater) on them at close range for about 15 minutes.... after using the gun, give the paint about 30~45 minutes to get hard enough for the clear coats....
repeat as above spacing out several thin coats, and get the calipers back on the heat. its best to bring the heat on gradually but toward the end, the hotter the better - up to about 300 degrees is good.
don't touch the calipers for about 24 hours before you put them on the car.
choose paints and clear coats that are made to be exposed to heat - caliper or engine paints (but, not exhaust paint).... these are designed to harden more and more, and then, stay on under the proper range of temperatures after applicaton. however these paints are labeled isn't as crucial in my opinion. get the color you like the most.
you could theoretically use regular paint, but it will stay soft too long when you're baking it on to the caliper and in the end, be extremely difficult to create a hard finish, like powdercoating and high-temperature paints can make, and be washed easily in the future - so, don't use it.
i want my substrate hot before i put on the paint - but not too hot..... each additional layer of paint while soft, will resist running.... and going hot at the beginning prevents trapping liquids that could bubble over later.....
get the calipers up to about 180~220 degrees.... get your clean tin foil, in between the calipers and your bakers mitts... then suspend the calipers from a wire.... spray multiple light coats, giving about 5-8 minutes between each coat..... as the calipers cool the paint will take longer for the fluids to evaporate... resist applying the next thin coat too soon. go slow, and space out coats even longer as the calipers continue to cool.
after the final coat of color is on, get your heat gun or (space heater) on them at close range for about 15 minutes.... after using the gun, give the paint about 30~45 minutes to get hard enough for the clear coats....
repeat as above spacing out several thin coats, and get the calipers back on the heat. its best to bring the heat on gradually but toward the end, the hotter the better - up to about 300 degrees is good.
don't touch the calipers for about 24 hours before you put them on the car.
