Painting Calipers on a .2 3RS
03-29-2018, 10:46 PM
#1
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Painting Calipers on a .2 3RS
Hi,
Have an October build on the 3RS and one of the things I would like to have done is to have a set of calipers custom painted and installed before picking it up.
I'm not going to have the yellow PCCB calipers repainted, instead I plan to buy a spare set of calipers, have them painted, and store the original ones.
I haven't done this before so I was wondering if you guys can help me out with a few questions I have:
1. Is it best to have them powder coated or painted with some sort of ceramic caliper paint? (The car will be tracked a couple of times a year)
1a. If powder coating is the best approach, do I have the whole caliper done or just the exterior?
1b. If powder coating is the best approach, I'm guessing the Porsche script would have to be hand painted through a stencil yes?
2. Do you think or know if the calipers are the same as in the .2 GT3? As in can I use those part numbers to order them or do I have to find out what are the part numbers specific to the .2 3RS and order those?
3. Is Brembo the supplier for Porsche brakes or is it another company? I was thinking that maybe purchasing the parts directly from the supplier would avoid me the Porsche 'tax.'
4. If any of you done this before, is there a company that you'd recommend that would do an exceptional job of it?
Thanks a bunch.
Have an October build on the 3RS and one of the things I would like to have done is to have a set of calipers custom painted and installed before picking it up.
I'm not going to have the yellow PCCB calipers repainted, instead I plan to buy a spare set of calipers, have them painted, and store the original ones.
I haven't done this before so I was wondering if you guys can help me out with a few questions I have:
1. Is it best to have them powder coated or painted with some sort of ceramic caliper paint? (The car will be tracked a couple of times a year)
1a. If powder coating is the best approach, do I have the whole caliper done or just the exterior?
1b. If powder coating is the best approach, I'm guessing the Porsche script would have to be hand painted through a stencil yes?
2. Do you think or know if the calipers are the same as in the .2 GT3? As in can I use those part numbers to order them or do I have to find out what are the part numbers specific to the .2 3RS and order those?
3. Is Brembo the supplier for Porsche brakes or is it another company? I was thinking that maybe purchasing the parts directly from the supplier would avoid me the Porsche 'tax.'
4. If any of you done this before, is there a company that you'd recommend that would do an exceptional job of it?
Thanks a bunch.
03-29-2018, 11:13 PM
#2
Instructor
Paint is like a heat shield that does not let heat leave the calipers. Leave them in their natural state, your rotors, pads and fluids will thank you.
03-29-2018, 11:49 PM
#3
03-29-2018, 11:56 PM
#4
Pro
Hi,
Have an October build on the 3RS and one of the things I would like to have done is to have a set of calipers custom painted and installed before picking it up.
I'm not going to have the yellow PCCB calipers repainted, instead I plan to buy a spare set of calipers, have them painted, and store the original ones.
I haven't done this before so I was wondering if you guys can help me out with a few questions I have:
1. Is it best to have them powder coated or painted with some sort of ceramic caliper paint? (The car will be tracked a couple of times a year)
1a. If powder coating is the best approach, do I have the whole caliper done or just the exterior?
1b. If powder coating is the best approach, I'm guessing the Porsche script would have to be hand painted through a stencil yes?
2. Do you think or know if the calipers are the same as in the .2 GT3? As in can I use those part numbers to order them or do I have to find out what are the part numbers specific to the .2 3RS and order those?
3. Is Brembo the supplier for Porsche brakes or is it another company? I was thinking that maybe purchasing the parts directly from the supplier would avoid me the Porsche 'tax.'
4. If any of you done this before, is there a company that you'd recommend that would do an exceptional job of it?
Thanks a bunch.
Have an October build on the 3RS and one of the things I would like to have done is to have a set of calipers custom painted and installed before picking it up.
I'm not going to have the yellow PCCB calipers repainted, instead I plan to buy a spare set of calipers, have them painted, and store the original ones.
I haven't done this before so I was wondering if you guys can help me out with a few questions I have:
1. Is it best to have them powder coated or painted with some sort of ceramic caliper paint? (The car will be tracked a couple of times a year)
1a. If powder coating is the best approach, do I have the whole caliper done or just the exterior?
1b. If powder coating is the best approach, I'm guessing the Porsche script would have to be hand painted through a stencil yes?
2. Do you think or know if the calipers are the same as in the .2 GT3? As in can I use those part numbers to order them or do I have to find out what are the part numbers specific to the .2 3RS and order those?
3. Is Brembo the supplier for Porsche brakes or is it another company? I was thinking that maybe purchasing the parts directly from the supplier would avoid me the Porsche 'tax.'
4. If any of you done this before, is there a company that you'd recommend that would do an exceptional job of it?
Thanks a bunch.
2.) Yes, same caliper
3.) Brembo is the supplier
4.) Depends on where you're located
Good Luck and Congrats!
Best Regards,
Dave
03-30-2018, 12:03 AM
#5
RL Community Team
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Remove calipers and powder coat.
03-30-2018, 12:27 AM
#7
Instructor
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03-30-2018, 12:42 AM
#8
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03-30-2018, 01:16 AM
#9
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Thread Starter
Thanks for the helpful feedback.
If I go the powder coating route, that means that the calipers would need to get media/bead blasted and then powder coated. Also from my understanding the curing heat from the powder coating process slightly weakens the metal, although I’m not sure that's much of an issue with calipers as they don’t get the physical forces exerted on them of something like wheels.
My inclination is to go the paint route, and only have the outside done without messing with the inside where the pads go ... which takes me to the question of if there’s a specialty paint that needs to be used.
If I go the powder coating route, that means that the calipers would need to get media/bead blasted and then powder coated. Also from my understanding the curing heat from the powder coating process slightly weakens the metal, although I’m not sure that's much of an issue with calipers as they don’t get the physical forces exerted on them of something like wheels.
My inclination is to go the paint route, and only have the outside done without messing with the inside where the pads go ... which takes me to the question of if there’s a specialty paint that needs to be used.
03-30-2018, 10:00 AM
#11
Race Car
Thanks for the helpful feedback.
If I go the powder coating route, that means that the calipers would need to get media/bead blasted and then powder coated. Also from my understanding the curing heat from the powder coating process slightly weakens the metal, although I’m not sure that's much of an issue with calipers as they don’t get the physical forces exerted on them of something like wheels.
My inclination is to go the paint route, and only have the outside done without messing with the inside where the pads go ... which takes me to the question of if there’s a specialty paint that needs to be used.
If I go the powder coating route, that means that the calipers would need to get media/bead blasted and then powder coated. Also from my understanding the curing heat from the powder coating process slightly weakens the metal, although I’m not sure that's much of an issue with calipers as they don’t get the physical forces exerted on them of something like wheels.
My inclination is to go the paint route, and only have the outside done without messing with the inside where the pads go ... which takes me to the question of if there’s a specialty paint that needs to be used.