IXLR8

Why?

SeeForce

durability issues due to high temps.

DY369

Seems like a lot of time for minimal results.....

IXLR8

Are you saying the finish could not handle the high temps during braking? Yet regular epoxy / polyurethane could handle it?

SH2

Bob Z.

My Porsche dealer powder coats calipers, and has done so for a long time, and they warranty the work and have not had problems.

Guards_Red_991

Thanks mate! I took all the time in the world, patience and a few bottles of wine. LOL

bkrantz

15 years ago I had race car headers ceramic powder coated. Lasted as long as I had that car.

MJG911

just get them either painted or powdercoated professionally if you are going to do it. I.m a retiredd professional powdercoater who specialized in brake calipers. In fact, the pink ones above are on my wife's cayenne. I coated over 3000 sets of calipers in the 14 years I was in business. Got lots of ones in that were painted with G2 or spray paint. It never lasts long.

Ask your powdercoater about Shocker Yellow over Silver Metallic if you want something that pops.



For my GT3, I'm sticking with the factory yellow, for now.

MJG911

I've got a few customers who kept their cars long term. Aside from heavy track use, they hold up just fine for years. I offered an unconditional lifetime warranty (and still honor it for my previous customers, even though I retired), and never had a set come back because the coating failed or faded.

friar93

Im no expert but if you want to DIY then there is high temp paint our there you can brush on instead of spray. I did my 993 10 years ago and its held up really well. if I remember right it was a whole caliper painting kit and there were like 10 colors.

prep is the key and the then the 3-4 coats of brushed paint came out very smooth.

adcampo

I like red painted calipers regardless of if they're real Big Reds.

I feel yellow to be reserved just for PCCB's.

LexVan

Yes, but ceramic power coating and powder coating are two different things. Exhaust parts need the ceramic version.

Barnaby

Was there a point where they stopped with the painted calipers on base cars? I recently bought a 2013 base C2 and it has red calipers. I assumed it was factory since there was no other modifications to the car.

onedae

Here is a pic of my base Carrera calipers painted red. I just like the way they contrast with my platinum wheels. Also, the standard caliper finish on the base car looks really crappy after some miles while the painted reds hold up very well.