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Re: Brake Caliper Paint
I am not a huge fan of caliper painting, preferring powdercoating instead. With stock alloy wheels, there doesn't seem to be enough of the caliper visible to make it worthwhile.
However, I have helped other people do this and it seems to work very well. The two recommended ones on the market are the Duplicolor High-Performance caliper paint and the G2 Brake caliper paint, which is the one I have used in the past.
Duplicolor: single stage paint with protection to 500°. Available in red, yellow, black, blue and silver. Brush on at least 3 coats. About $16.00
Available from Amazon.com HERE
G2 Caliper paint system: 2 stage (paint and reactor) More of a high gloss epoxy, it has a temperature rating of almost 1000°. Comes in more colors. About $38.00. All colors are available from Amazon.com HERE
G2 Website
See their instructions HERE
Earl, this project will take you an entire day to do correctly.
The G2 system wants you to wait 2 hours before reinstalling wheels and another 24 hours before driving the vehicle to allow the finish to fully harden.
Once you mix the paint and reactor together you have about 6 hours to use it, so the job has to be done all at once. This is where 2 people come in handy, cutting the painting time in half.
The Duplicolor system is best with at least 3 coats (that's 12 calipers!!) Since there is no mixing, you can split up the job and come back to it if needed.
For a smoother finish, I have used a foam brush instead of a bristle brush for applying the paint, no brush marks or stray bristles in the paint and toss them away as needed.
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