painting calipers?

[GAINMOB]

i can either send back my caliper covers for refund or hold on to them until i get the right adapters/spacer for my truck...

in the mean time...if i was to paint my calipers...do i need to take them off to do it?

i think i'm going to hold on to the covers...THEY'RE TOO FLY!!!

 

[DR3W]

If you keep the calipers on, you'll have to brush paint on them.

But if you take them off, you can spray paint them.

 

[2000eb]

you can spray them just mask everything off but if i remember correctly the brush on caliper paint is self leveling so it should be easy just clean em good show us how it looks after

 

[designit]

are your rotors drilled / slotted?

 

[GAINMOB]

are your rotors drilled / slotted?

both...

 

[designit]

I guess I was thinking of getting paint in the rotor slots? iduno... if I had a rig like that I just take them off & save fuss of masking / clean-up time... (whatever hassle that would be) Of course the best senario would be if you needed to change pads out at the same time...

What color? something that blends or pops?

 

[tonydiv]

I laughed when we did the brakes on my brother's SportTrac and he pulled out that Duplicolor kit to paint the rotors. I'm thinking the stuff will flake off in a month.

But...

That was over 3 years ago and they still look fantastic.

 

[panda24619]

i want mine silver. when i got the front ones new they were silver and it looked real good. so i think if i ever paint them. im making them silver.
i cant find it. but someone did a how to on f150online. he says the paint holes good. so who knows. i just cant find it! GERRR!!!

 

[2000eb]

ya the duplicolor high heat stuff aint that bad its got cerramic in it etc

 

[SOLISIMO]

You do not have to remove them. If u get paint on the rotor the friction and heat will burn it off. They did it on my wife's flex and I've done it on other cars.

 

[SOLISIMO]

If you keep the calipers on, you'll have to brush paint on them.

But if you take them off, you can spray paint them.

Wrong

 

[2000eb]

and that is why solismo is a "SUPER" Moderator

 

[SOLISIMO]

and that is why solismo is a "SUPER" Moderator

Lol. I just remember them doing it. Ever since then I've done the same

 

[NewbieVet]

You do not have to remove them. If u get paint on the rotor the friction and heat will burn it off. They did it on my wife's flex and I've done it on other cars.

x2. Had mine pained last Friday and it took maybe 48 hours for the paint to come off the rotors. Made a horrible noise every time I hit the breaks and scared everyone else on the road I'm sure but it burns off quick.

 

[GAINMOB]

i may just go the adapter route...wife gave $600 cash...to buy the GLOCK 23...called today to see if they had any in stock and pricing...i think she said the 3rd gen was $600...4th gen was $575...THEN i asked for the military special...BLUE DOT or BLUE LABEL...$440!!! so if i go with the blue label...i'll buy the adapters...then i can put the covers on...i'll know which way next week....THEN i was quoted $125 to PTM my mirror caps...and thats with me taking the caps off!!! rip off!!! going to charge me for taping the car off...so if they do that...$240!!! bunch of BS!!!

 

[NewbieVet]

Dude hard call between a new sidearm and truck fun. See our other post on the topic I think I made a convincing argument.

 

[panda24619]

wtf?! that much for painting plastic. just do it your self! im thinking about ptm my mirrors. want to bedline the plastics and spray paint the chrome. should look good.

 

[ELVATO]

Yea, just do it yourself...

 

[walnuts4x4]

yup you can paint them with the rotors on.... best thing is to tape off as much as possible and use plastic bags and rags to cover as much as you can to minimize overspray.... but it is very simple just prep and clean the rotors well before you spray... and as everyone said overspray on the rotors will come off...

 

[GAINMOB]

doesnt the caps come off? i thought thats how people were painting their caps?