DIY: Painting Factory Brake Calipers

[redyaris]

This totally easy, non-mechanical DIY is for painting your Toyota factory disc brake calipers. If you are cheap like me you don't want to splurge on fancy new calipers. :thumbdown:

I purchased a very inexpensive kit made by Duplicolor at AutoZone for $15. The kit includes a can of caliper cleaner, a small paintbrush, masking tape, a paint stirring stick, and a can of high temperature (500%F) tolerant caliper paint. I chose red but I did see that yellow is available also.

Duplicolor also makes caliper spray paint if you like that option. I didn't want to take the time to mask off everything in my wheel well so I chose the paint by brush kit.

The paint coated very well. I used 3 coats for coverage and still have 3/4 of the paint can unused. What a difference!!! Now if I only had 4 wheel disc!

First, jack up your front end and remove your front wheels. Spray the caliper cleaner all over the area to be painted. Use a toothbrush to scrub the brake dust and dirt off the area to be painted. Wipe remaining residue off with a microfiber cloth.

Second, open the paint can and use the enclosed stirrer stick to mix the paint for about 2 minutes. Using the enclosed brush start painting. You really only need to paint the outside of the caliper but I chose to paint a little more.

Let the first paint coat dry for an hour. Then repaint a second coat. After 30 minutes repaint a third coat. Leave wheels off the car for the next 24 hours for paint to fully cure.

You are done. Bolt the wheels on and pull up next to a Z06 and stick your tongue out at them!:evil:

[falkor_99]

It looks clean, but I think it would have looked better if you painted the whole thing....IMO:drinking:

[eTiMaGo]

I kinda like the two-tone look :smile:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

looks good. i think i'll do this once i get rims.

[Violin]

Step one: put on latex gloves.

[eTiMaGo]

Step one: put on latex gloves.

Dude, you should start a new thread for your DIY proctology exam... :biggrin:

But yeah, good idea, it's a real pain to remove paint off your hands, and I presume high-temp paint is even worse...

[uncleyaris]

to bad the colours available are limited.

[nqd]

does anyone paint their drums?????

+15whp mang!

[redyaris]

Step one: put on latex gloves.


Yeah, i'm lazy like that! It is also recommended to use the enclosed masking tape to tape off certain brake parts. I didn't. :eyebulge:

[redyaris]

to bad the colours available are limited.

Ill bet you can find blue somewhere....and I guess you can use any high-temp paint in any color???

Update: I located this paint kit in a variety of colors including

http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/g2/caliper_paint.jsp

Red
Yellow
Blue
Silver
Gold
Black
Purple
Green
White

So who will be the first here with purple calipers? Bad news: this kit is $38 + shipping.

[redyaris]

It looks clean, but I think it would have looked better if you painted the whole thing....IMO:drinking:

Ive been noticing a lot of painted calipers lately...it seems like there is no standard. Either just the top part painted without the lower lip painted or the entire thing painted. I thought it would be too much with the whole thing done but when has 'too much' ever stopped me??? :drool:

[hasher22]

cooooolllll........looks way better now

great job :)

[Violin]

The G2 paint is what I used. It handles like twice the temp - not like that is an issue with the Yaris though.

[uncleyaris]

lol, could be if you add a blitz or something like it!

[redyaris]

Update: after further viewing I am painting the entire caliper...Violin you painted yours?? How did you do the TRD logo or are those TRD calipers?

[redyaris]

Here is the entire caliper painted. I am also painting the rear drums red also...and while I have the wheels off I am painting the wheel wells black.

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

ever since my honda days i haven't been a big fan of painting a caliper and then in back having ugly ass painted drums.....

[nqd]

ugly ass painted drums.....

hahaha.... IMO....i hate when people paint their drums bright colors.:barf: ...on the highway looks like theres a dinner plate behind ur wheels....i suggest leave the the way it is or paint them black.... something not noticeable....who shows off that they got drums in the back....really..

[eTiMaGo]

no no no leave the rear drums alone... you want to hide those ugly pieces of crap, not make them stand out!

[Doc Zaius]

Red in front. Black in back. :thumbsup:

[casterqc]

Since I have my car, I painted drums and calipers twice. I painted them black. It really makes a big difference when you have wheels, it makes the wheels look better, hiding the gray collored calipers in front, and the rusty drums.

I painted the drums right after I bought the car because here in Canada rust comes fast on these...right after the first winter.

I agree, colored drums (red, yellow) are ugly! For Canadians I say go for black....because rusty drums wont make the car look better with wheels after winter.

[forpinks]

Ohhh... I painted my drums black!:eek: It looks nice when parked though!

[Violin]

I say no paint or black on the drums too.

The TRD logo on mine are caliper decals - a special high temp decal. So far they've held up well. I got them from guy in Hong Kong who was selling them on eBay. I think Brembo or someone went after him for copyright infringement and he got his account yanked. I'm sure you can find some if you look around.

[Violin]

Whatever you do, don't get those caliper covers - they'll hold the heat in.

[redyaris]

And on the 8th day the forces of nature erupted....fire rained from the sky...a plague came upon humanity...the Earth had ended as we previously knew of it.......................................for a Yarisworld member had painted drums!

[mojoyaris]

You know sumthin? They don't look so bad. Really.
Not bad at all., but I'm still waiting for those rear discs instead.

[Violin]

yeah... its not so bad with a red car. I don't hate it.

[eTiMaGo]

Plane ticket to New York: $2000
Bus fare to Atlanta, GA: $100

The pleasure of personally delivering a swift kick to the backside of redyaris for painting his rear drums red: priceless

:laugh:

[Black Yaris]

Ill bet you can find blue somewhere....and I guess you can use any high-temp paint in any color???

Update: I located this paint kit in a variety of colors including

http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/g2/caliper_paint.jsp

Red
Yellow
Blue
Silver
Gold
Black
Purple
Green
White

So who will be the first here with purple calipers? Bad news: this kit is $38 + shipping.

kit can be found at Autozone for under $20

I painted my calipers and drums with engine paint though, only $4.99 a can.... I painted mine when I fist got my car last July and they still look hot

[OxyG3nE]

just painted my caliper too this morning.. give a good look but im not sure at all about painting the drum haha :p

[redyaris]

Oh come on you KNOW you want to OxyG3nE!!!!!!!

Im waiting to see blue calipers/drums on a blue Yaris.

[OxyG3nE]

i didnt paint it blue.. i painted it red because i saw the blue on another car and its a very ...humm... bright blue ..i dont know the right words.. but the contrast of the red caliper and blue car look really nice... haha :pbut still not sure about drum haha

i will take picture tomorow

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This thread inspired me today. Sorry bout the dark crappy pic. I'll post another tomorrow.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r153/donmaxon/100_0952.jpg

[uncleyaris]

Off topic, but I say drop your car.

[HTM Yaris]

Fastsigns will do the logo for sure

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Off topic, but I say drop your car.

I would but I have the sport ground effects and have scraped more than once so I have been hesitant.

[Elroy]

Sorry bout the dark crappy pic. I'll post another tomorrow.


going to post another dark crappy pic? lol...just kidding!

[Vanderkitten]

I think I am going to paint my drums yellow with a black smily face... They're like happy little faces hiding back there.... NOT!

I think it's time for Orange calipers to be all the rage... I'll do mine in a few weeks.

[Katana]

I like it.Nice idea.