Painted the Calipers

[bdc87]

Did a little painting this Sunday. Real easy kit form Duplicolor picked it up at $21 from Kragen.

[White Yaris]

clean! Great job there.

[TinyGiant]

have a pic from a distance?

[engelm_]

awesome. looks really good.

[bdc87]

Tried to take some today, but it's too shady. I'll grab some for ya though.

[engelm_]

cant wait to see them!

[WeeYari]

Thanks. Been wondering what red would look like with my bronze wheels. Now I know. Looks clean.

Have you done anything with your drums?

[kimona]

I like it.

[cali yaris]

Yeah, that really makes the wheels stand out. Very sporty -- great job!

[kimona]

Yeah, that really makes the wheels stand out. Very sporty -- great job!

Exactly, the wheels really do "pop" now that you mention it.

Hey, cali yaris, what do you think of caliper covers?

[drbilal]

Great job.

ive been debating on weather I should get caliper covers or the caliper decals that you see on ebay. After some research ive read that the covers arent a good idea as in the long run they can cause damange


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380073586101

FTA: ( These are not caliper covers, which we do not recommend. They fit poorly as well as trapping excess heat and corrosive brake dust. This can lead to warping the brake discs and damging the caliper housing. Our decals, together with caliper paint, do not interfere with the caliper operation and allow the heat generated to be dissipated, as the factory intended )

Up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit constant temp!
(We give 9 so you have a extras for practice/mistakes)

Anyways, i ordered the caliper decals off ebay and will post up some pics once I get them on.

[jetaimejsc]

looks good, and clean, great job

[Qmobile]

nice job man!! I did the same thing only I used just regular caliper paint and a lil time for mine. And on my Escort I used engine paint and did the front calipers and the rear drum. The escorts now has red brakes and my LB's I painted silver

[ozmdd]

I also used this kit, and it worked great. The trick is to really take your time with the masking and use a tiny brush for the areas that are hard to reach. Also, I removed the brake pad clips to paint around them, but you could probably just mask them carefully if you don't want to take the extra time. If you do paint them, the paint will flake off eventually, so I wouldn't.
I have a red lip on my rims, and it adds a neat touch. I suggest NOT matching the drums on the rear, unless you REALLY want a lot of color. I put another coat of satin black on my rears while they were new to prevent the stock paint from cooking off. Down here in Texas, painted drums tend to only be seen on low-quality DIY's and true show cars. I'm sure someone will contradict me, but that's how I see it. We--painted calipers can look like they came that way.

[bdc87]

"Far away" Shot:

[darthbauer]

Subtle, looks good.


I can't stand it when i see someone painted theirs yellow or something really bright.

[bdc87]

Thanks and me either, I was deciding between the Red and Black, looks like I made the right choice.

[WeeYari]

:thumbsup: Gotta do mine. Plus black drums.

[drbilal]

"Far away" Shot:


I really like it! Its the small touches like this that really improve the overall look of the Yaris.

Good stuff.

[AznGouki]

Matches the wheels really nicely

[kmfuse87]

I painted my calipers just last spring. Came out beautiful, make sure to paint the drums too if you are thinking of doing this. The rust can get really ugly, especially if there are big gaps in your wheels. I wrote Toyota on mine for a little personal touch too. Came out OK, not stellar.

[DerKaiZeRs]

Nice.... :thumbup::thumbup:

the problem is... they not selling the caliper paint brush in Australia...

most of people buy the spray one.... :iono::iono:

[Letsrock]

What is a Caliper brush? Wouldnt a set of different size brushes work just as good?

[Violin]

I used the G2 paint. It comes with a brush.

[kimona]

That looks great, Violin!

[darthbauer]

No one has painted their drums right?

If you do, you should be banned from here.

[TinyGiant]

No one has painted their drums right?

If you do, you should be banned from here.

there was a guy pre hack that i saw in the garage with painted calipers and drums.. i think it said anubis on his car.. both were done in florescent green.. i thought it looked nice lol

[darthbauer]

There is a Tacoma in the parking lot at my work and the rear drums are painted yellow.


:barf:

[Qmobile]

No one has painted their drums right?

If you do, you should be banned from here.

not even a black re-paint?

[kmfuse87]

No one has painted their drums right?

If you do, you should be banned from here.

if you dont paint them they will rust. ANd it looks worse. I dont agree with the yellow ones that someone mentioned but a black repaint keeps them looking sharp.

[darthbauer]

Black im ok with. Just not bright colors.

[kimona]

I wouldn't paint the drums anything but black. But, we each have our own ideas about what looks good.

[thatboyjer]

i thought the same about the whole black rear drums until i saw a yaris painted w/ yellow drums and calipers, he had some body work done and introduced the yellow to other parts of the car for a nice clean look.

it all depends on how you do it

[WeeYari]

I'll have to wait until spring when I switch over from winter wheels before doing mine now.

When I do paint them (red) I've been thinking about painting a little emoticon on there as well. Sure made my wife and daughter giggle.

[husaynkhan]

great clean work. did you paint it with a BRUSH????

[Qmobile]

WOW! holy thread revival batman!!

[Eatoman]

great clean work. did you paint it with a BRUSH????

Actually I was wondering the same question...or is it only aerosal can? What type of paint is it: caliper or engine paint, or can I use both?

Thanks!

[WeeYari]

Here's a fresh picture of mine and the product used. Brush painted the calipers in April 2009. Holding up pretty well, even with enduring a Canadian winter with lots of road salt and gravel.

This is 6 coats of enamel. The enamel dries in approx. 15-20 minutes, so total time to apply that much paint is under 2 hours. Only prep work was spraying the calipers with included cleaner, brush with toothbrush, and wipe dry.

[cali yaris]

^ good prep is the key, you did it right

[Klink10]

Yes, I have PC'd the front calipers and rear drums. Pics obviously of the front, no pics of the gloss black rear. On the front disc I coated all that which would show a gloss black. No ill effects from the paint. I did the do-it-yourself and it lasted awhile but started to wear to quick for me. We have a local coater who works deals on occasion.

[rene0023]

:coolpics:Great job. The red color looks awesome with that wheels.

[Klink10]

Thanks, just recently polished them out and sealed.

[jpmck03]

WOW! holy thread revival batman!!

And I'm glad that he did! I know what I'm going to do this summer!:thumbup:

[Tylermayer]

im doing that this weekend

[jpmck03]

...I know what I'm going to do this summer!:thumbup:

im doing that this weekend

Why you gotta out do me like that? :tongue:

Ha, let us know how it turns out!

[jpmck03]

Ha, finally got around to getting this done... still sitting in the garage drying/curing. Took a little bit longer than what I thought it would but I think that it turned out pretty good. All and all, the Duplicolor kit seemed to do a good job. Now to get some more brake cleaner so I can get the back drums painted black, which should look a lot prettier than rust! :thumbsup:

[gabecham]

Looks very nice

[jpmck03]

Looks very nice

Thanks!