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Does Anyone Color Their Brake Calipers?

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#1 ·
Hi all...

Does anyone color their brake calipers? If so, what's the preferred method? Has anyone ever Plasti dipped them?

TIA
 
#2 ·
yes, just use caliper paint and clean then very well with soap or brake cleaner. do several coats that build up in thickness to create a very glossy finish.
 

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What color you going with? I am looking at the blue in your avatar and i am thinking black, which is what i was thinking for mine also.
 
#8 ·
If so, what's the preferred method?
Here's my method:
Buy the kit with the small paint can with cleaner
Buy 8 - 1in sponge brushes / 2 per wheel caliper
Remove all 4 wheels with car on jack stands
leave calipers on rotors
Clean rotors
Start with 1 coat on each caliper and than go back and
put the 2nd coat on each.
Carefully put wheels back on / Let sit overnight
 
#13 ·
John, You can do 1 wheel at a time it's just going take a little longer. You need to wait between the 1st and 2nd coat. 20 to 30 minutes. That's the reason I put a car on jack stands. By the the time you finish the 4th caliper the first one is ready for the 2nd coat.
 
#15 · (Edited)
I painted my dark silver just to keep them nice looking, not that crappy look they get after the first 6 months. Not sure why everyone says the caliphers get hot. I have checked mine numerous times immediately after stopping and at best they are warm to the touch. I can keep my fingies on them with no trouble. Same with my other two vehicles.

Maybe they only get hot when going 70 down the interstate and then cool down considerably the 5 miles till I get home. That is a possibility, I guess. They do not get hot while driving 40 or so.

IMHO painting 2 piston caliphers red or any other flashy color just makes those cheap 2 piston caliphers stand out even more. The silver is bad enough. >:D

I dunno.
 
#16 ·
I painted my dark silver just to keep them nice looking, not that crappy look they get after the first 6 months. Not sure why everyone says the caliphers get hot. I have checked mine numerous times immediately after stopping and at best they are warm to the touch. I can keep my fingies on them with no trouble. Same with my other two vehicles.

Maybe they only get hot when going 70 down the interstate and then cool down considerably the 5 miles till I get home. That is a possibility, I guess. They do not get hot while driving 40 or so.

IMHO painting 2 piston caliphers red or any other flashy color just makes those cheap 2 piston caliphers stand out even more. The silver is bad enough. >:D

LOL,I agree with that.Unless you have big rotors with big performance calipers,I would just keep the aluminum color.Thats just me and my humble opinion.Do not let that sway you Danny..

PS: Is your strut bar on yet?
 
#18 ·
Those caliper covers would look 10 times better if it said Hyundai or better yet Sonata on them instead of MGP whatever that means.

Cheers
 
#20 ·
I called MGP today and asked if they made covers with "Sonata" or anything "Hyundai" on them. The fella said yes, they make a set in red or black with "Hyundai" on the larger front caliper covers, and the "H" logo on the small rear caliper covers. Sounded interesting so I asked if he could send me a photo. He said I could find one online by doing a search for "HYUNDAI CALIPER COVERS" and looking at some of the photos. I never was able to find any. Every search always lead me to pictures of covers with "MGP" logo that would FIT a Hyundai. Am gonna call them back tomorrow and ask again.
 
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#23 ·
With over 65K on the cah and needing front pads, I decided to replace the brake fluid as well. Figured now is time to paint the calipers and brackets (my favorite color) black. 4 coats of color and 2 clear.

I like the look and received compliments from some of the "20 somethings" in my circle of friends. "Great job, for an old man."

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