Awww crap, I painted my Calipers

[Gixx1300R]

When I woke up this morning to a flat tire. I thought " since I have to remove to the tire to be repaired I may as well paint the calipers and brake rotors." So after Discount Tire did the repair I stopped by the local Automotive store and purchased 4 cans of brake cleaner, 2 can of red caliper paint, 2 cans of black engine paint and 2 cans of engine clear coat. The decals I had a friend make for me. Total cost was about $50 for everything

 

[The Duke]

Beautiful job.

 

[Gixx1300R]

Beautiful job.

thanks

 

[Drewflux]

They turned out quite well.

 

[EV-lutioin]

Bravo!

 

[tktktk]

Awesome. I would love to do the same...just don't have the time. Good work.

 

[Electroman]

post a picture of your whole car with the calipers in view, to get the full view

 

[SMAlset]

Nice job with the lettering.

 

[Gixx1300R]

post a picture of your whole car with the calipers in view, to get the full view

I will. I did one side today and will do the other side tomorrow

 

[JPUConn]

Looks good! Amateur question: when removing the caliper to do this how do you contain the brake fluid? Does it require a drain/refill of the system?

 

[KyleDay]

Same question as above. I'm handy enough to attempt this, but I've never taken calipers off before.

 

[FlatSix911]

Well done!

 

[Atlantan]

Nice!

 

[MarkDFW]

Was this spray paint or a brush application?

I’ve been thinking about doing this as well but don’t want to remove the calipers - want to paint while attached. For that the brush option seemed best to me I am guessing? Less prep needed.

Would love anyone’s thoughts on the above

 

[pdxgibby]

So grateful you didn't actually paint the rotors like you said you did. That would have been a bad idea.

 

[Lbkmxp100d]

So grateful you didn't actually paint the rotors like you said you did. That would have been a bad idea.

He did paint the rotors. Looks like he did those in black. Looks very good as my P100D obviously has the red calipers but the grey rotors have always bothered me.

 

[Tech_Guy]

He did paint the rotors. Looks like he did those in black. Looks very good as my P100D obviously has the red calipers but the grey rotors have always bothered me.

its a DANGEROUS idea to paint your rotors they need to be uncontaminated bare metal surface for the brake pads to work properly. If you really want dark rotors you need carbon ceramic brake disks check out unpluged performance for an upgrade kit!! Unplugged Performance Superlight Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit for Model S

 

[unbelievable]

its a DANGEROUS idea to paint your rotors they need to be uncontaminated bare metal surface for the brake pads to work properly. If you really want dark rotors you need carbon ceramic brake disks check out unpluged performance for an upgrade kit!! Unplugged Performance Superlight Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit for Model S

Relax. He didn't paint the bit the pads come into contact with. See photos above.

 

[Gixx1300R]

To retain the fluid just turn the brake line upwards, I also put a balloon tied with a rubber band over the end so no fluid dripped out as I work on the brakes.

The calipers must be absolutely clean before painting. For me it is easier to remove them to make sure they are clean plus I could inspect the brake pads to see if they needed replacing.

Yes I painted the rotors but not the surface where the brake pad are applied. That is just overspray. Once the Brake are used the over spray will rub off (No big deal). I have a very long history in working on ICE engines and motorcycles. One of my rotors is making a slight squeaking sound and low speed braking so I will re-season all of the rotors anyway while I have the tires off.

 

[gavine]

I like your wooden block jack stand rig.