Aznbongsta Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hi everyone. I want to paint My calipers Dont knw what colour will suit my car! I have photoshopped it pretty bad but what do you guys think in red? Also is it alright to paint the brake pad too? Because on my calipers u can see the top surface of the brake pads? reason im asking is because i wont be taking off my calipers ( Dont know how, Im a newbie) So im just gonna use masking tape. What other colors you think will suit my setup? Thanks People Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luciano Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 you can remove the pads without taking off the caliper mate red would look alright, but how bout silver? might look good behind the black rims MS paint shopped: Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4939801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basti Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Dont paint your brake pads. ever Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4939890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spunky Munky Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Cover your brake pads up...paint only the calipers...and personally, I'm a huge fan of Gold...the nice and darker Gold colour would look tough! Red is a bit outdated and rather too loud in my opinion. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4940147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
(OO)SKYLINE(OO) Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Red looks best! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4940800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseekool Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Gunmetal or dark gold would look pretty good - goes well with darker wheels. Red would be good if you had white/light coloured wheels or if you had a wheel design with a chrome lip. If the weather is good this weekend - I'm gonna paint mine satin black - I have stock GT-T wheels Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4940872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggroman Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Black Wheels and Gold Calipers = Sex. This is a pic of my calipers while driving... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4941589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aznbongsta Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Black Wheels and Gold Calipers = Sex.This is a pic of my calipers while driving... They do look nice but you got those nice GTT Calipers I dont have them I got those crappy looking GT calipers. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4942145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spunky Munky Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 In a nutshell - go dark Gold! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4942285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NA_Goodness Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Silver looks good, but red looks the best imo. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4943944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseekool Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 They do look nice but you got those nice GTT Calipers I dont have them I got those crappy looking GT calipers. I think (non-turbo) calipers are best coloured dark gold or any other dark metallic colour. Silver is ok too - kind of stock looking (think Honda Accord Euro) but gives you a nice factory fresh finish. If you paint them red (or any "loud" colour) they kinda look undersized/ricey as it draws alot of attention to the caliper - due to the contrasting colours. Definately each to their own I say. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4945079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggroman Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 They do look nice but you got those nice GTT Calipers I dont have them I got those crappy looking GT calipers. spend the money and get some good rotors and calipers like i did Otherwise its probably not worth painting the GT calipers as it just looks too small and lets face it they arent exactly attractive calipers.. Stealth up the calipers and do them Satin Black or something. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4945172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spunky Munky Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Go a dark colour, as it still looks nice but not over the top...I suggest either dark gold, black or metallic silver. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4946256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aznbongsta Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Gold ehh? I was just thinking about the Metallic Dark red from Dulipcolor metacast. I will see if they have gold tomorrow. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4946549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
08yannch Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 gold is cool mine are gold. tip dont get any of anything on ur rotors or on the surface of ur pads preparation is key the cleaner the caliper the longer the paint will stick i used a lacquer based paint (standard automotive no heat bullshit) and it has last a long time for cleaning use a wire brush, old tooth brush, and brake rotor cleaner (stronger than degreaser) and if u get sick of one color than change it only cost $20 and a night omfg do each a different color Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4948201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1GTR Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I think (non-turbo) calipers are best coloured dark gold or any other dark metallic colour. Silver is ok too - kind of stock looking (think Honda Accord Euro) but gives you a nice factory fresh finish. If you paint them red (or any "loud" colour) they kinda look undersized/ricey as it draws alot of attention to the caliper - due to the contrasting colours. Definately each to their own I say. Agreed! Silver can look quite tough though with the right size discs and coloured rims Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4952217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spunky Munky Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I got sick of my Gold calipers so I decided to go racing red (has a tinge of orange in it) ...hot....damn, I gotta say, Gold looks nice and subtle but racing red is purely sex especially if you have huge calipers like I do on my R33. This is what I did...got grease remover - have it a good clean, then used metal sand paper to side it all down smoothly, then gave it 2 layers of primer...allowing 30 minutes for each coat, then spray 2 layers of the red heat-resistant paint onto the calipers and allowed 45 minutes for each coat. Looked awesome! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4954287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luciano Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 you can remove the pads without taking off the caliper mate They do look nice but you got those nice GTT Calipers I dont have them I got those crappy looking GT calipers. im pretty certain my above quote is incorrect for the non-turbo calipers. But you can probably still paint those calipers without disassembling them and removing the pads - just mask it all up nicely, and try not to get any paint in there Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4955145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELLER Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I Like the colour metallic Orange for brakes Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4955736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aznbongsta Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 Hi everyone! well......... after all the thankful feedback i got, i still decided to go with red I used Dulipcolor Metalcast Red for me i reakon it turned out great. For those who know, whats a safe drying time until i drive me car again? so far i left it to t dry for 2 days. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/296518-painting-calipers/#findComment-4965369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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