What colour should I paint my brake calipers?

[Nightcrawler]

true Duc, but I would so do it anyhow. It is a whole 2 minute job to jack a corner up and pull a wheel off. All up it would only take 1/2 hour to sand it back then paint them. Since the 34 is already on car stands, I might as well do it. My S15 ones are chrome and look 1000% better than the dirty black colour they were ihmo. I have also fully cleaned and protected every single metal part in each wheel-well, and even vinyl/plastic protected the guard skins etc. There is no such things as a "too clean" car. I am being especially particular as the car has been subjected to salt on the roads during snow season in Nagoya.

[Nozila]

better be safe than sorry. i definately agree on calipers looking being than dirty and plain hence why i sprayed mine also. I used those VHT range spray cans - paint colour itself and a cleaning/adhesive one as well.

[Sambo33]

definately use a high-temp rated paint, its unbelievable how hot the brakes get

i was going to paint mine awhile back but in the end i decided not to, here are the steps i was going to take. give the calipers a good scuff with P320 dry sandpaper, and use a heavy scourer to get into the places that the sandpaper wont reach. clean the calipers with a wax & grease remover thouroughly, until all of the black stuff is off. spray a light - medium coat of acrylic etch-primer over the brakes (this improves adhesion). straight after the primer has dried, spray 2 coats of your colour (or how ever many required to get full coverage) onto the calipers. after the colour coat has dried, spray 1 light - medium coat of 2K clear.

[Nozila]

nice tutorial there sam

[Sambo33]

or if you want to go all out, you could remove the calipers and pull them to bits, then send em off to be sanblasted & powdercoated. but thats more messing around than its worth.

[Nightcrawler]

yeah I did pretty much what your tutorial says when I did the S15 ones.

1st step I sprayed heaps of degreaser on and let it get right into the grease, then hosed off. 2nd sanded with some medium grip paper.

3rd a coat of primer.

4th about 3 coats of normal/cheap/non heatproof chrome spray paint.

5th 2 coats of chrome heatproof paint.

No clear top coat (as it dulls the chrome look).

Have been great for around 6 months and still look like the day I painted them.

[mxtcy]

Andrew have you figured out what suspension you got with the car yet?? and how much lower it is than stock??

[GTROB]

Go for Gold mate. I have Gold disk centres on my R32 with Grey rims and it looks great. It just breaks up the dull black in behind the wheel. Real prick to keep clean though.

[Nightcrawler]

yeah Sean it has stock shocks all round (or so it looks - haven't had them out yet), and lowered springs. The rears seem lowered about an inch, but the fronts are lowered by about 2.5 inches or more - they are way too low - you can't even nearly see the top of the tyre when looking side-on. I am going to put the rears back in, but buy some 30mm lowered springs for the front.