Dupli-Color makes a new caliper paint system. I guess you can paint the calipers right on the rotor. They provide a surface cleaner in an aerosol can and paint/brush and paint in a second. Has anyone tried this stuff yet? Is it easy to work with or should I be going back to the more traditional way of taking the calipers right off and on to a bench? The product site is as identified below.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/caliper.html

 

another option:

http://www.g2usa.com/wheel.shtml

 

Yeah, but at 15.99 versus .99 and a little prep with masking tape and elbow grease you already have is a cheaper alternative. No, I haven't tried.

 

May sound corny as hell,but I bought a can of high heat engine enamel spray paint at Autozone (1200 degree aluminum),cleaned my calipers, then sprayed a 1/2 detail brush tip with the paint,then brushed it on the calipers and the finned inner edge of the rotor, as well as the outer edge of the rotor that butts up behind the rim...I did this a year ago and everything looks as good as the day I painted them. I also wound up painting my rear drums as well with the aluminum paint and they still look new. Even though the paint was applied with a brush up front - it dryed super smooth and looked like I had sprayed them.....Kinda hillbilly-but-it worked great..

 

Thats the stuff i was thinking of buying i made a post about this yesterday in the appearance board. Can you just buy the can of paint in there cause i dont need all the prep stuff i have everything i need in my garage for that.

 

I used Plasti-coat engine enamel on mine. It works fine and holds up well as long as you dont get any brake fluid on them.(yeah I know) I used starter fluid to clean the calipers, degreases and drys instantly.

 

Yep any good auto store should carry some. Most major chains like Autozone have a bunch of high heat colors available in either 500 degree to 1200 degree...good stuff :rockon:

 

This is dupli color high temp engine enamel

 

Thats pretty nice did you spray it on.

 

Yes, I took the rears apart, bead blasted them, and painted them, The fronts were new reman units. They came out really clean!

Will

 

Damn im gettin excited to paint my calipers thats how bad it is when u work pt and goto college. I have with draws of working on my car.

 

Yeah man, that and some new rotors, what a diference. Heres a pic of my finished suspension work...



You get the idea, also have some drilled slotted rotors on there now. and earls stainless lines

Will

 

Oh my ur suspension its beautiful lol. What did u do to the rear end cover is that paint i like it. Since we cant get alum covers yet for the 9 i was just gonna buy a new plug sand blast it and strainten it out good. Then i was thinkin of sealin the plug shut also, shouldnt need to change it again till the new cover comes out if it does.

 

Don't seal the plug, you never know when you might have to top off the fluid level. It won't hurt it if it leaks a little bit..

But yeah its the stock cover, just took it off, beadblasted it, and painted it that DupliColor 1200' Aluminum color, its sick, almost like a chromatic finish...

 

check out my homepage man, in the sig. There are a ton of pics thar might help you out!

Will

 

That does look good cause that is exactly how i was thinkin of doin mine as far as the colors and all. I have the spohn red lca's also and i was gonna paint my sways red and i have the red wonder bar.

 

I never noticed ur car but its awsome where did u get the black interior i been lookin forever. Then what about those h4's me like. Sorry to go off topic we can private message.

 

you cna IM me if you want

alpha21183 on AIM

 

hey, norcalz28..... is that an aftermarket upper panhard brace, or did you just paint it?

 

Great, lots of options. time to get my dirties on and go painting.

Thanks !!!

Renzo

 

Charlie... I just beadblasted it and painted it black. After looking at its sorry condition, i couldn't leave it in there like that. Everything was getting painted, or replaced anyway.

You wouldn't happen to know if anyone makes an aftermarket one would you? I would definitely be interested in that

Will

 

Ive seen one b4 that was real nice but could never find it. I thought it was made by competition enginerin.g

 

Didn't they go under? I think they are the makers of my LCA's. Not 100% sure, boght em off someone

Will

 

I've seen pics of the Comp Engineering one, but they no longer sell it, from what I can tell. Granatelli Motorsports sells one, and so does BMR. But well over 200 bones. Mine was bent, I went to a yard and found a pristine one, cut a strip of metal and had a welder friend box it for me. Cost me all of 3.50 + a free scrap of metal from work!

 

I started a thread on it here:

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=243557

don't wanna hijack this gentleman's fine thread, if you want to reply to my original thread, I'll try and get up some pics there.