I just bought new calipers and i want to paint them before thy get all orange and rusty... my question is do i have to prime them first or can i just spray the High Temp Engine paint right onb them (after masking and cleaning of course)

 

I used POR-15 marine cleaner and metal prep before painting. Still looks great after two years or so.

JamesC

 

is it necessary to primer it before you paint it? cause i was just gonan clean it, hit it with some sand paper or something then paint it...

 

I didn't prime. The metal prep negates the need for sanding.

JamesC

 

well im not using any por-15 jsut regular high temp spray....

 

I didn't paint with POR-15; I used their other products to clean and etch the metal. I painted with high temp engine paint.

JamesC

 

i understood.. and im not using any of por-15 products....

 

a better idea would be to get them powdercoated...it wont turn a sickish color after awhile and it will last much longer.

 

Ok, I will answer the actual QUESTION that was ASKED;

I used high temperature wheel paint on bare metal. It stuck fine, it looks great, and no chips or damage after a year of driving.

THERE!

 

Thankyou TPIROC i always look to you for them straight to the point answers....



No... i dotn want to powdercoat them, already crossed my mind, and its just a waste of time and powder IMHO

besides im stillw aiting for my SFC's and my other two sprigns to get backl to me from the Powder coater d00d

 

Strangely enough, I thought I answered the question.

By the way, what is an 85 IROC "SS" Camaro?

JamesC

 

Anyone have any pics of this done?!?

 

i recently did it. The rearend i bought from your buddy Cyrus and my 94 lt1 rearend. ill get pictures maybe tomorrow if i get off early enough. i went with blue and black with the 87 firebird 9 bolt and black and red with the 94 10 bolt.

 

Hey!!! i heard that went really well...

sorry i couldnt make it, i had to work, sucks though. Glad everything went smooth

 

Thats funny, I can't see whatever answer you are talking about, I'll I see is use por-15, That does everthing.



It's ok man, just like wash them off, and then spray it, thats all I did, it was over year ago, and I see no signs of it wearing away.

Its all good dood

 

Concerning the "SS" note tpiroc 's entry, noting car, transmission, etc.

JamesC

 

Not painted but Im about to powdercoat a set of PBR camaro calipers and carriers and a set of C5 calipers and carriers.

Will have pic when done

 

I just went to autozone and bought a can of red high temp can of blue high temp and a can of clear high temp two layers of each will do the trick. damn i need a camera. anyways yeah hes a cool guy, we got along pretty good lolhe showed me to best buy, i coudnt take not having a radio in the truck. installed it in the parking lot lol. anyways im gonna try to buy a digital camera soon and i'll get pics.

 

i primered them also just to make sure the paint stuck. the high temp paint with ceramic kinda sinks in thats why i used 2 coats but they turned out real well.

 

the 94 rear

 

the 94 side

 

sorry for the big pics i cut them down they're only 49k or so but heres the last one this is the rear cyrus sold me nick

 

Any pics of them on the car?!?

 

ill be putting th one with the blue calipers on my car hopefully this weekend i can put a tire on to make it look like its on a car, if that'll suffice

 

This is the proper way, ahahahahah

 

is an understatement!

 

i agree... a little too much overspray there bud

 

Atleast that person didn't put fur on it

I'm interested to see what this looks like on stock wheel applications, my paint is fairly dark and seems like it would not be so noticable but would accent my painted inserts nicely... just not sure if its worth the trouble.

 

I used caliper paint. I just used brake cleaner before I painted them to get all the oil and crap off of them first.

 

yeah zepher is right i used about 1 can of brake cleaner per caliper, especially if you have new ones with the packaging oil get all that off before you prime/paint. it took a few days to do mine although it was only about maybe a half hour at a time.

 

sorry grngryoutmyway i dont have any wheels like yours all i have is the base 88 iroc wheels. (not the 15 in version of the real iroc wheels) and 87 iroc wheels. thats all i have right now i have a buddy that has wheels like that on his 92 RS ill see if i can borrow one for ya.

Man the stuff i do for you people

 

lol its cool, doesnt have to be exact, I just havent seen one on a smaller radius wheel with bigger spokes, only on larger slimmer spokes where its more noticable, just curious how much you could see it cause you cant even see the brakes really well

 

wow it was 54 degrees yesterday.... today we have 5 inches of snow... ill get you all a pick later when i can get the camaro out of the snow

 

ditto... i was workin on my car yesterday for 8 hours... still not done, i cant finish cause of the snow...


and you asshat... i was gonna take that proportioning valve from cy i had to trek through the boneyard today to get one....j/k

 

sorry I had "dibs" on it lol. I took the rearend, and helped him cut it out. i tell ya the sawzall shakes ya stupid when you cant put the entire blade on it lol i forgot about the prop valve until i got home so he sent it to me, i gave him an extra ten bucks when i was there

 

well i said id get pics with the wheel on this is the 9bolt

 

heres the 94 ten bolt

 

btw sorry i had to kill the quality if you want the good pics pm me or email me and ill send them they are extremely high quality

 

Thanks 87, that actually looks really good even with those 15's, I'm planning on painting the drums black so i guess I'll do my calipers green while I'm at it, thanks again!

 

it looks alot better with the iroc wheels

 

i got pics of mine painted.. but not on yet...

 

i painted my new calipers with VHT caliper paint, its supposed to handle 900*s when applied properly and resist solvents. they dont offer a can of brake caliper primer so i assume that the paint is intended to be used on a clean bare surface. i prepped my calipers by makin sure there was no dirt, oil, etc on them, they were new so they werent contaminated. i applied a few coats then let the coat last totally dry for over a day in front of an electric heater, then i clear coated them and let the clear dry for a few days in front of the same electric heater. i think they look great, and i am very impressed with VHTs paint products that i used, i bought some of their brake caliper black and used that for my rear end, spindles and steering components.

heres a pic:


and the steering stuff painted:

 

ya know i've never seen a dual piston caliper! i knew they existed but never seen one. the ones on the left for the back and the duals for the front? that is awesome.....:rockon:

 

yup thats right, thanks for the comments

 

Painted my Calipers red. Looks better than stock I think.