Hey
Anyone know from experience if those brake caliper paints work?
I know they are suppose to be good to a certian temp. Does it
chip off or anything after a short time?
Is it worth me getting?
if so, What are good paints?
thank you all!
-Q

This topic has come up a few times. I use 99 cent walmart paint (bright silver) works good, holds forever. After a year I painted the calipers again, because they were all dirty. I personally would not spend $4 and up for caliper paint, its a ripoff.

Krylon "Kona Brown" does not hold up real well to high temps.









Yes, I painted my calipers brown, just to see the look you have on your face right now.

yeap, but u would want to really be in a dust/dirt free environment to get a nice clean finish

" I use 99 cent walmart paint (bright silver) works good, holds forever."

That paint didnt chip off or anything (besides get dirty)?
And it looks good?

I may have to swing by walmart

It started chipping after a year, but it was real dirty anyway, so I pulled off the wheels, and sprayed it some more.

I highly recommend "Plasti-kote Industrial" spray paint. Sometimes you can find it at Wal-Mart or CarQuest. I've used both the red and black, and both look good for a long time. The red didn't fade after atleast 2 years - I sold the car, and haven't looked since then. Also, it passes Matt's price test. I don't remember exactly how much it is, but I think it is right about $4/can. There aren't alot of color choices, but I think the major ones are there. It will also spray up-side down, and won't clog.

Josh

Oops, I meant Fast91SER's price test.

I second Serban's suggestion, simply because I spent the money on a can of Duplicolor 1500* paint for my CAI and whereever I put a pipe connector the paint softened under the pressure, even though I let it dry a day before I put it in. So I've got no faith in the stuff that it'd last at any temperature. However, if you're ever painting interior parts that get touched a lot, use a good plastic prep solvent, like SEM makes, on them and use BrynDana 7 in1 Molecubond spraypaint. It's not cheap but it won't come off like that SEM garbage. SEM's okay for painting carpet or seat belts though.

For street driving, any (IMO) high temp paint will do.

But I bought (forget the name) a can of Caliper paint, made exactly for that, but after a few months of lapping, it couldnt take the heat.

I beleive nothing short of powder coated calipers, will do, if your autoXing or road racing.