so i see all sorts of crappily painted brake calipers but how do i make them look like this


and not crappy where it looks like some used a marker on it.

take them off the car, sand blast them, primer them, paint them with high temp paint, bake them, mount them..............done deal.

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2004 Comp G

What Smiley said. They're worth the headache and the cash to do them right the first time.

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Mods: Vector ECM/TCM tune | VG Sharkfin | Volant CAI w/Amsoil Filter | Spyder Tails | GXP Rear Diffuser | Debadge | SLP Spoiler
Erebus: 2000 Grand Prix GTP Sedan
2009.5 G8 GT
GPONA's June COTM 2011 & March 2012

All i did to mine was clean them up with brake cleaner, then used regular primer and paint after eerything was taped off. Been good for 9 months now, and look better than my buddy who did the same thing with caliper paint

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DIY intake-HV3-3" catless dp-180 tsat-DIY shift kit-murphy custom tune

Good advice

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2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi My Build Thread
2004 Grand Prix GT2 : September 2011 GPONA COTM : SOLD
1997 Grand Prix GT1 : SOLD

Another way of doing it is purchasing remanuf calipers from a place like autozone since they will already be stripped down to its cast iron core and easy to do a quick wipe down and primer and paint. Saving you money from sandblasting and mose have a core so return your old calipers and get the price knocked down. Like the others said. Do it right the first time and it'll turn awesome.

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i plan on taking all mine off and flushing the lines while i am at it, clean paint and refill the system with some better stuff, that will take a little more heat. just not sure on what color i am going with yet.

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

^white? someone on here did it and i liked it white


i just taped mine off cleaned em up, and painted, looks fine lol

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BRAP BRAP BRAP nuff said

White if your leaving your rims black w/ blk brackets. Blk is your painting the rims white w/ white brackets.


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Buy a CompG!!!

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Smart Ass!!

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3.5" MPS, 1.84 Rockers, 3" DP, Frt PEM, 39lb Injs., PowrTuner, Wizair
14.07@ 98.85mph 2.180 60'

Upgrade to GXP brakes. They're powdercoated.

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'04 GP CompG - 2.6" junk

Powdercoated

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VHT caliper paint

Imagine that, I just sat down to have a break after cleaning up my newly aquired F body calipers and look what I find.

I removed cleaned the calipers and brackets with brake cleaner then scuffed them up a bit. I painted the calipers a lot like 4-5 coats. The brackets I did the same. I haven't had any problems with them chipping. I like having the brackets a different color, some people don't. Just take your time it will turn out nice.

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05 GTP, TOG's , 3.5 pulley, ZZP 1.9 rockers, K&N CAI, OVERKILLED, poly mounts, GMPP suspension, F-body brakes

would powder coating be the best though cause my neighbor has a sandblaster and could do it for free and i have heard of a place multiple times that does powder coating somewhat cheap and i am not very good with paint even when on paper paint isn't and probably never will be my thing

i like the idea of the black and white but it seems like it would be a pain to keep them clean and looking good

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04 gt- CAI // 180* tstat // 6000k hids // tinted reverse lights // tinted taillights // debadged // red led interior lights // Excel G struts // ssc springs //

If you can get them powder coated cheap I would go that route myself.

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i would like to see white and would concider it if it looked good enough. but i may be putting my white wheels back on and think the white calipers may be too much. pics would be the best tho.

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock