Caliper Paint - High Temp or not?

[zero260]

Loving the nail polish idea James.

Here you go, some ideas of colours for you Tooley:

WR Mica Blue

Lambo Purple

When painted we had the brembo stickers made up and put on and then larquered over the top.

 

[C1TPT]

they look amazing mate! cant wait to do mine now!

 

[meddler]

I have seen the nail polish used a few times and it works really well.

My calipers are red and silver for the nissan. My car is blue, but my wheels are bronze.

 

[JaseYpk]

loving the nail polish idea!! but now i cant decide what colour to go for the callipers! lol.
pewter s15 with soon to be flat black alloys..

was thinking bronze/gold calipers with white lettering, but not sure how much the lettering will stand out..

either way itl look miles better than the factory 'patchy grey' colour lol

 

[meddler]

either way itl look miles better than the factory 'patchy grey and rust' colour lol

above comment fixed.

 

[gunner93]

I had gold painted on mine front and rear GTT brakes. I also had the same paint on the rotor hubs and rotor edge. The hottest part is at the circumfrence edge since the paint faded over time and rust form again.

 

[tooley]

Sweet i think blue and white are a winner for me!!

Nice one Zero!!

 

[zero260]

No worries matey. I must admit....the wr blue brembos have been the best looking ones so far out of all the colours I have seen.

 

[LuPix_S15]

Awesome colours Gav!!


Yeah must say the best bit about the nail polish idea is that you get the small brush included. I was worrying about masking up and doing this and that... turned out 30 mins job just patiently colouring the letters on my living room floor whilst other half was watching TV. Makes a difference from me watching TV whilst she stinks the room out painting polish on her toe nails haha

 

[JaseYpk]

decided on medium blue with white lettering
now just need a dry day when i dont need to use my car!

 

[C1TPT]

Gav, how long did you leave the paint to dry? I know the caliper specific paint says alow 48 hours to dry... sounds a bit excessive!?

 

[zero260]

It all depends on what you mix into the paint to help it go off quicker as we use a spray gun and spray booth. I'm just about to do a set for my car that I have stuck on my project thread. Once I have done them I will put up a step by step post.