Where to get calipers painted

[Sammy]

Just wondering if anybody could recommend a good place to get my calipers painted in the GTA and the cost (they are starting to rust!).

thanks

[jimdragon8]

I think alot of people do it on their own, but let me know when you have decided where you are getting it done, because I want to do it as well. Maybe if there is a garage that will lend us the equipment anyone who wants to paint their calipers can bring it in. I also need to pick up the decals from RedRaptor to put them on the calipers. Keep me updated, I will be really interested in this. :p :D

[RedRaptor]

I went over to MajesticBlueN\'s place this long weekend and 5 hours later, I have black calipers. :) It is a lot more work than I expected but I got help from Neil which made it better. We used Duplicolour Brake Caliper Paint and that stuff really dries fast. I put on about 1.5 coats on stressing the areas where the \"Mazda\" sticker goes. If your calipers are black, I would suggest the silver sticker. It doesn\'t stand out as much compared to white but it goes really well with the finish on the stock rims.

[MAZDA Kitten]

Hey RedRaptor;
Would you happen to have a pic of the black calipers? im sitting on the fence between red or black

Thanks :)

[majic]

i say do black.. more of a sleeper/stock look to it (especially for your black sedan).. i was going to do them in red but changed my mind after seeing neil\'s

second post here (http://creednet69.proboards31.com/index.cgi?board=showoffsmazda3&action=display&thre ad=1113740417)

[RedRaptor]

Originally posted by MAZDA Kitten
Hey RedRaptor;
Would you happen to have a pic of the black calipers? im sitting on the fence between red or black
Thanks :)

I\'ll get some pics of them up for you this week, MK Then you can decide for yourself which colour you want.

[Junior]

MK your car is black... so i vote black

Majic since your car\'s red, you should\'ve done red, guy

[eman124]

around how much will it be?

[majic]

Originally posted by eman124


around how much will it be?

for?

from the major stuff..
paint: $4-$20 (depending on what type of paint and if it\'s a kit)
decals: $7
your time: priceless

[Candyman]

I had my calipers painted when I brought my car to the bodyshop to fix my wife\'s accident. They were going to charge me $150 to paint the calipers & the rotors(?) I\'m not sure, they said something else also rusts. But when I went back, they said the other parts was so new it would be stupid to sand it to paint. It ended up costing me $100 for the calipers. They painted the whole thing though, calipers & brake pads. But I was too lazy to do it myself so it\'s fine.

[jimdragon8]

What colour would look good on Sunlight Silver, I was thinking about the obvious (Silver) but wondering if Black would look good, or I could go extreme and paint it Red!!:sarc :p :D

[Junior]

Originally posted by Candyman I had my calipers painted when I brought my car to the bodyshop to fix my wife\'s accident. They were going to charge me $150 to paint the calipers & the rotors(?) I\'m not sure, they said something else also rusts. But when I went back, they said the other parts was so new it would be stupid to sand it to paint. It ended up costing me $100 for the calipers. They painted the whole thing though, calipers & brake pads. But I was too lazy to do it myself so it\'s fine.

150 is way to much, guy. you got ripped. and at that price they should have removed the pads to just paint the calipers, solely; It looks much cleaner. As far as rotors, they prolly painted the centres of the rotors(outter) ... for some reason these OE mazda rotors look 1 million years old when it rains, cause of all the momentary rust. If they painted the braking surface of the rotor ... DONT EVER GO BACK THERE, AGAIN :sarc

about being lazy: it\'s OK to be lazy, as long as you got the cash to throw away..

[chinsterr]

If anyone is interested, i just finished doing my calipers/decals. This is how it looks ...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/chinsterr/DSC01074.jpg


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/chinsterr/DSC01071.jpg

i still need to take a picture of the final product (with rims on) . The whole process took me about 4 hours (for only the front). Even though im in mech eng, this was the first time tinkering with my car ... so im still newb. I see no need to pay someone 150$ to paint them . Try doing them yourself, its ez !!!! :p :)


Chinsterr

[Candyman]

It only cost me $100 cause they didn\'t paint the rotors. It may seem a bit expensive, but factor in they gave me an awesome price on fixing my car. $700 to take out the dents on my driver side back fender, fill the scratches on my bumper & skirt. Then painted all 3 parts. Plus they did all this in 10 hours so that I didn\'t have to rent a car while waiting. They clean the rotors & detailed the car for me. I didn\'t mind paying the $100 for the calipers.

[RedRaptor]

Originally posted by MAZDA Kitten
Hey RedRaptor;
Would you happen to have a pic of the black calipers? im sitting on the fence between red or black
Thanks :)

MK,

Here you go, regular plain black calipers.

http://www.geocities.com/redraptorto/Misc/rrcalipers01.jpg

black calipers with silver \"Mazda\" sticker.

http://www.geocities.com/redraptorto/Misc/rrcalipers02.jpg

[MAZDA Kitten]

ohhh sexy.. what to do!!

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Do you think it is tacky to paint them to match the car...

Winning Blue w/ Winning Blue Calipers???

[nifty6]

Do the calipers need to be primed before painting?

[TheProfessor]

Originally posted by TheBiz


Do you think it is tacky to paint them to match the car...

Winning Blue w/ Winning Blue Calipers???

Personally I think it could look good, but search around, I\'m sure someone has posted a pic of that exact combo.

[RedRaptor]

Originally posted by PSIVIC



Originally posted by TheBiz


Do you think it is tacky to paint them to match the car...

Winning Blue w/ Winning Blue Calipers???

Personally I think it could look good, but search around, I\'m sure someone has posted a pic of that exact combo.

I think it looks good. Here is a pic of Andrew\'s (MazdaTree) car.

http://www.geocities.com/mazdatree/Picture02.jpg