Painted Calipers

[J.Dragan]

Hi there, for those members that have had thier calipers painted, I was just wondering.

1) How long ago did have them painted.
2) How are they holding up to the weather.
3) Where did you get them done or did you DIY.
4) How much was it to have them done.
5) Would you do it again.

Thinking about doing it on my Speed 3.

[philipfreire]

1) 2 years ago
2) Didnt drive it in the winter
3) Simply Tire
4) I forgot..
5) No.. I will do it myself this year.

[Mr Wilson]

1) Old car - Last March / New car - This weekend
2) Old car - didn't have it long, but no issues / New car - Fingers crossed for a while
3) Old car - Simply Tire / New car - DIY
4) Old car - $90 / New car - $50
5) Doing it again, hopefully the DIY will hold up well.

[Skip]

1.) Last year
2.) Ok..starting to notice a bit of dulling/chipping over the winter
3.) Simply Tire
4.) forgot...
5.)Yes, its a small and subtle thing but it looks great if done right.

[WingZero_]

1) A month, lol.
2) Perfect.
3) Did it myself.
4) 25$ for a Duplicolor kit.
5) Yeah.

[DualSoul]

1) Winter/spring of last year
2) Hold up fine in the weather, however, not so much to brake inspections
3) SimplyTire
4) Don't remember, did it with a tire swap
5) Probably not, would look for something a little more durable, and possibly a different colour

[Dave_The_BMXER]

1) summer 2009
2) They chipped
3) Simply Tire
4) 60?
5) Just did myself using the G2 kit.

[rzapata]

1) Got it done in April
2) Pretty good so far.. Dust accumulating but nothing a good wash can remove.
3) SimplyTire
4) $120+ and a little bit.. (decals included as well)
5) Sure, why not.. It looks good, rather than having a plain silver look.. :)

[FoXy]

Did mine myself, havent had a problem yet and put on like 3 layers, that shyt is never coming off lol

Using the spray bomb makes it come off way easier cus it's not nearly as thick. Got the kit from the states on the net.

[crystal8484]

1) Almost 3 years now.
2) You only need to worry about winter conditions, summer time is great with some touch ups every spring.
3) Simply Tire, and just touch up myself afterwards
4) Think it was around $80 and I supplied my own paint (lime green FTW!!)
5) No need, I can do the touch ups myself.

JUST DO IT... you will be happy you don't have to look at rust on the calipers and with such a wide variety of colours you can easily change the look of your car with such a simple "mod"

[Rapster]

1) Old car 2yrs ago / Current Mazda right before winter last year

2) Held up great, small chips in some spots when I got rid of the car / Still holding up great after winter. Only 1 small chip spot

3) Both were DIY with Hi-temp spray paints and clears. Old car was red Duplicolor engine block paint & Duplicolor high temp clear / Current car was VHT high temp engine paint (Burnt Orange Metallic) and VHT high temp clear. All products were listed as being resistant to petrolium products. I forget the prices of each of the cans, just check at Canadian Tire. I think it's cheaper to go spray can route, but the draw back is the coat isn't as thick as the brush on stuff. Also, both paints had to be 'cured' (300 degrees for 1/2 hour) to be able to have their full potential, so I used a heat gun to help cure and harden the paint a bit.

4) Old car used 1 can of color, 1 can of clear (front disks, rear drums) / New car used 1 can of color, 1 can of clear (4 wheel disk, they were thicker coats)

5) I definately would, adds a nice stand out from the norm, especially with all the color choices choices you have with all the paint options out there.

IMHO I wouldn't pay someone to do this for me, it's a simple enough process, just takes some time with prep work/masking and time letting the paint cure. It's also not like it's the body panels on your car where it's REALLY easy to spot imperfections. They're behind your rims and most people will only see them from a distance or when you're driving, therefore unless they get up close and really look they won't see any little chips or small bad spots. I think you can get the same results doing it yourself as you would paying someone to do it, either way the paint will eventually chip a bit, only difference is it's cheaper to DIY and it takes your own time.

If I were to get someone to professionally do my calipers, I'd buy a used set and get them powder coated. Obviously it's more expensive but it will last longer, and if you're paying for it to be done I would want it to last a loooong time.

Pretty long winded answer haha.

Be sure to post pics when you get it done!