Tips on painting my caliper

[aabase]

im plannin to paint my brake calipers. can anyone give me ideas on how besides removing the tires ofcourse?

[aabase]

do i have to disassemble anything?

[IS300GGP]

you do it the hard way and remove the calipers to paint....

or do it the easy way... just mask off EVERYTHING and ANYTHING you don\'t want to get paint on... then spray away

[wtom]

Spray OR using a paintbrush... but be careful to NOT get any paint on the rotors or the brake pads, or car body.

[Newlook]

Jack up car
Remove wheel
Clean your caliper (you can buy a bottle of brake cleaner at crappy tire)
Mask off the brake pad
Paint with a brush kit - easier than spray

You may want to get a set (2) or 4 jack stands to keep the car in the air while you\'re doing it. It would be safer if you need to crawl underneath the car to do the back part of the calipers (if you want to do so).

Here is a useful link with some pictures you can see:
http://mazda3forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=5051&highlight=caliper

[Xenon]

Word of advice....

MAKE SURE YOU JACK THE CAR UP AT THE RIGHT JACK POINTS!!!!!

[Kci]

You might want to sand the calipers down before spraying or applying the paint. I found it better than caliper cleaner, but both work.

[Newlook]

Originally posted by Xenon


Word of advice....

MAKE SURE YOU JACK THE CAR UP AT THE RIGHT JACK POINTS!!!!!

LOL

[aabase]

thanks for the tips and pics. i think ill do it the easy way. hehe. i dunno how to dissamble and assemble brakes anyway. is it ok to paint red caliper on titanium grey car? i like the caliper to be seen from the outside.

[MazdaTree]

does anyone know where they sell BLUE caliper kits cuz i found spray can of blue but i wanna do a kit and do it right....
crappy tire doesnt have it in blue (the kit that is) they only have it in red yellow black and silver:sarc

[wtom]

Originally posted by aabase


thanks for the tips and pics. i think ill do it the easy way. hehe. i dunno how to dissamble and assemble brakes anyway. is it ok to paint red caliper on titanium grey car? i like the caliper to be seen from the outside.

Red on the TiGray will be nice! Here\'s a sample;

(Sorry you\'ll need to copy and paste the URL for it to work 100%)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid133/p97cb6b73741a53b073830f531ae1ca7d/f7856795.jpg.orig.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid133/paf463de36342e6bf83f449865163f470/f785689d.jpg.orig.jpg

[bluntman]

Originally posted by MazdaTree


does anyone know where they sell BLUE caliper kits cuz i found spray can of blue but i wanna do a kit and do it right....
crappy tire doesnt have it in blue (the kit that is) they only have it in red yellow black and silver:sarc

Have you tried the stores inside the Pacific Mall?

[MazdaTree]

i think im gonna make a visit there soon
thanks for the advice

[Newlook]

Crappy tire has the blue calipar paint in spray can. I\'ve read someone cut open a pop can and spray the paint in the can, then apply with a brush... I think you can do that, I thought of it before but red matches better with my car.

Or you can use rust paint, but expect a longer dry time.

[aabase]

Originally posted by wtom



Originally posted by aabase


thanks for the tips and pics. i think ill do it the easy way. hehe. i dunno how to dissamble and assemble brakes anyway. is it ok to paint red caliper on titanium grey car? i like the caliper to be seen from the outside.

Red on the TiGray will be nice! Here\'s a sample;

(Sorry you\'ll need to copy and paste the URL for it to work 100%)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid133/p97cb6b73741a53b073830f531ae1ca7d/f7856795.jpg.orig.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid133/paf463de36342e6bf83f449865163f470/f785689d.jpg.orig.jpg

nice rim you got there wtom. and red caliper is ok for a gray car.

[wtom]

Originally posted by aabase


nice rim you got there wtom. and red caliper is ok for a gray car.

Hi aabase, I wish! That\'s not my car (mine is the Sport in Winning Blue colour). :D

[aabase]

sorry about that. i thought its your car. :)

[Newlook]

Are you coming to the meet on Saturday, aabase? You can check out some of the painted calipers.

[bluntman]

I painted mine clear.

[Newlook]

Originally posted by bluntman


I painted mine clear.

There\'s a thing called clear coat... Do you really clear coated your calipers? Haha :sarc

[01AWW18T]

Try the dupli color caliper paint kit from canadian tire. 20 bucks gets you brake cleaner, brush, masking tape and a can of paint you brush on.
I\'ve only seen Red though. Can\'t find the Black or Silver ones.

Anyways, does anyone know what socket size the lug nuts are?

and ft.lbs of torque to tighten them? I remember it being in the range of 85-90.

[MajesticBlueNTO]

Originally posted by 01AWW18T

Anyways, does anyone know what socket size the lug nuts are?

and ft.lbs of torque to tighten them? I remember it being in the range of 85-90.

21mm lug nut size

75-85 ft-lbs of torque