meissen

for this brush on kit, you actually do it while it's all in place... like this pic:

camaro94

that is so the lazy man's way of doing it. lol. You don't even paint the whole caliper.

I've seen yellow calipers before, i believe it is an option with come brake companies.

archemedes

you didn't read the instructions it tells you to pull them off the rotor

meissen

uh no... I did it exactly as the directions said... they even give you masking tape so you can tape it off... Do you want me to go take a picture of the instructions for ya?

Aye, and what do ya mean I don't even paint the whole caliper? What part did I miss (besides the inside.. part that the pads go on)?

archemedes

the bracket is supposed to be painted also and this is off the duplicolor website




Applying Caliper Paint

Now it's easy to get one of the hottest looks around, painted brake calipers, with Dupli-Color's Caliper Paint Kit. The complete kit includes Caliper Cleaner, Caliper Paint, brush, stir stick masking tape and instructions. Four cool colors to highlight your calipers. Caliper Paint goes on with the supplied brush so there is no need to remove the calipers to paint. Check out the steps below.

Step 1:


Remove all four wheels from vehicle. Calipers and/or drums do not need to be removed. For best caliper results, unbolt caliper and remove brake pads. Do not remove brake line.

Step 2:


Clean surfaces to be painted with enclosed Dupli-Color Caliper Cleaner. Read directions and precautionary wording before use. Spray surface with Caliper Cleaner.

Step 3:
Scrub Caliper Cleaner on caliper with a clean toothbrush or equivalent. Wipe dry with a clean towel. Be sure to remove all brake dust and/or contaminants.

Step 4:


Masking of the surrounding area is recommended. Tape off the brake bleeder screw, brake lines and caliper piston boots.

Step 5:


Read directions and precautionary wording carefully. Remove lid from paint can. Stir contents thoroughly for 1 minute with enclosed stir stick.

Step 6:


Apply paint to the caliper or drum with enclosed brush in thin, even strokes. Allow paint to set-up for 15-20 minutes between coats. Apply additional coats as needed to even out brush strokes and obtain full coverage. Apply second coat within 1 hour or wait 5 days.

archemedes

and I see my mistake it's the spindle I'm seeing that looks like hell

meissen

what's the spindle? And yeah, it just says for best results but I think that totally has to do with how easy it is to paint. It would've been easier if I took it off, but I just stuck my head into the wheel well and painted.

jessica2112

Way cool, cept I only got the factory jack

meissen

Hmm, well it IS supposed to jack the car up, so it might work but you'd probably have a better bet if you go to Walmart or something and buy a jack there... I think I got mine for like $75.

archemedes

I got jack stands for $20 get those first a jack is not a safety device

meissen

d'oh yeah, get jack stands too, definitely. Once I jacked up one side, I just put it on the stand and then jacked the other side up and put it on a stand. Makes it all nice and easy. Worst part for me was getting my car in the air enough to get the jack under my ground effects. To get it up, I had to put piles of wood infront of the two drive-on ramps that I have... then I could easilly get under the car to jack it up and put it on a stand, but when I let it down I found the easiest thing to do was to take those same boards and stack them three high and then lower the tire onto the board, so then I just had to back off of them.

RFF

I jack up the old fashion way, I don't lift the car from the sides.

archemedes

using the suspension is a good way

Camarocam

I just use high temp engine paint it worked fine I did take the calipers off. it worked great other than the fact it take a while to dry.

meissen

well another bonus of this stuff is it dries to the touch within 5 minutes, but after i clearcoated it i let it dry 2 hours before putting the wheels back on.