what is the best brake caliper paint and where can I buy it?
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I personally
have used VHT caliper paint with good results. It hard to find, I ordered mine directly from VHT.
http://www.pjhbrands.com/vht/breakcaliper.htm
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http://www.pjhbrands.com/vht/breakcaliper.htm
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i bought G2 caliper paint in blue
I painted my calipers with blue brushable caliper paint by G2. You can find it witha search engine. It costed like 50 bucks but it looks real good and shiny when done. I painted the fronts and jacked the car up waited two hours for paint to dry and then repeated process for rears. I posted a ton of pics on interior, exterior a few months back ill try ot post the pics agian.
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I used VHT and it looked great for a daily driver. But after one track day, it burned quite a bit. Needless to say, I dont bother painting caliipers anymore. It's all about powder coating!
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Originally posted by teiva-boy
I used VHT and it looked great for a daily driver. But after one track day, it burned quite a bit. Needless to say, I dont bother painting caliipers anymore. It's all about powder coating!
I used VHT and it looked great for a daily driver. But after one track day, it burned quite a bit. Needless to say, I dont bother painting caliipers anymore. It's all about powder coating!
VHT makes a number of paints. Not all are hi-temp. Did you use a specific caliper paint and was the surface prepped correctly and was the paint baked on? If all these steps were followed you should have had no probs.
Most powdercoating shops sand or beadblast the object before coating. This is the only part of the process the average joe cant perform. Powdercoating's quality comes from the baking process and this does not guarantee true hi-temp durability. The paint material itself dictates this.
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Last edited by Kobayashi; 02-26-2003 at 11:26 AM.
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Originally posted by Kobayashi
Most powdercoating shops sand or beadblast the object before coating. This is the only part of the process the average joe cant perform. Powdercoating's quality comes from the baking process and this does not guarantee true hi-temp durability. The paint material itself dictates this.
k.
Most powdercoating shops sand or beadblast the object before coating. This is the only part of the process the average joe cant perform. Powdercoating's quality comes from the baking process and this does not guarantee true hi-temp durability. The paint material itself dictates this.
k.
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I finished painting, and re-attaching the brake calipers. Here's the front up close. I removed the calipers to clean and paint them using black engine enamel. You may find this interesting -
I did some research online and found a lab where they actually tested the temp of brake rotors:
http://www.shotimes.com/brakes/survey/brakes2.html
The info there should be applicable to most cars. It shows that a 80mph stop would create a temp of 385F. That is the temp at the rotor, keep in mind. The caliper temp is more than likely much less. The brake fluid itself has a relatively low boiling point (maybe 300F depending on the variety) and that fluid resides inside the caliper...so your calipers can't get too hot. Eitherway, the engine enamel I used was 600F paint. I saw some caliper paints were 900F in the local speedshop, but also twice the price.
I did some research online and found a lab where they actually tested the temp of brake rotors:
http://www.shotimes.com/brakes/survey/brakes2.html
The info there should be applicable to most cars. It shows that a 80mph stop would create a temp of 385F. That is the temp at the rotor, keep in mind. The caliper temp is more than likely much less. The brake fluid itself has a relatively low boiling point (maybe 300F depending on the variety) and that fluid resides inside the caliper...so your calipers can't get too hot. Eitherway, the engine enamel I used was 600F paint. I saw some caliper paints were 900F in the local speedshop, but also twice the price.
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Take a look at the Goodridge G2 caliper paint - we sell it now. Seems to work pretty well - there are a few cars in the lot that have it.
Last edited by Dexter@tirerack; 06-10-2003 at 11:43 AM.
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Originally posted by Kobayashi
Hmmmm, this is a bit confusing. Powder coating is not inherently superior to spray paint. All powder coating brings to the table is good coverage and baking. Both of these same features can be found in VHT canned paints. And a number of VHT paints exceed the ultimate heat capability of powdercoats. Meaning powder coating is essentially the same as painting it just uses a slightly different delivery process, which is superior to poorly-applied solvent based products.
VHT makes a number of paints. Not all are hi-temp. Did you use a specific caliper paint and was the surface prepped correctly and was the paint baked on? If all these steps were followed you should have had no probs.
Most powdercoating shops sand or beadblast the object before coating. This is the only part of the process the average joe cant perform. Powdercoating's quality comes from the baking process and this does not guarantee true hi-temp durability. The paint material itself dictates this.
k.
Hmmmm, this is a bit confusing. Powder coating is not inherently superior to spray paint. All powder coating brings to the table is good coverage and baking. Both of these same features can be found in VHT canned paints. And a number of VHT paints exceed the ultimate heat capability of powdercoats. Meaning powder coating is essentially the same as painting it just uses a slightly different delivery process, which is superior to poorly-applied solvent based products.
VHT makes a number of paints. Not all are hi-temp. Did you use a specific caliper paint and was the surface prepped correctly and was the paint baked on? If all these steps were followed you should have had no probs.
Most powdercoating shops sand or beadblast the object before coating. This is the only part of the process the average joe cant perform. Powdercoating's quality comes from the baking process and this does not guarantee true hi-temp durability. The paint material itself dictates this.
k.
YES SPECIFICALLY VHT BRAKE CALIPER PAINT. I'm not as clueless to put on normal paint on brakes when I auto-x, do track days, and take driving schools.
I believe It took just one track day with porter field pads to burn up the paint. I mean it didn't flake off, just that certain areas have black marks or hitemp burn marks. However for the most part it's held up quite strong so far.
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I don't know what you guys pay for powdercoating, but I got a quote for $50 to do all 4 calipers withstanding up to 900 degrees, including bead-blasting. Seems like the easiest way to have it done right without questions.
Last edited by impreza7; 06-14-2003 at 04:37 PM.