Paint Your Brake Calipers - G2 Brake Caliper Paint System
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- The stock grayish black calipers became an eye sore for me fairly quickly, So I snagged a G2 caliper paint kit and went to town. Hopefully this video outlines just how easy this mod is.
Product:
➤ G2 High Temperature Brake Caliper Paint System: amzn.to/2JvRg3m
Items you need: 0:40
Cleaning the rotors and calipers: 2:51
Mixing the paint: 4:00
Masking off the rotors: 6:00
Paint final mix: 9:42
Paint first coat: 10:12
Paint second coat: 13:08
Paint third coat: 15:58
Closing Statements: 18:56
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Everybody showing these how to videos has a garage, i need to get me a house 1st with a garage then i will come back an paint my calipers. Good vid thanks. Music was dope too souned like a cool Super NES game.
I got the same kit myself! one thing I did differently was NOT shaking the paint and mixer together like that, it creates little air bubbles that can transfer over.
Slowly stirring it for 5 mins while chugging a cold one is the way to go! (you’ll need it 😅)
Is it one kit for all 4 calipers??
You forgot to mention that painting your calipers red adds +5hp per caliper and applying the G2 sticker a window creates an additional 7.5 hp.
Shit... I knew I forgot something.
Wow I've never seen calipers, rotors and such so clean even before cleaning. Very nice. You obviously love your car.
Looks great! Painting is one of the most humbling things ive ever tried to do but after watching this, i'm gonna give it a try too👍
I like but how do I keep the brembo logo
Great video. My I gave some advice from an old car guy. Make you a safety block from like 4 2x6's. nail them together and stick them under car near the jack stands. Those are fine jack stands but if one fails or falls over that wood block keeps the Camaro off of your legs. (I learned this the hard way under a 70 SS chevelle). The brake calipers look great.
The first youtube channel that actually shows me how to do something and not talk crap all daylong about the cars they lease.
Great job on this. Been going back and forth trying to decide if I want to do this myself. Contacted a shop and it was going to be $1,100 to paint them. That's a little strong. Gonna go with the G2 kit and take a shot at it. Thanks for all the videos. You do a very good job with them and there all informative. I have a 14 5th gen and I've done a lot of mods that you talk about in your videos. CAI, headers, tune, BMR lowering springs, MRR replica Z/28 wheels and a few other cosmetic touches. Again very well done man. You have yourself an excellent Camaro and it's nice to see the pride you take in it. 👍
+Jammin Jerry thanks for the support and recognizing the passion ;)
Dude...that is a sweet ride. Love it in white!
Good video. I did my '16 ATS calipers (same ones as on your Camaro) just last week using the G2 kit. Though pricey at about $58, the results look very good ... easy prep with the brake cleaner provided, minimal masking off the area required because little risk of getting paint on unwanted surfaces like with spray cans others use, easy application (though the little brush was toast by the end), a beautiful glossy color without spraying a clear lacquer coat, and no drips or runs anywhere. No surprises ... I hate surprises. My decals will be in my mail maybe later today. Thanks, again!
Perfect jobs..I like you clean all parts in wheels housing 👍🏽. I will go buy brushes, cleaning and paint tomorrow 😀
I've watched this through 2 or 3 times without audio while watching Netflix.. Finally watched with audio today as my kit will get here sometime today. I also went with the G2 kit, that's how I found your video. I think I'll take your advice though and start on it tomorrow morning instead of when it gets here today.. Thanks for the video man, great job.
+Zachary Isbell thanks for watching. Let me know of you have any questions.
Cool!!!!!!! I will hope someone has a Synergy Green for my Green Bee n thanks for this neat how to!
Looks so good! I am hoping to paint my own soon.
You can do it.
I had no idea if you put time stamps in the description it would auto link to those points int he video. Super cool.
Lethal
You can use a vice grip, or a strong clamp to squeeze the metal tighter where it clamps the bristles of the brush, and less will fall off during paint process.
It's not a 100% guarantee, but with a stronger connection now, and a lighter use with the brush I did have success, and no bristle hairs came off during painting.
Bought the g2 kit for my wifes new 2023 expedition. Actually got the kit ordered before I payed for it and drove it home. Watched the video and it was great. Heading in the garage early tomorrow to get started. At least I know what to expect now. Thanks for a great video. Just wonder how the g2 holds up after time? Thanks
Was great for the 4 years I had it
@Lethalgarage I went and got some paint brushes when I opened it they had upgraded them and gave 3 better quality. It took people complaining to make it happen. Thanks great video.
Love the video man. My car came with the upgraded six piston slotted rotors on the front for which the calipers are already painted. The rears on the other hand look like crap. So now I will paint the rear calipers to match the fronts.
very nice vid .. straight forward .. to the point.. informative.. and I'm appreciative of your effort.. great job and yeah the calipers look good.. I'm with bonbee.. those calipers/car body were immaculate.. lol
Thanks for the video - painted my calipers last weekend - absolutely love it!
So is there no need for clear coat after? Plus what if your calipers are rusty asf, I'm assuming you'd need to sand them right? Then what about primer?
For those of you who are skeptical as to whether or not the kit comes with enough paint or not...Trust me when I say, there is MORE than enough paint to apply almost five to six coats on the largest of calipers. I got the yellow kit and when I first mixed in the reactor and started painting, I was like “This shit is really thin and is bleeding through...I wonder if I did something wrong? Is there enough...?” Between each coat it got thicker and thicker. I put like four coats on with almost half a can left over. My calipers are bright ass glossy yellow now. :P
Very informative vid man! Thanks so much! I have a white 2017 2SS - I'll be using the G2 kit tomorrow to paint my calipers.
Thanks
how did your come out fishphoenix
I painted my g37 xs calipers this past weekend, went very smooth, however after day 1 I was 50% done. I put the paint can lid back on tightly, left it on the garage floor over night and that next morning the paint had become jelly. The temp only dropped down to high 40s to 50s. I would think a 50$ kit would not do this. Anyway I compromised and put duplicolor caliper paint on the left side, but brushed on 4 coats, 3 with the G2 on the right side. Lesson learned, don't leave your can in the garage over night!
Derek, the mixture is a hardening agent. if you don;t complete the work in 4 hours it will harden. It outlines that on the box and I outline it in the video. You have to do it all in one go, or you will run into what you did.
I guess I missed that in ur vid. Yep it did harden! Thanks anyway!
I'll be replacing my calipers pads & rotors so I am going to spray paint them the same color as my car before I put them on. Figured might as well paint them now while they're off the car... The red looks good, and to be honest they looked pretty awesome before you painted them. You could have probably picked up some kind of decal that matched the original Camaro logo that was on them. That would have been nice also.
Thanks a million was waiting for you to do it!!! kick ass job Matt.
Three years have passed since this video was made. I'm interested in seeing a follow up video that shows how the paint has held up or aged over that time.
Held up for 2 1/2 years. I have since had my brakes powder coated.
It never failed or didn’t hold up. I just had them stripped and coated regardless.
Beautiful job.. looks time consuming. You think paint would harden in can if I don’t add activator so I can do 2 at a time . I was going to use half paint and half activator and do over few days due to time constraints..
I've watched your video about 3 times already and I feel pretty confident I can do it my self now 😁. Very informative video !!! How long did it take you to do the entire process ?
+Francisca Aguilera A few hours. You can do it!!!
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I'm at a bit of a loss here. I love the red calipers and have been thinking about doing the same to mine. However, I'm sick of cleaning brake dust and heard that the MGP caliper covers were good for eliminating this (Powerstop also). From what I've researched it sounds like they can help draw heat out of the brakes?
"Caliper covers also have additional benefits beyond appearance and ease of installation: They reduce the amount of brake dust that gets on your wheels, so your car will stay looking cleaner between washings. And contrary to some opinions, the increased surface area they add near the brakes actually serves to reduce overall temperatures. MGP ran tests with an infrared thermometer gun and found that their aluminum caliper covers acted as a heat sink, drawing heat out of the brakes and reducing caliper temperatures by 30° to 50°F."
What's your two cents on caliper covers? Thanks Matt!
They do not reduce heat and they do not stop dusting. I am honestly shocked so many people buy these. If you have real brembo's paint them or powder coat them the color you want and they will look great.
LethalGarage On that note I'll definitely be painting mine instead then. Thanks Matt!
Love the vids. Can i use a spacer on my wheels like you did for a 2015 1LE? Think u used 5mm? Is that safe for 5th gens?
You can. I am currently running 3mm.
Obviously tape your areas before you mix the paint. Look how late it is in the end. Regardless I don’t think you can screw this kit up. Lays pretty flat from what I’ve seen. As long as you spend the time to clean and prep. Painting is easy maybe cut the wheel to gain access. Great tip on the brush. Theirs is crap. 👍🏼
Does Dawn dishwashing liquid do a good job?
They came out really good.
+Daniel Gamboa Urosa Thanks
Did you paint the back of the calipers as well? Would there be enough paint to do it? Love your vids man, keep it up!
I did not, but you have more than enough paint to do both sides
Can you explain why you find this application better than high temp spray paint?
gonna look great inside the black rims, to bad chevy doesn't offer color choices especially when upgraded to the brembo brakes
Nice job! How many paint kits did you need? 1 kit for all 4 calipers?
/great video I am doing this to my 2015 Camaro RS convertible. It looks great!
Nice video. How's the paint holding up in these few years?
did you use the brushes provided with the kit? damn that looks clean, almost no orange peel. Other videos ive seen looks like shit
If you take your time it will look great, I purchased better brushes for like $3.
I was thinking of getting this same kit. Hows it holding up?
This was oddly satisfying to watch lol good job man
+Todd Ison Ha! Trying something new here. Ended up being my longest video to date, but I felt showing the process was needed to show how easy it was regardless of the time suck it is.
Looks Amazing...How well does the paint level out as it dries? Looks incredible!
Pretty good when it is warm.
Keep up the great videos! This channel is the reason I get on TH-cam. Someone with my favorite car upgrading it multiple times a week. What could be better?!
+Devyn Brady me having time to update 3x a week?
+Devyn Brady me having time to update 3x a week?
+Lethalhammer definitely arguable ha. I'm always asking myself, "how does he find time to sleep?"
+Devyn Brady sleep???
How long will the paint last once its mixed. I was thinking about doing the front calipers one day and the rears the next.
Hours. Have to do it in one go
Have you heard of vvivid high temperature vinyl wrap on calipers?
Another option to keep in mind....
Hey Sledge, how's your G2 paint holding up? Ive been going back and forth if I should do it myself or get it done at the shop. Great vids as always.
+Rated Robsclusive no chips and is as shiny as the day I put it on.
+Lethalhammer sounds good man! I'll definitely do this soon. I've used only Dupli-color kit and HTV before.
Matt, I painted the bleeder knot/valve too, would that be a problem in the long run? Thanks again
+Astiginbro if you have to change brake fluid it could cause the paint to flake
When I tried I got some unevenness unlike how insanely smooth and nice yours looked!!! Did you wait for each coat to dry before painting the next? What do you recommend?
Sahas Chintakayala they dried as long as it took me to get to that corner again
Like the beginning of the video u jacked the front right and than you went to the back tire and did what?
Awesome video!! very detailed thanks
How is the paint holding up on the calibers?
So I already have my calipers painted and I want to change the color on them. I do like those G2 system however what is the best way to deal with calipers that are already painted. Unfortunately some of the paints falling off of it and chipping away from the old paint. Can I paint over that?
Technically you can paint over it, But it would probably have to be a multi situation for sure to build up where it may have chipped or fallen off. since you’re seeing the paint chip, you might wanna look at high heat clearcoat after you’re done painting them
@@Lethalgarage so when away build up the areas that are peeling off and then go from there? I'm going from red paint to either yellow or gold
@@DeltaTristar500 yeah, that’s what I’d do .
Great video and very informative. i just had a couple questions: how long do you have to work with the paint (thats in the can) before it starts to harden up? ive read on line that you have about an hour before the paint in the can begins to harden up, is this true? also with the brush method, do you get any orange peel look to the paint on the calipers?
I completed this all in a hour. So beyond that not sure. Depends on the application for orange peel. But if you want perfect get them powder coated.
@@Lethalgarage You put 4 coats on all calipers in 1 hour?
@@davidcrandon2329 Correct
Great choice of the music too. Awesome job
+Rashad M. Sadigov Thanks
I think I'lll wait till the calipers come off. I'm sure you'll be doing a video on that soon once you replace the pads :) Thanks as always
Gonna give it a shot on my 15 2 ss . Did it hold up ?
I do the calipers and rotors I take electrical tape and tape around the road was real close to the edge all the way around and then take the whole roll up up and then I airbrush with Rust-Oleum the color I want what's 67 heat temperature in the paint bleed like spray bottle
How did you get that back to stay up?
Huh?
Does this stuff blend/self level? Looks good man!
how has it been holding up, any rust ?
Isn't better to apply primer before? Also, is it more of a dark red than fire red let's say? Looking to do mines too..
Primer isn’t really needed.
Where were all jack stands located ? Painting my 18 2ss on Monday 😃
austin how it come out?
Kdog 27 over all good it was my first time so there is like 2-3 mess up spots where u can see paint run down but if I could ever do it again it would come out way better and plus yellow was a pretty hard color to work with getting it to cover took some coats cause yellow is a light color but they look great , I wanted them yellow now because in the future I’m gonna replace my front 4 pistons in to 6
Matt did you wait 24hrs before driving your car? That's what it says on the box?
I waited overnight
Cool video man. Looking forward to check more stuffs.
I have the 2017 camaro 1ss manual.
I learn a lot on your channel. Keep it up man
#camaroforlife
Thanks for the video, I'm about to get some 6p calipers for my mustang and I'll paint them before I put them on the car!
How’s it holding up? Was a clear coat recommend and does wheel cleaner dull then paint over time? Thanks
Never used clear, you need to use a none-acid based cleaner. But still looks new
Great to know, thank you. Had it on the shelf a few weeks, plan to attack the painting next weekend. Thanks 🙏
Great video
Any clear coat on top
I'm about to paint mine but was thinking shouldn't I spray some high temp clear over the decal to prevent the white decal from discoloring?
Mine have been fine without any sort of coating.
Very nice job
This is the smoothest I've seen a G2 kit come out. How did you apply it so smoothly and prevent brush strokes? Thanks!
I did mine the other day using G2 and had very minimal brush strokes. It was warm at about 85 deg F, so maybe that made a difference(?), I don't know.
The warmer the better
1 set is enough for paint all calipers?
Yes. You can paint all 4 with 4 coats no issues
How well has this paint held up? I thought about doing this to my ride as well...
It's been great
should I use high heat 2000 degrees spray paint after using break cleaner? And should I use the red paint after spraying the high heat spray thing?
+Triet Nguyen no need for high heat anything. Just use the G2 kit
Thanks for the video. Seriously, though, get an extra pair of jack stands.
Hows the paint holding up?
Will the paint chip if you change brakes when using a hammer to get it off?
You shouldn’t be using a hammer on the calipers
Will this kit work well during cold temperatures? Debating to tackle this or not during winter break in the garage (not heated tho).
+BAKEMAN87 they ask for it to be warmer or the resin will not set.
Lethal ok, thanks bro!
can i use a common paste painter?
Even if its not Resistant to heat?
is the car just on 2 stands? front passenger and rear driver pinch-weld jack slots?
4 stands
Im looking to get the yellow on my red tC and Im wondering if I will need two kits just to be safe, I would hate to not have enough but I also dont want to spend that money just to not need it. Do you think one kit will be safe and how many coats do you usually do?
+barantb 1 kit is more than enough.
+Lethalhammer how many coats for each caliper?
+barantb 3
+barantb hit send to soon.
3 good coats is more than enough, 4 is almost overkill
Does this avoid my warranty ???
How do you get the car on towers I have difficulty lifting my car with a jack. The jack is to big.
Smaller jack?
Use the jack in your trunk to lift it enough to fit your big floor jack
Not sure how I feel about a paintbrush method for this. Wouldn't the finish dry in brush-marks and really bad orange peel?
Plus, what about a clear coat to add extra gloss and protection?
+Harris Montevallo not needed. Been on the car for one year with no chips or issues with decals
+Harris Montevallo nope, as it is an epoxy it becomes a smooth coat.
Finally got my youtube able to leave comments. I got the G2 kit coming in the mail. wish me luck. I been watching all your vids and would like to pick your brain on some stuff for my 2016 Camaro 2SS. I live in Hawaii and parts are ridiculously hard to come by. I would like some help!
+kki56 hit me up!
how can we private chat? u got Facebook Messenger? If so what is your Facebook handle?
+kki56 send me a message here on YT. I actually check mine.
ok. So many things i need (want) for my ride. How can I getahold of the body kit? nothing available here yet. I know u got yours through your dealer. Do u know when i could get 1?
also want the cold air intake. Do i just gotta hold tight and waiter GM to release?
Why didnt you turn the wheels for easy access? Lol
How has the paint held up after this long?
Good question, was in great condition but had them powder coated
What’s the wait time between each coat
How much paint did you have left over? If time permitted would you have been able to do a 4th or 5th coat on all fours?
As a tip to anyone reading if you prefer to spray you can use the Preval 9 oz. Complete Spray Gun, and is even recommended by G2 on their website. Cost about $5 at HomeDepot.
I have 40% left over. You can do more coats, but that the risk of losing definition on how the brakes calipers look.
Which color do you select ?
Quick question man. Did you only use two jackstands to hold the car up?
Dude, I noticed that you didn't use all four stands on the car, is there a reason for that?
+mukio900 had it mounted from the rear brace.
Did you put a new "Camaro " decal on it?
No
Do your brembos have a crossover pipe thats connects them at the bottom?
+B GerK I honestly do not knoe, I need to check the rear back side.
you think the dupli color caliper spray or the brush will work too lethal?
i forgot to ask aswell... when done with painting can you put the wheels back on or do you gotta wait for them to dry up?
+David Garza it should
+David Garza you can out the wheels back one once your done painting.
Use a heat gun to dry faster! You can wait a few hours, or heat gun a few minutes...you should heat gun last coat anyway up to 200 deg to cure it.
That is true. a heat gun would have helped and I have one.
How did u lift your entire car with just 2 jack stands?
Two stands and a jack
I understand you're not supposed to shake it. Induces bubbles
I installed the throttle controller and now my engine light is on, is this fixable?
+Manuel Ureña Remeove the controller and drive 20 miles. Reinstall and re-calibrate it on how my video shows you or how the instructions outline. The check engine light will come on when not calibrated properly.