BEST RESULT!! How To Paint Brake Calipers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video, I will show you how to properly paint the paint calipers on your vehicle. Follow the steps I show you and you will get the same excellent result.
HOW MANY CANS OF PAINT I USED TO PAINT ALL 4 CALIPERS??
As to quantity of paint I used, I ended up using 1.5 (2) cans of the burnt copper base paint, and 1 can of primer, and 1 can of clear. The reason for the 2 cans of base paint maybe to do I with one of the caliper got messed up with the sticker, so I had to repaint it. Otherwise I think one can of each should be good.
As for how much time to do this project. The drying time between coat is what takes up most of the time. Also depending on the ambient temperature and humidity, that will effect drying time. But if you are doing one side at time like I did, and the number of coats as shown in the video, expect about 6 hours time.
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Just some tips I want to share as a cars/aircraft painter.. I would prefer masking with paper instead of bags. Over spray on the bags causes flakes. When you remove the bags, it will flake onto your caliper but it's a caliper so it's okay. However, If you were to paint a car then mask it with paper. It sucks sanding flakes out. Also, if you boil a pot of hot water and put your clear coat can in it, the spray is amazing. it creates a cloud like with no spitting.. Great job.
Do you recommend it for the paint as well or just clear coat?
@@IvanM-fu8ih I tried base paint as well but it doesn't quit work the same as clear.
Finally someone who does it the right way. So many hack jobs who paint pads and everything else. Result looked really nice. Very clean
This was probably the best video I saw on how to do this! Nice work..
Sanding the line left by the cast is brilliant. Really cool. It’s all in the details. And I love the colour.
Thanks for your comment!
@@dial2fast what color of paint is that?
Prep work is 90% of the job and you did a mighty fine job! Your decals would never have looked as clean had you not ground that seam. Top notch!
I am the nerd that says THANK YOU for mentioning safety glasses! Haha. Good work!
Best caliper painting video on youtube----- period
Beautiful. At first I was a little hesitant about the color, but after the job was done. They look amazing. Great work.
Nissan uses this colour for a lot of their sport models (350z, G35, R35 etc.) I'm going to do the same, it looks great.
@@prism9926 what color of paint is that?
Hey, neighbor! (fellow Georgian here). Excellent video. I'm planning to do this for my dark grey Subaru Crosstrek in that very orange to match the interior accents. This video was very helpful since I do want to remove the pads and hardware, but don't want to pull the calipers off completely. I will wait until I need new pads.
If you want a smoother finish so the paint and clear pop, I'd also use a hight heat primer....Otherwise, clean walkthrough and process. Great Job!
It's engine primer, that is high heat. Up to 550F° lol.. I think it looks that way because the calipers metal finish itself isn't all that smooth!
@@EscapePlanSkateboarding what color of paint is that?
This is the CLEANEST brake painting I have ever seen! So clean and amazing attention to detail. Just subbed!! Great work good sir.
Thank you for the wonderful comment!
@@dial2fast anytime! I watched a video before seeing yours and I’m so glad I watched it. More instruction, more small details, better in every way. Made me want to start my project immediately. Lol
When applying the decal, Apply the center first then work your way to the outside. That way there is no chance for bubbles to remain and overall have the smoothest finish. Make sure you press down evenly to make sure it's set to the surface well before removing the applicator. You can see that dial2fast had a few instances of it still sticking to the applicator. Wait till the paint is dry enough too!! But try to put the clearcoat on within 30 minutes depending on your environment to have a good bond between basecoat and clearcoat.
One day I may set my car up in a body shop I have access too, but lay the paint from cans, unless I can get high heat paint for shop sprayers.
I've seen other examples where a base coat of black (or whatever color you want the decal lettering to be) is applied over the primer, then once it dries the decal goes in place, followed by the base color, overlapping the decal in the process. While the paint is still wet a precision tool like an exacto knife is used to pry up the decal and revealing the black under layer. I imagine a lot of patience is required but that's how I saw it done in another video where a man was restoring the calipers on a Mazda Miata.
Mistah J a cleaner stencil look without any vinyl left. More advanced method but surgical hands and patience will do the trick with that. Thanks for sharing. That’s my comment on an old account
One good trick when masking off sharp edges is to use a flat hammer and lightly tap the metal edges. It will cut the masking tape off right in the spots you need masked. Great video!
One of the cleanest videos ive seen! Colour is amazing also man well done :D
I never thought it needs so many layers of paint...Im taking mine for powder coating coz i started to hate simple paint. Very easily get scratched
Love the pic of the dobe
@@everage86 oooh thanks man 🤩🤩
what color of paint is that?
@@vralphbryanCooper
First well done regular brake caliper painting video I’ve seen. Tasteful paint choice also. I’ll probably go with a nice gunmetal color.
I had never thought about painting the caliper on the car. Nice job, well done!
very nice work and easy to paint also nice color. I think I going to paint my mind the same color
Great attention to detail! I'll be doing this with my Mazdaspeed 6 and my wife's Kia Sedona next Spring when it warms up. Will also do the decal option as well for both cars...but only after I smoother it out with my Makita die grinder like you did with the stone and drill. Great idea using the engine enamel to achieve a great selection of colors. Well done and great video quality.
Great paint job 😎 btw. From my past experiences that won't last too long. All the heat cycles will allow all the paint to start peeling. Add that to living in the salt belt and the calipers are done as far as looks. So i went the way of powder coating and that was 16 years ago now and still looks brand new. I got them done as they needed to be bead blasted.
You are right
Really good job mate! I like this color a lot!!! Not so yellowish, a bit orangish, perfect for me. :) Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Hungary! ;) And of course stay healthy!
Thanks for your wonderful comment!
Best video yet for this , great job you did
Very good and clean job. I think my caliper will be the next ones. Thank you for the video, happy thanksgiving.
Excellent video, thanks I will try without removing the calipers.
Awesome color choice. Thanks for sharing bro.
best ever colour, BEST EVER, for calipers. I didn't know such a color code for spray cans even exists 😅
Great idea to mask off where the brake pad clips go! I painted the caliper on my previous car build up the paint a little too thick on the bracket.
I liked grinding idea to smooth out the die cast lines and the decals with the clear coat on top!
Great work they look awesome 👌👌👏👏👍👍😍😍
Good clear instructions with following examples of how to do the job well. I noted the caution to be sure to do the initial cleaning of the break caliper really well. Thanks for the good camera and audio.
The garbage bag and masking was smart, never thought to do that.
Thought this was a chrisfix video for a second lol. Amazing results 😍
Gtfo.
They totally sound so similar
How did the vinyl hold up to the heat over time? Can you send updated pictures?
The explanation was so well...n the finishing is amazing... Nice job... Thanks bro ...
u spend all day doing that job man .... but for sure u will enjoy how u car look like, great video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks 👍
Great n good job i like this way of work exelent work
I had mines powdercoated and yours look just as good GREAT JOB I'll try myself next time
Nicely done. How is it looking 2 years later?
Excellent work.
don't even need that high heat resistant paint . unless you're braking at 130 mph 17 times a day . a good regular paint is just fine . awesome video
you have the best video on youtube; good job
Should do a video on brembos...i like the way you explain and took apart makes it easier....appreciate it man
Awesome job!!! Keep up the very good work you have been doing over the years I love your videos and God bless you
Thanks for your support!!
Great video. Very thorough explanation of each step and sensible advice.
VERY WELL DONE MY FRIEND !!!!
I love the VHT brands. Works very well and a really nice finish. Nice job! I see you are stickler for perfection! Awesome, and thanks for sharing sir!! Cheers from Motown.
Great job and thank you for sharing this project!
Greets from germany. Very good job! Nice color, clean work, looks great!!! 👌✨
I wanted to say, well done! Best description yet!
Looks amazing - thanks for sharing.
Video was amazing and instructions and steps. nice job....colour is good also. i will be painting my calipers red and hopefully will come out good.
That looks great! Love the color too...
good work i love this color
Very professional job and great video
Very nice job
Really well-done, man! Thanks so much. This color is really going to pop against my blue IS-F...
Great technique. Tidy as clean.
Great paint job keep it up
Great video! Very nicely done! I'm getting ready to overhaul my brakes and I'm adding this to the list.
Great sharing, I now have more confidence to DIY myself
Fantastic job. Nice result!!
Great video!!!! Best video on youtube with the details and proper steps to do the job correctly.
Great informative step by step video - excellent meticulous job!
Thanks for your comment!
Great video, thanks for this! Will be doing this soon!
Heck of a job! Cool color choice too.
fantastic job done
Nice job!
Looks good...been doing this for years. Little hint...paint the brake rotor hub (where visible with tire on)...will look sharp!
The wheel hub with the studs or the middle of the rotor???
edwin.c think he means the part of the rotor that touches the hub. Where the pads don’t touch. When I bought my brakes this came painted
@@NuclearPineapple yeahh I know now it's painted so it's doesn't rust as fastt
@@edwin.ccepeda8533 middle of rotor that is visible.
What a great video! Thank you.
What can you say, excellent job and great info and tips.
Can not complain about any stage personally. Very informative and like how you are given option for results rather than what had only been done In the clip. A* 👍👌
I understand the project. But that's a brand new car with brand new calipers. I suppose it's more elbow greece for me then. Great video 🏁
Yes, its a totally different prospect if your car is few years old and your calipers are in bad shape. I wanted mine to look brand new so I took them off to do them which is a lot of work. But the result was good.
Great video man i just purchased a new caliper off amazon and it appears to be cast.. the color is a shiny silver. I am not sure if they spray painted it or it has some zinc coating that I hear a lot about... was wondering what is the best way to get paint to adhere to this. I have tried using just caliper paint and it just beaded off like water... I also sanded before hand and it did nothing. I was wondering if I need a special primer or will any high heat primer work? Like vht engine enaml primer?
I have always assumed that the unique thing about caliper paint as opposed to other paints is that it is resistant to brake fluid. I learned the hard way many years ago that most paint is dissolved by brake fluid when I spilled some on a new Corvette.
Looks good. Thanks for the tipsb
This is Dope bro! I’m literally gonna do mine pearl orange
Look beautiful
Very very good result and very good technique!
I am thinking about one more step to remove the grainy structure of the caliper. Will it helps if the primer is sanded between the coats? Is it going to need very thick primer coat for sanding? I want to achieve surface as smooth as possible.
Overall finish looks good, and processes will work on all cars
This looks so sick i have 18N/M Platinum white i have 22s kmc prism black fitted with black disks machine drilled i need a crazy dope color for these calpers or should i change calipers thanks for the vid love it
This is a great video - thumbs up! I had mine done by a pro, took 4 hours as they did not remove the calipers and thank goodness the weather is colder which made the drying time faster. As you said, so long as the areas where needed to be covered are well covered, the job will still look great (which it did in mine). However, there a tad bit of overspray that I noticed (which you will only really see if you look very close). Nonetheless, whatever method is used I think it will do as great.
I like the color choice.
it look very clean and professional job , guy awesome ...
Excellent job.
Nice video. Considering painting my black calipers on my Mustang GT red
Beautiful job. I just got new Slotted and drilled Rotors all around for my ecoboost explorer. Would like to this in ford blue but not sure I have the time. Thanks for taking the time & posting 👍
I just bought EBC yellow pads and will likely paint the calipers yellow on my white explorer. All the time in the world now with quarantine.
Thank you very much! I will do mine when changing my brake rotors and pads! ( should be soon!)
A very professional job. Outstanding and quick DIY video. Thank you! Those calipers, after the painting them, appear to me as if they came from a store and look brand new! Great job brotha and once again thank you for sharing.
Wow they look like new calipers. You did a great job! Note to spray clear over the stickers thanks!
Excellent results indeed, very good job man. I really like the gold color
Great work. I love it.
Awesome video
Nice Job!
Is it possible that we can just do the plastic technique for all 4 tires like how you did to the rear tires?
Wow nice work it looks like it came from the store
Great job! Looks really good 😎👍
Awesome vid!! Excellent tips and pointers I will use for my upcoming paint caliper job. Precise and professional.!!👍🏽
I'm runnin behind I watch your vid like 6mos ago on doing my platinum max its white I had some r1 concept black zinc looks great no more rust seeing in the brake system much cleaner look but I wana do like canary yellow I have some 22" kmc prizm black with infenty lipe what do u think jw thanks
Excellent tutorial, thanks for taking the time and sharing.
Thanks for your comment!
Really great work! Thanks for sharing.
Great job on the work and video!
Since its gold its going 24k mph faster now 😁 nice work