How hard is it to paint the brake calipers? What is needed if I was to do it. Are there any step by step instructions...

thanks..

 

Here's what I did with mine. They turned out really well and still look good 9 months later. I cleaned the caliper really well with a wire brush and brake cleaner. Kept going over it until I figured it was clean. Then I sprayed some caliper paint into a container and used a regular paint brush to brush the paint onto the caliper. Gave it a couple coats and left it. I didn't take the caliper off the car. They looked good and I bought some caliper decals to finish them off. I didn't use primer, although some people reccomend it. I just figured that if the paint wore off in a year then I'd just go at them with the wire brush again and redo it because it was so easy.

 

I did what he said... except the for the decals, and mine look fine after about 5 months.

 

I think Brent Franker has a step by step guide on his pagewww.bfranker.badz28.com/, or you could try using the search button to find more info.

 

I painted mine using duplicolor paint, and clear coat, and clean metal primer. I cleaned the calipers with brake cleaner and sandpaper, and then used the primer, then sprayed the base paint, then applied the decals, and then clear coated over them. I have some pics here:
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~mbb/caliper.html

Brandon

 

that does looks sweet man. and you're right about the salad shooters, they hide the calipers way too much

Hey man sorry to hear about the vandals, that sucks!!! I'd be cry'n if that happened to me and then want to kill someone