Painted my calipers today!

[sousa]

I finally got around to painting my calipers with the G2 kit that I've had laying around. For anyone on the fence about this mod, all I can say is, JUST DO IT ALREADY!!!

I was procrastinating because of the perceived downtime due to prep and waiting, etc. I was very pleasantly suprised by how easy the prep was. I bought two more cans of brake cleaner just to be sure I had enough. I also used a wire brush to loosen any and all dirt and crud. The rear brakes were much worse than the fronts. The fronts required very little prep at all. I did take the calipers off and cleaned the entire thing. I only painted the outside visible surfaces though.

Anyway, after the first brush stroke I knew that it was gonna be a lot easier than I ever would have thought. The epoxy covers very well and there is more than enough product to do multiple coats. I did two coats an all the calipers, an then a third coat on the parts that face the wheel.

After waiting 2 hours, I remounted the wheels and will wait til tomorrow to drive it. Pics later. I'm going to the pool to cool off.

[dreamer1213]

Cool!! Tell me they're RED...lol! ;)

[sousa]

cool!! Tell me they're red...lol! ;)

yup!!

[B.P.O.D]

NICE BRO!!!! PICS!!!!! i can't wait to see pics!!! i love this mod:)

[Scottina06]

G2 is great stuff

[sousa]

Here's the pics. They're not too great since I took them with my camera phone.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c74/sousa_33/CIMG0082.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c74/sousa_33/CIMG0085.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c74/sousa_33/CIMG0086.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c74/sousa_33/CIMG0084.jpg

[dreamer1213]

They look great!!! Red looks sooooooooo good on a caliper!! Those Kero's are pretty sweet too!

[NHWK05]

Looks sweet, How long does it take to dry?

I need brakes bad so when i order my R1 concepts rotors and pads i wanna do the calipers too.

[dreamer1213]

All the caliper painting kits have fast drying paint....dry to the touch within a few minutes...

[Scottina06]

hmmmm....the g2 takes a little longer from my experience....I would let it dry atleast 24 hrs

[dreamer1213]

Ohhh...I didn't know....the Dupli-Color kit is pretty fast drying....sorry...I shouldn't have assumed...

[AcidCold]

Love those wheels dude! very nice.

[Frankie]

Looks GREAT!!!! Nice work!!!

[Matt]

Looks sick man! Great work!

[Scottina06]

red calipers is soooo March 2009.....LOL!!! J/K

[suzieque]

those calipers look excellent! I have to add this mod to my list!

[B.P.O.D]

look great bro!!!!!

[JUSToneJEEP]

If you really wanted to be elite:

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[08Hemi]

Ok I give tell me about the G2 kit. I am going to do this...so I need a wire brush, brake cleaner and what else? That look s so sweet!!! What are some other colors people have gone with? And do u have stock calipers/brakes? They look big to me ???

[sousa]

The G2 kit is a 2 part epoxy. It comes with a small brush, a popsicle stick to stir the mixture, and a can of brake cleaner. I bought 2 extra cans because my rear brakes were filthy. I had a wire brush and used it to loosen up the caked on dust and grime. You also need a socket set to remove the calipers and clean them properly, as well as to paint them. And those are stock brakes front and rear.

Ok I give tell me about the G2 kit. I am going to do this...so I need a wire brush, brake cleaner and what else? That look s so sweet!!! What are some other colors people have gone with? And do u have stock calipers/brakes? They look big to me ???

[NHWK05]

I have seen, black, blue, gold, red and silver, not all on wks but on different jeeps over the years.

[Scottina06]

G2 has quite a few colors available.

Another option is to remove the calipers and send them to fastforwardwheels.com They will strip them, paint and clear them the color of your choice for $99 each.

[08Hemi]

I am thinking ferrari yellow with my white truck...

Great job on the thread and thanks for the info...looks great!

[Scottina06]

http://www.caliperpaints.com/

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heres my calipers done bu fastforwardwheels.com

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/scottina/jeep%20parts/BBSGold.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/scottina/jeep%20parts/BBSGold4.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/scottina/jeep%20parts/BBSGold5.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/scottina/jeep%20parts/BBSGold6.jpg

[NHWK05]

They look great but thats alot of money. I think the G2 kit will be well worth it when i do mine. Just take your time and do it right the first time.

[Scottina06]

not since they were stripped down and polymer coated(aerospace coating). No thick paint means no heat build up.

[NHWK05]

This is very true.

[blackpepper]

What if I sent out the front calipers.. would that look wrong? I want to show off the "jeep" on the brakes just a little more.. but the rears I could G2 black and be happy with it.

Scooter, are you taking your wheels off to clean your calipers or does the clear coat wash off easily?

[Scottina06]

I just squeeze my wash mitt between the wheels to wash them. Yes the coating helps a lot. Last time i did a detail i took the wheels off and put like 4 coats of carnuaba on them.

[B.P.O.D]

#26 huh???? hehehe

[Scottina06]

no....I think it was the p21s

[LO.7]

I just painted my calipers today.. I don't know why I waited so long to do this. They were really corroded and looked awful.

I plan on painting the rusted wheel hubs tmrw as well, so I'll be sure to snap a couple pics.

[harricanfloyd]

Ha, I did this mode too. Very quickly though. I'm not really for "2" much bling or flash....Although I like reds and the blues, I tend to stick with the silvers and the blacks......I run 18x9 Modas n the summer so you can really see the caliper. Right now it's gloss black with JEEP in silver. Next spring I will reverse it.