Brake Caliper Paint

2024-01-15

Brake caliper paint - A guide to how to paint your brake calipers with heat-resistant paint.

Painting the brake calipers is one of the absolute simplest things with the most impact. Generally speaking, cars only have one color and the little splash of color on the calipers (we suggest in a nice contrasting color) makes all the difference in the world. We recommend that you invest in a two-component paint. This means that it comes with a hardener that ensures that the color really lasts. If you buy a one-component paint, you will likely see the problems after only one season.

A tip is to supplement with rotating steel brushes to use with an electric screwdriver. It saves an incredible amount of time and gives a better result. Otherwise, Foliatec's caliper paint on SC Styling contains everything you need:

✅ Paint

✅ Hardener

✅Cleaning spray

✅Rubber gloves

✅ Brush

✅Mixing stick

The first thing you should do, if you're able to, is to put the car on four pallet jacks and remove all the wheels. This can save a lot of time, but if you can't do it it's fine to paint one brake caliper at a time. When the car hangs on the stands without wheels, it's time to run the jet brush on all the surfaces you want to paint. As soon as the rust is gone and the surface is brushed, take the cleaning spray and clean the brake caliper. It may be a good idea to wipe the caliper afterwards with a dry and clean microfiber cloth.

Once that's done, it's a good idea to mask off surfaces you don't want paint on. For example, the brake discs. Now you are ready to paint and you need to mix the color with the hardener. NOTE! Don't mix everything up at once! Since the paint goes a long way, it might be a good idea to only mix half of it and half of the hardener. That way, you can paint another time, or if you're lucky, it's enough for one more car. Once the hardener and paint are mixed, it will set. So if you mix it all up at once there is no way to put the lid on and come back later to paint. It will solidify and become a lump.

This is a paint and will need several coats to get coverage. The best way to work is to start on one caliper and as soon as one coat is on, goto the next, and the next, and the next and then start over. You keep going until you think the paint job looks good. It usually takes about 4 coats to get a good finish.

When you're done, leave the car standing for 24 hours so the paint can harden properly. If you are too quick, the paint will come off before it hardens. If you are patient, it will pay off in the long run. To avoid paint smears on the rims, it is smart to wait to reassemble the wheels until the paint has hardened. And then it's done! Easy as pie, and the result will be fantastic!