[BadBlackGT]

I have VHT spray and i am wondering if it is worth the trouble of taking the caliper off and spraying it on the ground? Or should i just mask off the fender well with news paper and tape and spray them hanging there? Also, should i use a clear coat over this, or would just the VHT be enough?

[Justdoit04]

well if you take the caliper off you would have to bleed out the lines when you put the calipers back on ... People aren't going to get way toooo up close and personal on the calipers ... I think I'd just tape off the wheel well and the fender to paint the calipers

[BadBlackGT]

Originally Posted by Justdoit04 well if you take the caliper off you would have to bleed out the lines when you put the calipers back on ... People aren't going to get way toooo up close and personal on the calipers ... I think I'd just tape off the wheel well and the fender to paint the calipers

Okay sounds good... it just seems like itd be uncomfortable painting in such an enclosed space.

[WhtStang00]

definitely use clear, its going to need protection

[Matt.]

Use masking tape to protect pads and other brake parts, and sand the brake down and sand off all rust. Spray the paint in a dish, then apply the paint from the dish on the the brakes with a paintbrush and do 3 coats or so, I shouldnt need clear, if they get bad looking just throw off the wheels are redo them. It works great, Have done that to about 12 wheels

[WhtStang00]

duplicolor makes a brush kit too, you can pick it up at autozone for like 12 bucks

[Matt.]

I would definatly brush it on, becuase if you spray it then there is a good chance it will spray onto a place you dont want it, or it wil run into places you dont want it. Brushing you can control it alot better

[6ER THEN I 8ER!]

i hate the brush kits......spray all the way

i just taped off the area with newspaper....and i used header paint....a few coats and i was done...now when i get my new black rims i'll be repainting them blue...but until then black

[Safi]

Take caliper off of rotor, but leave the brake line attached...Use something to hold caliper up (I used a jackstand )...Then use newspaper or trashbags to cover everything else



And finished

[mcqueen]

Originally Posted by Safi Take caliper off of rotor, but leave the brake line attached...Use something to hold caliper up (I used a jackstand )...Then use newspaper or trashbags to cover everything else

I was thinking that might be easier (in a sense) as well. Calipers didn't need to be compressed to go back on, did they?

[Safi]

Originally Posted by mcqueen I was thinking that might be easier (in a sense) as well. Calipers didn't need to be compressed to go back on, did they?

Nope you don't need to compress the them to put them back on...Unless you press on the brake pedal while the caliper is off

[BadBlackGT]

Originally Posted by Safi Take caliper off of rotor, but leave the brake line attached...Use something to hold caliper up (I used a jackstand )...Then use newspaper or trashbags to cover everything else And finished

Damn that looks good! Great job... I think as long as i do a good job masking everything off i'll be fine. I think spraying looks a lot smoother than bushing. Well without being VERY time consuming. Did you turn it around and paint the backside too?

[Drick]

Originally Posted by Safi Take caliper off of rotor, but leave the brake line attached...Use something to hold caliper up (I used a jackstand )...Then use newspaper or trashbags to cover everything else And finished

I can see you hairy hands from here

[mcqueen]

Originally Posted by BadBlackGT Did you turn it around and paint the backside too?

I kind of doubt he did. There's really no point to it since nobody aside from anyone helping you work on the car will ever see the back side of the calipers.

[6ER THEN I 8ER!]

Originally Posted by mcqueen I kind of doubt he did. There's really no point to it since nobody aside from anyone helping you work on the car will ever see the back side of the calipers.

do it right...paint both sides...why just half @ss it if you know what i mean..it doesn't take but an extra 10 seconds to do so

[BadBlackGT]

Originally Posted by 6er_w/a_Vengance do it right...paint both sides...why just half @ss it if you know what i mean..it doesn't take but an extra 10 seconds to do so

Yeah, thats what i was gonna do... i'm just worried about how to come about spinning it around with the line on there. I wish it was easy to take all the lines off so i can just spray them in a more open area.

[97S281]

Take it off. Why risk getting paint all over something you don't want it on just to avoid bleeding the brakes afterwords?

[BadBlackGT]

Originally Posted by 97S281 Take it off. Why risk getting paint all over something you don't want it on just to avoid bleeding the brakes afterwords?

Never taken brakes off before... do i need to drain the whole line or can i just tilt the line to where nothing will spill out, drain the caliper and then put them back on and top off the fluid a lil more? Anyone wanna walk me through this to see how hard its gonna be? Sorry, i just like to get all the info and do stuff right (Sucks sometimes to be a perfectionist) but i just don't wanna screw anything up.

[Ginonmecenkins]

Today, I visited this forum so I found that it's very intersted for me.. there are many topics available here so I like this so much.....
I hope that you will read care fully and tell me more benifits about this .........

[mcqueen]

Originally Posted by Ginonmecenkins Today, I visited this forum so I found that it's very intersted for me.. there are many topics available here so I like this so much..... I hope that you will read care fully and tell me more benifits about this .........

Well first off, welcome to MM. As far as benefits of painting your calipers goes, appearance is what it's for. This is really just meant to compliment your wheels and make your calipers look better (since they're usually quite dirty before you realize they look terrible).