painting break calipers...any pics? Options

[thedaviefella]

hey, iam interested in painting my break calipers, just wondering if anybody has a close up shot of the painted caliper without the rims on!!, i just have the fear that i will end up painting sometthing iam not supposed to hee hee, nervous wreck when it comes to doing anything with my car meself..ye see i have nobody to blame if i do it myself and it goes wrong hee hee...any help? cheers paaaaaaaaaalz!

[lx130]

if you can, try taking off teh calipers when you paint them, so u dont have to worry about gettin paint on anything else, or option B, if ure lazy, newspaper up the whole wheel well and everything else except the caliper. but IMO taking off the caliper would be much easier, cuz then u can just paint it straight up than worrying about other paints stains

[evil96st]

hope that this helps. good luck

[CelicaSTX02]

Nah, it's a lot easier just to mask off everything. I tried taking the calipers off, it was a pain in the ass!!! But yeah, just mask off anything you don't want paint to be on and you'll be fine. It's really easy

[95CelicaST]

Nah, it's a lot easier just to mask off everything. I tried taking the calipers off, it was a pain in the ass!!! But yeah, just mask off anything you don't want paint to be on and you'll be fine. It's really easy

Taking off the caliper is easy. There are two bolts that need to be removed, and the caliper slides off (minus the line connected to it) What I've done in the past on other vehicles is drop the caliper down off the rotor and hang it with some wire off of the strut, then paint. You'll need to mask off a little bit for overspray, but it is a lot easier than getting into the wheel well and spraying while it is still attached to the car.

[njccmd2002]

rear calipers



rear drums

[jcbass7]

thats the caliper unbolted, but with the brake line still attatched, with the weight of the caliper sitting on the rotor

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Nov 9, 2007 - 1:30 PM

[cjh4l22]

where did u get the paint? and did it come in a spray can? or did u brush it on? oh, and what is the drying time like? thanks.

[CelicaSTX02]

Nah, it's a lot easier just to mask off everything. I tried taking the calipers off, it was a pain in the ass!!! But yeah, just mask off anything you don't want paint to be on and you'll be fine. It's really easy

Taking off the caliper is easy. There are two bolts that need to be removed, and the caliper slides off (minus the line connected to it) What I've done in the past on other vehicles is drop the caliper down off the rotor and hang it with some wire off of the strut, then paint. You'll need to mask off a little bit for overspray, but it is a lot easier than getting into the wheel well and spraying while it is still attached to the car.

Yeah dude, I know it's easy...but you gotta do all 4 of em, paint them, let it dry and then put them back. Much more time consuming. It was just so much easier for me to mask it and paint it. But on another note, I would have to say taking it off and painting it is the better and cleaner way to do it. So if you want a really good job, definitely take it off and paint it.

[stevest202]

this is from when i did mine a few months back

[Mangozac]

stevest202, how did you get the 'celica' text onto the caliper? I expect it's not a sticker because it would just peel off with the heat.

I did a really dodgy job of painting my calipers with a brush whilst they were still attached at the start of the year. The paint I used wasn't high temp stuff (Dad said it would be ok but I've since learned not to trust him when it comes to aesthetic stuff) and it's starting to come off so I want to do it again by totally removing all of the calipers and spraying them with some high temp gloss. The celica text would really finish it off nicely

[goferris]

my guess is after painting them he put the sticker on then sealed it on with some clear coat or something. doesn't seem too hard IMO.
i'm gonna worry about getting new rims first then i will worry about painting the calipers.

[celicadude04]

I bought this kit for about 15 dollars, it worked really nice.

[stevest202]

stevest202, how did you get the 'celica' text onto the caliper? I expect it's not a sticker because it would just peel off with the heat.

I did a really dodgy job of painting my calipers with a brush whilst they were still attached at the start of the year. The paint I used wasn't high temp stuff (Dad said it would be ok but I've since learned not to trust him when it comes to aesthetic stuff) and it's starting to come off so I want to do it again by totally removing all of the calipers and spraying them with some high temp gloss. The celica text would really finish it off nicely

hi mangozac ive painted mine with smooth hammerite and the stickers was supplied vie ccuk member called mook his website is skewer.co.uk theyve been on a while now with no problems

[GriffGirl]

^Got pix? That's not too shabby of a kit, I'm leery of those types of kits, usually they're a rip off but it looks like it might not suck. I'd love to see pix of the finished product on your car!

[HaRv3sTeR]

look at the high-res pic in my profile

[GriffGirl]

look at the high-res pic in my profile

That looks great, I think. Very clean... I like the subtlety, it actually in an odd way makes the clear lights (are those side markers off ebay, btw?) stand out nicely... not that they stand out, but it emphasizes how nicely they blend with the silver color of your car. You used that same kit?

I was thinking of doing mine red, but after seeing the silver, I like the understated subtlety much better. It's rather elegant... [insert Rico Suave smiley here!]

This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Nov 9, 2007 - 6:53 PM

[Mangozac]

hi mangozac ive painted mine with smooth hammerite and the stickers was supplied vie ccuk member called mook his website is skewer.co.uk theyve been on a while now with no problems

Cool thanks mate. Will have to check that out! Is there something fancy about the hammerite paint that makes the dry surface smooth enough for the sticker to adhere to?

I think goferris' idea of covering with some clear coat afterwards might have some merit.

Currently my calipers are red but I'm a bit over that colour - thinking perhaps yellow would be cool with the celica sticker in silver...

[stevest202]

hi mangozac ive painted mine with smooth hammerite and the stickers was supplied vie ccuk member called mook his website is skewer.co.uk theyve been on a while now with no problems

Cool thanks mate. Will have to check that out! Is there something fancy about the hammerite paint that makes the dry surface smooth enough for the sticker to adhere to?

I think goferris' idea of covering with some clear coat afterwards might have some merit.

Currently my calipers are red but I'm a bit over that colour - thinking perhaps yellow would be cool with the celica sticker in silver...

nothing fancy just good old hammerite smooth give every thing a good my last car paint wise was good for 2.5 years then i sold the stickers are just the vynyl type and had no probs so far even when calipers are hot on a long run yellow /silver

[HaRv3sTeR]

look at the high-res pic in my profile

That looks great, I think. Very clean... I like the subtlety, it actually in an odd way makes the clear lights (are those side markers off ebay, btw?) stand out nicely... not that they stand out, but it emphasizes how nicely they blend with the silver color of your car. You used that same kit?

I was thinking of doing mine red, but after seeing the silver, I like the understated subtlety much better. It's rather elegant... [insert Rico Suave smiley here!]

thx for the comment, sidemarkers are from procarparts.com but im sure you can find them on ebay ...even cheaper

[Driveby]

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[thedaviefella]

cheers palz, thats a great help - ill get crackin!!!! nice job by all by the way - calipers look sweet!!!

[ImportChick95]

Well, if you don't have a GT4 and can't afford hammerite and stickers custom made from some guy named Mook, this might be a good option to go with...

This is my favorite mod on my celica.


First, I cleaned up the calipers and sprayed some silver engine paint on them. While they were drying, I went on my computer and using microsoft word, I printed out some block letters on a blank CD lable sticker thing. I cut them out and placed them on the calipers. I then brushed on come black caliper paint. Waited 'till the paint was semi-dry and used a razor blade to peel off the letters. I then used an ear swab tip to do some touchups. What do you think? Not bad, eh?

[malpaso]

[frosty]

I figure I'll paint mine black (red seems to flashy for me since the're still stock) when I change pads here soon.