sorry guys... i originally post this in the "wheels" section...
but with VERY lil reply...
so excuse the wrong posting...
but plz help me with my questions though!!


I was wondering wut u guys think its a better way of painting the calipers on the 8...
is spray paint better or the brush kind...
can some of u guys suggest me a good brand??!

i kinda did a search but can't find clear instructions on painting the calipers...
can someone help me on that too??

sorry... still in the noobie stage... :p


thanks a lot for all u guys' help!!! :)

Order the G2 brake caliper paint from the tire rack. $38.00. Includes the brake cleaner, and aircraft quality high temp paint. The brush is also included.

www.tirerack.com

I have a velocity red RX-8 and painted the calipers red and it looks great.

magparts

Yeah G2 is awesome!! I did mine with their paint. Here are a few pics to see how it looks.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/708000-708999/708093_4_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/708000-708999/708093_5_full.jpg

thankx guys!!!

you can get G2 from rx8garage.net as well...talk to thew he is a member/vendor here

I saved $10 on the G2 buying it from ebay...$29 or so "buy it now" option....

Excuse the ignorance guys, but did you have to disasemble the calipers to do this or just remove the wheel?

I took my calipers off and hung them from the springs with mechanics wire, but I was also fortunate enought to have access to a lift and could get all four wheel and calipers off at the same time. I would recomend removing the caliper from the rotor, they are only held on with 2 bolts and you can be more accurate with your painting when they are off.

I took my calipers off and hung them from the springs with mechanics wire, but I was also fortunate enought to have access to a lift and could get all four wheel and calipers off at the same time. I would recomend removing the caliper from the rotor, they are only held on with 2 bolts and you can be more accurate with your painting when they are off.

Thanks for sharing. I've been meaning to do that for some time....yours look great.

OR, you could go to your loal Meijer's, or some other department stores have it, and buy the Duplicolor Caliper Paint kit. Comes with high degree porcelein paint, caliper cleaner, brushes and masking tape. No need to take the calipers off, just mask and be careful while you paint. Just a suggestion...even if you buy the G2, get some disposable brushes as you need to wait a bit between coats and put at least 3 coats on and it will look fantastic.
P.S. get PoLaKs RX-8 logo stencils so you can put the RX-8 logo on yours, if you would like that, of course. :D

Another suggestion, don't get caliper paint, instead get engine paint.

You should paint the rotors and the pads while your at it too. Painted rotors kick @$$. Hellz yas.

painting the pads the same color as your calipers looks dumb. it's overkill, but more than that, it doesn't look right.