Learjet_Pilot

Hey gang, for my first mod I want to paint my brake calipers. I was thinking lime green, but I'm not 100% firm on that. What would be the best way to do it? Spray paint? Powder coating? Any ideas would be appreciated.

06carbon8

i used a sponge brush on mine. i sprayed paint into a cup, wet the brush, and just lightly dabbed the brush onto the caliper. don't use strokes, otherwise they might show after it's dry depending on how many coats you use. i didn't use high heat paint either, i spent 2 bucks at walmart and mine has held up for over a year so far. just use light coats and take your time and it'll turn out nice.

Huey52

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https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=22567.html

TopGear8

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lime green? are you serious? that will look terrible...

llzjayarzll

lime green will not look mad pimp.

invasion08

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I bought a caliper paint kit from the store and after a while the red was fading and hard to clean off and then the paint started chipping. I then spent some cash on powder coated front and rear calipers and they are perfect

Mazurfer

So..............you fly out of Dallas eh? My Grandparents used to live in Highland Park on Beverly Drive before they passed on. Anyway.don't do lime green! Also, make sure you use high temp brake caliper paint available at any Autozone or the like.
If you take your time and aren't a complete moron(for christ sakes I hope not as you appear to be a corporate pilot), then take your time and you won't even have to mask anything off. I have a ti-gray, but went with blue and did these one the car and no masking.

Here's a couple of shots in this post. https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...45273#poststop

Oh......don't forget the dust shields.....do the black!

BTW, if your car is blue(which I think it is), the blue will be hard to match, so I would go with black believe it or not.

Powder coating would obviously be best, but if you do it right and take car of it, then painting is okay.

EdwardsB

The best way I ever saw them was too...sand/grind the calipers smooth from the finish the casting left and then get them powder coated. Looks better than the rough finish imo and easier to clean from what I have heard. This summer if I can do without my car for a bit I am definately going to do this, but in red I got a bb.

invasion08

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I bought my calipers from NHT the come flawlessly powder coated and rebuilt with all new seals and hardware

superdon2

do them in silver.. trust my taste

Phade2

Leave em stock. IMO painted stock calipers look pretty tacky, especially when people put the mazda decal on there in hopes it will turn it into a BBK lol.

boffam

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^The calipers on my 2004 are cast iron (not aluminum) and ended up looking sick, and not in a good way. Judge for yourself:





I prefer dark colours like black with calipers like ours (i.e. not monoblock).

Learjet_Pilot

Thanks for the suggestions guys. And okay, I'll reconsider that lime green thing. The blue ones posted by Expo look awesome, but I'm already blue. (Silver won't work too well with the chrome rims, I think.) Thanks again.

SilverStreak

I went with blue on my SS. Used G2 caliper paint that I got from Moss Motors. It is a brush on paint that you mix with a hardener. First step is to really, really clean the calipers with brake cleaner and a firm brush. Once you mix the hardener you have to move pretty quickly but I put the 8 on jackstands removed all four wheels and was able to put two coats on easily. Brush on seemed easier than having to mask and spray. the G2 dries to a nice hard gloss and two years later it has held up well and cleans easily with standard wheel cleaners.

Razz1

I don't like the finish so I use flat black.

Dull is better as it is not tacky or as they say passe.

fredw1

I used a 1/2" artists paintbrush, and got most of them, and then moved the car a about foot to rotate the wheels for the rest.

bsteimel

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To boffam where did you get the rx8 stickers on the brake caliper, or did you paint it or something ? I painted mine red and the inner part of the rotor black. The sticker would look cool.

laythor

polak sells the stickers on his site.

boffam

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^ That's right I used the Polak stickers as stencils.

Learjet_Pilot

Which Moss Motors? Where? Do they have a website? I googled tons of Moss Motors; which are you referring to?

DOMINION

Paint them hot pink. That colors hot!

laythor

where's Flea when you need her.