Jeff77789

I am thinking about cleaning my brake calipers and replacing brake pads while i'm at it

i mind as well paint the calipers as a protective coating (and for looks)

so i was going to paint them red when i saw a video where a guy painted them brembo Nissan GT-R gold and i thought that might be good as well


red might be too...ricer looking....and i do not want that

so what color do you guys think will be best to paint them?

lumiester123

Do you have a color scheme going? If not I think black is a pretty neutral color you cannot go wrong with in my option. In my option leave red for Brembro's or the caliper comes that color. I would also look into powder-coating so it lasts longer.

Jeff77789

no i do not have a color scheme going

powder coating would be nice, but im sure it costs more and i will need to have to take the caliper off from the hoses which means i need to put it back on and then bleed the lines and then...its best if i leave the brake loop closed lol

lumiester123

Well, I say do them black but thats just my option, unless you want to start a color scheme. Just make sure you do them properly otherwise they will chip and it will look like ***. Anyways good luck and let us know how it goes.

R80MAV

no to painted calipers unless they're done in silver or black. keep the stock brakes... stock looking.

Pugheaven

Mine are black on a Copper Red...

Jeff77789

nice! what brake rotors do you have?

usafrotard

iTrader: (1)

Gold would be way more rice. IMO I vote for black though.

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Black on stock.

Although mine are red

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9krpmrx8/8327234459/

monchie

Red will look cool and different on a silver rx8.

Jeff77789

cool and different?

Pugheaven

... if that was to me, Panther zinc coated with MTEC pads. Stop perfectly now... although tbh, stock are superb, but these are better and don't cost the earth.

alnielsen

iTrader: (4)

I don't have an opinion, other than I wouldn't put one metallic color with another. Therefor, I wouldn't use gold on your silver car.

Jeff77789

how does the zinc coating hold up? i was looking at r1concepts and im worried that the zinc plating might easily fall off or wear off

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Look up thread title rotorpros.

monchie

Never seen one yet on a silver rx8...

Pugheaven

Like a dream, I'm actually surprised myself how well mate, I was expecting it to last a month ... however have to say 2 months down the line, still perfect... will take a piccie to show you post 3k miles :-) and some horrible UK weather lol.

Loki

iTrader: (1)

Mine are red (and the car is silver). Don't find it ricy at all, it's just a little accent. Nothing too loud, click below.

Andersonracing

If you want something thats going to last and not look like a garage 10 min job, you can pull the calipers down to bare casting and ahve them chemical filmed. its used alot in aerospace. the finish depending what class you have them do it (class 1,2,3) will be anywhere from a nice gold to a copper color.

Awesome_X

Same here, I have a silver car with red calipers but mine were that way when I bought it. I think it looks fine.

monchie

Doesn't look ricey at all, and it looks okay.

Jeff77789

do those red calipers darken over time with all the brake dust? or do you have to clean them over time to keep them shiny?

i saw a matte black paint for calipers and a gloss black paint for calipers as well as a glossy red paint for them and i will be definitely be painting them glossy

Atilla

iTrader: (1)

^+1

...seriously

TopGear8

iTrader: (3)

Yeah...what's so wrong with red calipers?

Jeff77789

off topic, but is that the way you are supposed to mount your rotors? or are they backwards?