i just think that black fades with the shade or dirt and blue is to plain and red pops! but thats my opinion!

 

don't do red... totally clashes the blue. stick with black, silver, or blue.

 

i think it looks good, check it out. its not a rx 8 but it gives you an idea of how it would look like. http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publi...nter_311.shtml

 

It all what you want though. Best thing is, if domt like the color tou can just repaint

 

never understood the idea of making the stock calipers "pop". I used G2 black on mine, they stay cleaner, are easier to clean off, and make the calipers less noticeable to a cursory glance. When you do look at them they look nicer then stock, but in no way pop. If I was going with a BBK or a nice aftermarket like project Mu then sure, a different color to showcase them would be nice. just my 2 cents.

 

making them pop is whats fun about it. red is overated in my book(probably cause EVERYONE does it) im gonna do green on my BB. my .02

 

green??? hummm.... you got to show us some pics after. im gonna do mine tomorrow so ill take some pics! and talking about "pop" isnt that the whole point of painting them?

 

I have to agree with this statement. ^

Getting suggestions from other RXcited people is great, and I'm all about it. However, what it really boils down to is what you like, because you're the one that's going to be doing the labor and driving it around. Everyone's got different opinions in everything so you'll never get a solid answer from anyone. Just look up a couple colors, use photoshop or paint, and mask it and see what it looks like.

When you start worrying about what other people are going to think, you've already lost yourself. Do something unique, something that's "you" and no one's going to say anything about it.

That's just my opinion, and so is going with a powder coat, you won't regret it.

 

i agree!!

 

I just wish I knew someone in my area that could do a powder coat. I have some googling to do, ha ha. Good luck picking out the color you want.

 

Here is how mine turned out, I think it looks good with red.

 

it looks damn nice if you ask me, i have a galaxy gray rx8, but im between blue and red =[

 

That red looks nice. I'm thinking about doing the same.

 

I have a WWP and painted mine black. I was going for the black and white look. Also replaced rotors with drilled and slotted while I had the calipers off. Looks hot!!!

 

Tit gray went black a couple years back... Very solid look.

I ordered silver this year but haven't applied it yet. Last time around I did it while doing a rotor upgrade.

Motivation this time is that the black is starting to show it's age.

 

I have a Question or two:

I have seen a lot of people recommend different brands of paints but what would you recommend for the paint application results wise (brushed on or spray ?

 

I've never painted mine, and its not really a big job to begin with, and i think it don't matter what you use anyway. Spray could be faster though...

 

spray is definitely faster, makes less of a mess, and easier, imho. It'll last just as long -- based on experience. Tape off around sensitive areas and don't be afraid to spray that little 4-5mm section of the rotor beyond the hub that rusts up 5 minutes after your first drive post turn.

Getting the plate behind rotor adds some nice touch to the job too. Silver or Black all around ... again IMHO.

 

I'd say, based on my experience, that the epoxy paint is more durable than the typical spray can variety. Also if you want the color to stay looking good, you'll be cleaning those calipers often to get pad dust and other grunge that accumulates off. You need strong solvent to do that easily, and while strong solvent takes spray paint away fairly easily, it doesn't touch epoxy - even if you rub really hard. Also the multi-coat laquer appearance of epoxy is nice,as it lays down nice thick coats so it covers and smooths out the casting inperfections and makes the caliper look very nice - like it was that way from the factory. Because you can use a brush, it's easy to paint in all the hard places and groves, and there's no need to mask anything off, nor worry about overspray. The only downside are the fumes, which are pretty strong, just wear a mask

 

White. No one ever goes for white

 

First time I did mine I did the epoxy on the rears and 3 months later it had chipped off. Ironically the sprayed on parts were just fine. Trying to remember the details around the job... I want to say it was mid 50s out... fairly dry day but it's been a few years.

 

^ I think making sure the caliper is *really* clean is the trick. A good stiff brush and brake cleaner does the trick, removing any oil, grease, misc residue allowing a good epoxy bonding to happen.

 

Yellow!