I was wondering where would be the best place to get the brake calipers painted. I waiting on my red RX-8 and want to get the calipers red as well. I know I can do it myself, but...not me. I would never be able to do something like that, no matter how easy it is. I'll gladly pay money for someone to do it right. So does anyone have any idea? Also, how much would it cost, approx. And last question, with the uniqueness of the velocity red color, do you think that the red calipers (like Brembo) would look weird, since it would be a different shade? Thanks for the responses.

GH22

 

Look for powdercoating shops in your area, if your willing to pay to have it done right get them powdercoated. The colors available have expanded a lot in the last few years so you will need to check with the shop to see what they have available.

 

The best place I know of, is my garage :p

 

thanks for the input so far. Had no idea about powdercoating.

 

Hi guys,

Does anyone know where I can get those caliper stickers? I will be painting my calipers soon.

Thanx!

 

Try Tire Rack they have "G2" caliper paint kits for $38. I'm painting mine red as well. It will help the look in the wheel well.

 

I called G2 and spoke with them at length. Bottom line, their red is pretty bright, highly likely more so than Velocity Red, although they hadn't seen an RX-8.

Guy said go find a 911 and look at the calipers. They are their G2 red. Haven't gone to our local dealer yet, but intend too. That is my major concern (TOO red), so maybe silver or black would work, but I'd prefer red.

He said it was fairly easy, just be careful, clean the calipers well, there was plenty of paint (5 oz didn't seem like a lot to me) in one kit for 4 calipers. He said that as it is a mix, if it is 60-70 degrees it will harden in 6-4 hrs, if it is 80, be careful (!!!) as it will harden REAL quick (<1 hr) and you likely won't have time to finish, esp if doing only 2 wheels at a time.

 

Thanks for the info, my kit should be here in a couple of days i will keep you posted.

 

Just to let you know I finished painting my calipers eariler this evening with the red G2 kit. It was time consuming, but the results were very good. It was close to 80 deg. F, but I slowed the curing time down by putting some ice in a small cooler with some shop rags over the ice, didn't want to freeze it. I got 3 coats on and still had plenty of paint left. When I opened the can and held the lid against the body color it was close enough not to matter that much, by the way it looks great. I got the seal of approval from my sixteen year old son.

 

Got any pics of your work? Did you do front then rear, or did you put it up on a car lift? And about how long did it take? Thanks.

 

No pictures yet. It's been raining nearly every day, maybe Saturday I'll be able to clean her up and send you some pictures. The paint takes 24 hours to fully cure, that's really the hard part not being able to drive my baby.

 

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Here are some pic's.

 

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close-up

 

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rear shot

 

and the great thing about G2 paint is that it will not fade over time unlike spray paint etc.

 

Nice pics! Got to do this soon, love the look! Great job.

 

Hey folks

Craeted some photoshop files I'd thought I 'd share with you. What color do you think works for Sunlight Silver? I'll also be sketching the RX8 logo on the new caliper paint.

If you would like the Photoshop file to create your own caliper design, feel free to contact me via the site link below!

Heres the design link:

http://www.time4design.net/RX8/project_caliper.asp

 

You should paint them yellow and then paint the hubs blue.

 

Serious, lol...and your an art director?....
Thanks...

 

OMG
that is to funny

 

I only said that because someone ACTUALLY did this to their RX-8, and it looked hideous.

Hence the joke.