Painted calipers and rotors
#1
Painted calipers and rotors
I decided to paint my calipers and brake rotors black. The center of the rotors got rusty all the time and the calipers were just simply unsightly.
I think it came out OK. At least it is way better than it was before.
Edit:
Last picture shows how the pads cleaned up the uneven paint edge on the rotor surface. Now it looks as it was intended.
I think it came out OK. At least it is way better than it was before.
Edit:
Last picture shows how the pads cleaned up the uneven paint edge on the rotor surface. Now it looks as it was intended.
Last edited by Tamas; 09-13-2011 at 12:39 AM. Reason: Added fifth picture
#6
I did mask the brake pads (or better said, I tried), but somehow the paint got under the painters tape at several places, unfortunately. Could have done a better job there for sure. However, honestly it looks much worse on the photos than in real life, and it is really not noticeable at all. If you look at the pics with the wheels on, that's what you see now. It ain't perfect but much better than it was.
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I say nice effort, can't knock a guy for getting some DIY on the car, but I agree that you should have masked off the rotor. If what I see in the last 2 pics is truly what you see right now walking to your car, then it looks very sloppy. I would hate to see what happens to that paint on the face of the rotors after a few drive cycles with the rotors heating up and cooling down.
#9
As I said, during the first drive the brake pads cleaned the rotors where they touch. So right now, the rotors look just perfect, a sharp line around. I guess I'll have to take a photo of them just to prove it
I knew that this will happen, so I didn't fret much about masking the rotors.
Edit:
Added another photo to the first post to show how the pads cleaned up the paint edge on the rotors.
I knew that this will happen, so I didn't fret much about masking the rotors.
Edit:
Added another photo to the first post to show how the pads cleaned up the paint edge on the rotors.
Last edited by Tamas; 09-13-2011 at 12:42 AM.
#10
I painted my calipers a few months back and tackled the nasty rust on the rotor hat at the same time. Spent a bit of time with a wire cup brush on a drill, then masking everything off, but I used plain old bbq black paint on the rotor hat and also cleaned the dust shield off as well and sprayed both. I did a quick sample piece with that bbq black aerosol I had and the color turns more of a flat grey after flashing so it blends in really well. Did the dust shield while I was there just because it had a little surface rust and might as well clean it up. I like yours though, seeing rusty Sh*& through a set of nice rims really ruins the whole idea of a clean, sharp car. Take care
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