I am looking for a shops in San Diego to get my brake caliper painted? any recommendations?

 

I've used Fast Forward Wheels in South El Monte, closer to LA, for powder coating. Turn around time was a bit slow but it was winter so I didn't care. No affiliation.


http://www.fastforwardwheels.com/




Edit: see posts below. These calipers might actually be painted.

 

Pictures attached

 

Tag Motorsports paints brakes and is located in San Diego.

 

semi how much was it?

 

PM'd

 

Recommend powder coating. Paint chips off

 

Brembo specifically says not to powder coat!

 

We would be more than happy to help! We are in San Diego (North County) and have done Countless Sets of Calipers. Here are just a few Audi RS5's we have done with different color brakes!

Suzuka Grey on Audi Exclusive Samviolet Metallic Calipers




Ibis White on Porsche Mexico Blue Calipers




Sepang Blue on Sepang Blue Calipers (my old baby)



Phantom Black on Lamborghini Monterey Blue Calipers




Ibis White on Porsche Speed Yellow Calipers



Suzuka Grey on Suzuka Grey Calipers



Give us a ring!

 

Reference please. This one doesn't sound right as a blanket statement.

 

Buy a kit and paint them yourself.

 

Something to do with reataining heat...I'll try and find the source or maybe someone else can chime in.

 

Not exactly what I was looking for but:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...se-needed.html

There's an actual official Brembo document stating paint only. I will try and find it later.

 

Thanks Johnny. I went through those links and have two thoughts.


First, the major discussion was centered on heavily tracked cars, be certain to upgrade the cooling ducts, and under the most extreme conditions there really is nothing other than anodizing that will work without discoloring. High quality paint with the largest cooling ducts is the next best option. For non-heavily tracked cars discoloring is really not a problem.


Second, I used http://www.fastforwardwheels.com/ , the same company touted in that thread. Now I'm not so certain my calipers are powder coated. They could actually be painted. I say this because I have a DD Infiniti with candy apple red powder coated calipers done locally. I went with FFWheels on my p-car because of their experience with Porsches. I had just assumed FFWheels powder coated because of my past experience. Perhaps they are truly are painted - bonus for me!


OP - I still recommend FastForwardWheels. Call them and ask the paint vs. powder coating question before making up your mind.

 

I called and spoke with Eli over at Fast Forward Wheels and he confirmed with me that they don't POWDER COAT calipers, they said that they never have nor does Rach Technologies who I was told imports or distributes BREMBO in the USA also speaks down of PC.

Eli went on to tell me about track testing etc. etc. and how PC is thick and doesn't allow heat to escape as easily as painted. He said they do perform some sort of heating during the final process but it's only to help the durability of the coating.

Confirmed that PC chips in large chunks over painted which will normally only scratch.

Just my .02