painted calipers
#16
10-27-2012, 09:53 PM
Does anybody go so far as to buy an "S" for the rear after painting their brakes red? Like Ari on Entourage did to his wife's car. Hilarious! If I did this I'd choose a color other than red or yellow- doesn't it look poserish if you use a factory color that Porsche chose to designate a more premium (i.e. expensive) model in it's line-up? Am I the only one who thinks this when I see red calipers on a base Carrera or Boxster?
I know I'm opening up a can of worms, potentially.... But WTH.
I know I'm opening up a can of worms, potentially.... But WTH.
i painted them because black was boring and any color other than red looked strange to me, not because i wanted to pass my car off as another. really didn't want to have green calipers.
#17
10-27-2012, 09:57 PM
i used dupli-color engine enamel, primer (DE1612), clear (DE1636) and red caliper paint (BCP100). you can get them from o'reilly or online. do NOT use the dupli-color caliper paint kit, the enamel doesn't go on smooth and the brush they provide is crap.
#18
10-28-2012, 09:48 AM
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Yes, but bleeding only takes like 5 min / wheel and you should do it once a year anyways (I do it after every track day, so basically 10 times / year)
Taking the calipers off takes about 15 min / wheel, so I will do it with the calipers off the car.
That's the easy part, getting the spray right, that's where I am worried
Taking the calipers off takes about 15 min / wheel, so I will do it with the calipers off the car.
That's the easy part, getting the spray right, that's where I am worried
#19
10-28-2012, 09:51 AM
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Rep Power: 28 Does anybody go so far as to buy an "S" for the rear after painting their brakes red? Like Ari on Entourage did to his wife's car. Hilarious! If I did this I'd choose a color other than red or yellow- doesn't it look poserish if you use a factory color that Porsche chose to designate a more premium (i.e. expensive) model in it's line-up? Am I the only one who thinks this when I see red calipers on a base Carrera or Boxster?
I know I'm opening up a can of worms, potentially.... But WTH.
I know I'm opening up a can of worms, potentially.... But WTH.
But quite frankly it's everyone's own car and everyone can do whatever they like, it's a free country after all
#21
10-28-2012, 11:42 AM
Yes, but bleeding only takes like 5 min / wheel and you should do it once a year anyways (I do it after every track day, so basically 10 times / year)
Taking the calipers off takes about 15 min / wheel, so I will do it with the calipers off the car.
That's the easy part, getting the spray right, that's where I am worried
Taking the calipers off takes about 15 min / wheel, so I will do it with the calipers off the car.
That's the easy part, getting the spray right, that's where I am worried
#22
10-28-2012, 04:38 PM
Looks great! Thanks for all the info on products used was thinking of doing this to mine soon in the future - the hard part is deciding on color - silver, red or yellow.
Heres that writeup for caliper painting for anyone interested - https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...s-today-2.html
Heres that writeup for caliper painting for anyone interested - https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...s-today-2.html
Last edited by socialpro; 10-28-2012 at 04:50 PM.
#24
10-28-2012, 06:11 PM
WOW! looks REALLY good -- what color are your wheels, dolphin grey or matte black? I got same wheels in Matte black on Silver 997. Leaning towards RED paint (safe bet) -- or try a little something different and go with Yellow As I really love how that contrasts against the darker wheels. I take it the paint looks like it is holding up really well!
GREAT writeup BTW -- now just gotta find some time to get it done!
Last edited by socialpro; 10-28-2012 at 06:15 PM.
#25
10-29-2012, 02:21 AM
the wheels ate gunmetal in satin finish. the calipers have some time now and they look like the day I painted them. I did the same on my 996 and after 4 years they looked like new... granted, I don't track my car...
#27
10-30-2012, 02:24 AM
those are special lugs that came with the wheels... you can either paint your original nuts (easy) or replace them with titanium ones (pricey)
#28
10-30-2012, 07:49 AM
Former Vendor
Great looking job !! Newly painted calipers make a world of difference and make it look so clean.
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