DIY Paint Brake Calipers at Home 

I agree 100% that’s easier and the way I’m going to but you risk getting air in the brakes and 75% of people wouldn’t know how to bleed brakes correctly. This is a much safer solution to show in a video.

@@scottjohnson9619 literally came here to say in the time it takes to mask the whole car just take the calipers off lmaoooo and maeks it easier to prep, mask, not miss any spots, basically makes everything easier. Bleeding brakes takes like 10 minutes and theres ways to do it by yourself too so literally no excuse not to. Still sick looking either way but im painting my lexus calipers next weekend off the car lol

Right ? Would've been easier and cheaper to just remove the calipers. Removing the need to purchase masking tape for the wells, plastic wrap for the entire car and eliminating the risk of overspray all together. With removing, one can just sit comfortably and prep/paint the calipers in their entirety without being crouched down at wheel level cramping your back, knees with unevenly distributed weight on your feet against the pavement. The worst that could happen is you'd have to bleed the brakes which takes less time to do than masking off the entire car. The end product looks fantastic but it didn't need to be that hard.

​@@davidcallow4905if someone doesn't know how to bleed their brakes, they have no business painting their calipers. It really isn't that hard to bleed brakes.

Place is literally not from here lol

Talked to people who did both. Consensus was long game the stickers held very well even without clear over them so wanted to keep it simple

Because he doesnt know what hes doing. Could have just used 2k clear and been done with it. I think he was thinking he needed a "high temp" layer under the 2k for some reason which is just stupid, 2k has no issues with heat and creates a very durable/hard finish.

Long game if that 2K clear starts to fade you probably wouldn’t even notice because there is already high temp clear underneath it. Security

Honestly I wouldn't have even used the stickers atop or under a clear coat. Since I don't trust decals against brake dust, dirt, pressure washing, and extreme heat I would've used them like a stencil/masking tape. 1. Paint a black base coat on the area where the decal lettering will be placed 2. Apply the Decal over the dry black base. 3. Paint over them and the entire caliper with a yellow base coat 4. Remove the decal once the yellow dries. Exposing the black base coat underneath in the shape of the decal letters. 5. Apply the clear coat over it all. Despite being advertised as heat resistant. decals are still thin vinyl and prone to peeling, bubbling, and discoloration. Which is even worse if under a clear coat. Paint doesn't grip to vinyl the way it does to primer. Should the vinyl peel or bubble up underneath, you're going to see the clear coat prematurely chipping. From there you wont be able to simply peel the rest off. You'd have to sand them off and repaint the whole caliper. Another way to look at it is If you took a vinyl wrapped car to be painted, The first thing they will do is remove that wrap then prep and primer it for paint.

It’s still sticking out of the bottom not flush

I did off camera cuz it acted finicky

@@CameronAlford good 😅 I haven’t tried it yet, expensive in Canada. Will stick with high solids euro clear 2:1 for now

1 of each it was perfect

@@CameronAlford 1 can per caliper?

Front ones are yes

I prefer the Adam's Graphene along with many other options

I have been scheming the next udpate on that car, dont worry!

@@CameronAlford Awesome! Love your channel!

Quicker than powder coating them!

Disassembling them and getting them powdercoated is the "not fast" version imo

Wrapping your car in plastic, sitting on your butt, taking some bolts in and out, patiently sanding with your hands, cleaning and spraying paint from aerosol cans.. anybody can do it