How to paint brake calipers like a Pro 🎨🎨🎨 

I’m going to do this on my 2012 Ford Fiesta stock calipers. That has to be at least 30+ hp added.

Thank you for showing your not perfect 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

May wanna add a disclaimer for this one my guy

That's the strangest shade of red I've ever seen

Pro tip - Be sure to get all the brake fluid out. Even a tiny drop that escapes will wreck the paint job. Ask me how I know, lol. Also, I chose to bake my SRT Brembos to fully cure the paint. If you choose this, have fans ready.

I like tutorials like this. It isn't textbook correct, but its a good baseline for sure

I've been waiting for the day I could actually use brake cleaner for its general purpose.....

This is actually extremely helpful💯

Good video

Dude thank you so much for this

I used duplicolour on my extractors cover and it’s still fine the paint is insane

"Brembo" like raybestos

Props to being a fellow lefty 👍🏻

Good technique 😅 and a color for sure 😂 Glad to see you still at it. Great series.

If it was me, I'm always focus perfection around visible areas.

the sheeeesh got me lmao

As someone who used to use a similar process and then eventually upgraded to a professional shop and equipment… Prep is everything. Obviously that’s not news to anyone but the one thing I always suggest to folks who are still rattle canning it… especially with anything that’s come in to contact with lubricants, and other contaminants from the road… The only way to truly degrease some thing to a laboratory level and get The most from any finishing project… You need to degrease like no other. The best way is an ultrasonic cleaner filled with your favorite parts cleaner or solvent. Yeah I know it’s dangerous or whatever but I haven’t had a problem in 15 years. Hopefully I don’t have one in the future lol I studied metallurgy and UNI and even though I’m a dimwitted idiot I did learn about the pores in different types and Eloise… You really can’t clean the pores just by wiping it down a few times. Honestly it doesn’t always matter but ultrasonic and other methods make it easy and full proof. The technique in this video is great and his attention to detail is highly admirable.

I just painted mine and they came out really good

I baked mine also in the oven. Came out smooth and shiny as fcuk.

Nice work!

Nice job!

I just used VHT paint for the first time the other day. Love it

Sooo how do you take off your brake caliper and not lose brake fluid?

Hang the calipers on hooks instead of laying them down on a hard surface, you'll get a better coating.

good job bro😉👍 i painted my front and back calipers on my amg e 55 the same colour Sheeeesh😁😉👍👍

Ppl should know break cleaner will destroy any rubber it comes into contact with. Rubber gaskets where a strong solvent doesn't belong, essentially directly spraying. so plz keep that in mind. Also remember break cleaner is a very strong solvent so be mindful where you spray it.

Edit was fire

nice color !

Looks damn good

Very nice! 💪🙂👍

Is this “torque n teal”? Looks great!

Great job.

My Evo 8 brembo brakes needed some of this. That bright red had some issues.

The sheeshes were hilarious 😂

Hard to tell with the quick shots but the issue was you used high temp paint on bare metal without a self etching primer. That’s the reason the paint tore off the way it did with the decal. Tips for next time.

Sheeeeeessshhhhh 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Where do you get the lettering

Yeah we took ours to get powder coated. Heads up. If you get the Brembo stickers. They look awful. Better to use stencils imo but what do I know lol

How did the decal do with the heat from the brakes?

If you roll the transfer tape off with your fingers it comes off easier

what Dremel do you recommend for this job? I want to buy a heavy duty one

Nice work, we’ll done

Don’t forget the brembo stickers for extra horse power

Craftsman has cheap powder coat gun it works beautifully

Looks great, but spend the money and get them powder coated. Powder coat will last so much longer, so much more durable and there’s so many options for colors

You don’t need to sand the primer?

Do a video on how to put letters on tires

Mans gets his shit from Autozone Good man

What’s better. Brembo or willwood?

What color goes good with dark purple?

Dude just finished his shift at foot locker

Where did you get the sticker decals

How long between the paint u coated them...

You need heat these up to cure the paint to.

Sheeesh

Lol how long did you wait between coats should have wet sanded sticker than clear would have looked a lot slicker

I tried painting a new caliper I got off Amazon and the paint won’t stick at all. Will using this high heat primer work? I tried sanding but it didn’t help. Not sure what they treated the caliper with before but it’s like a very silver color almost like they spray painted it silver. Also I heard I will need an acidic primer does the high heat one qualify as this?

what high heat paint is that?

Bruh my man actually used brake cleaner to clean his brakes. Who tf does that😂 “Insert confused Jackie Chan here”

What are casting marks ?

The only thing I would add is. Sand between coats.

Dang I thought I could just spray paint it real quick during my next break change 😅

Disclaimer: no Amazon box were harmed during this video

You should add the clear coat while the paint is wet

What color is this called?

What colour is that

So how much would that cost if I took it to someone ?

did all that just for the car to look like absolute shit the color doesn’t even match lmfao

Pro tip. Buy performance epoxy paint.. use a paint brush. Skip steps 1-4

I eat Paint Flakes for breakfast. They're Grrrrreat! Especially fresh off calipers.

The “sheesh” was fire 😂

How is yours color shifting?

G2 caliper paint is the way to roll.

Or powedercoat em for about $100

Love the E36 you picked up. Fantastic buy. Idk why you call it a project though. For a 36 it looks to be in amazing shape

Next Chrisfix

Can't help but think the lettering in black would've been better.

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Hahaha the sheeesh voices 😂😂😂

Jeszzz

Well technically brimbos are powder coated for a more permanent finish and they are acrylic coated clear coat that's heat treated.

“Yeah I know the price 10K over value but it’s got brembos”

These really need to be fully stripped out and the bare calipers should be specialist cleaned. Only then can you prep and paint then bake off in your oven for 30 min at 200°. That process will not come off.

Out of all the waste of time things you can do to a vehicle, this is #1

Then ceramic coat them :)

So, I'm really not trying to be that guy, but why not just use dedicated brake caliper paint for this application?

Just powder coat them it’s way more durable. I know painting is cheaper but in the long run

Next video do how to paint your brake rotors like a pro

What happened to your finger?

Just buy good one for 2000 or 3000 look good a help the car too

I just wanna say brown car with neon blue calipers doesn’t go together.

Then ceramic coat the paint afterwards

I would always paint my calipers just a silver or gunmetal and clear them just so they wouldn't rust and look all nasty.

I use to go to my local English color and get their single stage "oops" paint. This is paint they made but didn't get the correct color. I would spray it on with a HLVP gun and it would come out perfectly smooth and not look at orange peeled or get all rough feeling from over spray when you spray paint with a can. I recommend doing that. Custom colors and higher quality

What's the color

GHEEZE

You should get deep dish rims

If i buy brembos AND have to paint them and put a sticker on them we have a problemmmmm

Next time give it a wetter hand for the clear.