What paint should I use on brake calipers?

Our top pick for best caliper paint is the Dupli-Color Black Brake Caliper Aerosol. It's an easy solution to adding a splash of flair to your brakes. Choose the Rust-Oleum 12-Ounce Red Caliper Paint Spray if you're working on a budget but still want to add personality to your ride.

What kind of paint should be used for brake calipers?

VHT's caliper paint is specifically designed for brakes, drums, calipers, and rotors, offering superior heat and chemical resistance up to 900°F when cured properly. It's recommended to use a primer color paint before hand, and then a clear coat process afterwards for best results.

Do you need special paint for brake calipers?

Calipers are exposed to very high temperatures during braking. Choose a paint that is heat resistant or developed specifically for calipers.

Can you use normal spray paint on brake calipers?

Some people use spray-on paint rather than brush-on paint. That can work too, but make sure it's paint designed to endure high temperatures, such as engine block paint. Don't use normal spray paint, which will flake off. You may also want to buy a can of clear, high-temperature finishing spray.

Can you use Rustoleum paint on calipers?

Rust-Oleum® Caliper Paint is a durable coating that allows you to customize your car or truck's brake calipers, drums, rotors and springs.

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Is caliper paint high temp?

High Heat Coating

VHT Caliper Paint has been specifically designed for the custom detailing of brake components. It is heat resistant to 900°F (482°C) intermittent and will not chip, crack, fade or rust even under extremes of operation or road and weather conditions.

Can you paint brake calipers with 2K paint?

2K Caliper Spray Paint is a professional 2-component paint specially developed for brake calipers. It is heat resistant, scratch resistant, chemical resistant, petrol resistant, corrosion resistant and also resistant to brake fluid.

How hot do calipers get?

Just watch a video of a night race and you can see orange discs going around the track - they can get VERY hot! 600 degrees would be a safe guess for the paint. I've put a pyrometer on mine and seen 400-500.

How much does it cost to get calipers painted?

For painted calipers, you can expect to pay between $250 and $450 to have them professionally painted (and significantly more for specialty paint and decals) and under $50 to paint them yourself if you already have the appropriate tools.

How long do painted calipers last?

A quality caliper paint job can reasonably be expected to last for three or four years, whereas a set of high-quality aluminum caliper covers can be expected to last seven to ten years. In the long run, the costs of the two options is much more comparable than at first glance.

Is Duplicolor caliper paint resistant to brake fluid?

Dupli-Color® Caliper Paint makes customizing brake calipers easy. This durable, protective coating is resistant to chipping, brake dust, and automotive chemicals.

Does VHT caliper paint need primer?

VHT FlameProof coatings require no primer. For most economical use of VHT FlameProof colors on ”hard to hide” surfaces, apply a thin coat of VHT FlameProof White or VHT FlameProof Silver base coating.

How hot do Nascar brakes get?

In fact, NASCAR discs reach a temperature of 1,800°F while Brembo HTC 64T brake fluid has a boiling point of 635° F. However, Brembo brake disc ventilation channels are more contained on Road Courses and even smaller on Intermediate tracks and Super Speedways.

At what temperature do brake rotors glow?

Iron rotors glow orange when their surface temperature exceeds 750°F at night and 975°F on a sunny day. Those are alarmingly high temperatures, yet glowing rotors are a relatively common sight.

Is 2K paint heat resistant?

An isocyanate hardener is used, so a respirator, gloves and goggles should be used at all times when using 2K aerosols for general health and safety concerns. Both our 1K and 2K paints have a heat resistant, between 160 - 190 degrees Celsius.

Is 2K lacquer heat resistant?

Temperature resistant up to 650 degrees F. Sprays like a gun with a broader spray pattern than conventional aerosols and no mess to clean up. You'll achieve professional results from an easy-to-spray aerosol.

Is 2K clear coat heat resistance?

Available in Gloss, Semi-Gloss and Matte. OHW 2K Professional Quality Clear Coats have a built in flex agent, UV resistance and offer superior protection and heat resistance (tested up to 400 degrees).

When can I drive after painting calipers?

scrammer said: if you do it the right way by taking the calipers completely off the car, id wait at least 24 hours before you put them back on the car. the paint does in-fact scratch quite easily. the can states that it takes about a week for the the paint to fully cure.

Can you clear coat brake calipers?

VHT SP730 Gloss Clear Caliper Paint has been specifically designed for brake, drum, caliper, and rotor custom detailing. It is heat resistant to 900 degrees Fahrenheit and will not chip, peel, crack, fade or rust even under extremes of operation or road and weather conditions.