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neilgj · Feb 7th, 2006, 06:49 AM

I painted my calipers yellow using the brush-on paint kit from G2. You'll want to really clean those calipers well before you start. If the calipers are dirty the paint will chip off or just not stick. Get a couple of cans of brake cleaner and a good brush. Scrub it is well as you can. Do the cleaning outside because the brake cleaner fumes are pretty toxic.

It easier to remove the calipers to do the painting but many have painted without removal by using a lot of tape. If you do opt to remove the calipers, you'll probably also remove the brake pads. On the rear, this means you'll need a piston tool or a clamp to push the brake piston back in so you can replace the pads.

You can probably not paint the parts of the caliper that are unseen. That includes the inside of the parts holding the pads and behind the rotors.You'll also want to avoid the caliper rods and rubber boots.

Hope that helps!

Feb 7th, 2006, 06:49 AM	#3
neilgj MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Local Time: 02:15 PM Posts: 58 Offline	I painted my calipers yellow using the brush-on paint kit from G2. You'll want to really clean those calipers well before you start. If the calipers are dirty the paint will chip off or just not stick. Get a couple of cans of brake cleaner and a good brush. Scrub it is well as you can. Do the cleaning outside because the brake cleaner fumes are pretty toxic. It easier to remove the calipers to do the painting but many have painted without removal by using a lot of tape. If you do opt to remove the calipers, you'll probably also remove the brake pads. On the rear, this means you'll need a piston tool or a clamp to push the brake piston back in so you can replace the pads. You can probably not paint the parts of the caliper that are unseen. That includes the inside of the parts holding the pads and behind the rotors.You'll also want to avoid the caliper rods and rubber boots. Hope that helps!