I am thinking about painting my calipers, but first wanted to hear from some who have done this. First question: does this look crappy when done yourself. Second question: how well does the paint hold up/last. Anyone who has painted their calipers, please offer some insight.

Thanks,
Robert Studebaker

 

Personally...I think self-painted calipers look cheap and crappy. But then again, I have only seen them on ricey looking Honda Civics.

 

i painted mine the other day when i replaced the rear brakes. they were pretty rusty and looked like heck so i thought id give it a go. i used a can of high temperature caliper paint i got at advance auto, cost 6 bucks. paint dried quick and in my opinion did not look cheap. looks better than the rust i assure you that. only been on about a week now. thats my two cents

 

Just don't do some wierd color.

 

The only time i would want them to be colored is if they were the actual Brembo brakes kit.

 

What about SSBC?

I've got Blue calipers on my Mustang thats White with Blue stripes.

 

Well, i actually meant any big brake kit looks good in color, but i was just stating Brembos as an example. It shows off how the car was "upgraded", but when you paint calipers you dont really "upgrade" anything.

Thump, i think ive seen a pic of your Stang and man it's pretty sweet !