Painting Caliper

[ichiro75]

So I have been thinking about painting my brake calipers and I did some research over the past few days on the internet and reading some earlier threads on this forum. And I have made some decisions about how I am going to do this.

1) Color = Red: I thought about yellow but I think red just looks better on a white color Boxster. (Still undecided where I should buy it from) eBay or suncoast. I am also going to apply clear coat after I paint it as recommended by most people.
2) Caliper Decal: I am definitely getting it from xenonmods.com
3) My plan is to remove the calipers from the car and take my time cleaning and painting it instead of painting it while it is still attached. I assume it should be relatively easy to remove the calipers from the car?
4) Bleeding the brake: I read that some people recommend bleeding the brakes at the same time. Pardon my ignorance but is it really necessary?

Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions.

I'm on the same project except I'm going yellow, replacing pads and going with drilled rotors. I'm still finding answers to stuff myself here's what I have for ya so far. If you do not remove the calipers you don't need to bleed. You do need to unweight the fluid supply line, which most do with a hanging device. If you remove the calipers you will not only need to bleed but you might as well change the fluid which is recommended every two years. You also need to know that brake fluid destroys paint on immediate contact. I ordered a motive power bleeder. I saw a pic tool pants posted showing a guy with the unit screwed right to the top of the main fluid tank. It looked to me like you could not only extract all the fluid from the main tank but possibly open the brake bleeder and empty the lines backwards. That part is an assumption, I don't know if it's true. I was going to read the Motive specs and ask if it wasn't answered there. Lastly, remember the clutch and brakes share a common supply, therefore you need to bleed the clutch too, good luck, maybe we can post pics when done.

[racer_d]

The motive bleeder is made to "pressurize" the system. You put fluid in the bleeder, then connect it to the resevoir in your car. When you open the bleeder screw on the caliper, the motive bleeder provided the pressure to push the fluid thru the lines. It is NOT a vacumn style bleeder.

You will need to bleed your calipers if you remove them from your car to prevent any air from entering the braking system. As mentioned, a full brake fluid flush should be done every 2 years to keep the fuid and lines in good shape.

As for color? What color is your car? I find red a poser color (ie, trying to imitate the S brakes) but it tends to work well with many car exterior colors.

Racer, can you describe how to best minimize leakage and the sequence you use in the removal process as it relates to the management of the brake line?

Thanks.

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by racer_d

I find red a poser color (ie, trying to imitate the S brakes)

Following this same line of thinking, yellow calipers imitate ceramic brakes—and $8,200 option, which is greater "poser" color, right?

I'm a poser with red painted calipers, which look great on a black car.

[Pat]

I've done this a couple times. Once with hi-temp engine enamel and once with G2 caliper paint. I was very, very detail oriented when prepping the calipers for paint both times. I now wish I had never painted them. It's not a big deal, just a waste of time and money.
If I were to do it again, the only way I'd go is to have them powder coated. Of course, that is much more extensive than just painting them while on the car.

[super66]

god with the poser crap again...is that where every post is going tolead on this forum

paint em, my car is white and when its time to do my brakes, I want to paint the calipers white...idea from another forum member and I liked it....