[6pack] Painting brake calipers?

[Jim Jones]

I stripped my calipers and brake drums. The calipers were sprayed with gold
header paint, which works well with the car's emerald green color. The rear
drums were sprayed with gloss black header paint. They've been on the car for
nearly three years. No problems with pealing or discoloration.
 
Personally I shy away from red calipers. Every "dub" car or lowered SUV around
here has red calipers. It kinda ruined red for me, but that's just me. You
might consider silver, black, yellow, light gray, gold, or orange. Yes, orange
sounds corny but it looked really nice on a local red Corvette. The rear drums
... well since they're largely concealed by the wheel hub black seems
appropriate.
 
YMMV.
 
Jim

--- On Fri, 11/7/08, Joe Merone <jmerone at rocketmail.com> wrote:

From: Joe Merone <jmerone at rocketmail.com>
Subject: [6pack] Painting brake calipers?
To: "6 Pack list" <6pack at autox.team.net>, "Triumph List"
<triumphs at autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 12:01 PM

I'm about to install my new drilled and slotted rotors, Green Stuff brake
pads, and rebuilt calipers on my TR6.  It's a wished for combination of
increased stopping power plus a desire for a cool looking set-up behind the
KN
minilites.

I'm also considering painting the calipers but don't know to
what extreme to take it.  A simple coat of gloss black is the top choice
right
now.  Next level up would be a matching red body color.  After that is an
unlikely contrasting color like yellow.

Caliper painters out there - which
way did you go?  Did you do the rear drums too?  Which system and application
process?

Thanks,
Joe Merone
CF18928
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