How to Paint Brake Calipers

Here's how to paint the brake calipers on any vehicle! Painting the brake calipers can make your car stand out from all the other boring silver and beige cars on the road. This is especially true if you've got alloy rims and can see the brake calipers. Using a bright, contrasting color will make them pop and stand out from the car. It'll draw attention to your wheels and your ride, look good, and prevent the caliper surface from becoming rusty. Standard OEM calipers usually come in a dull, silver or gray finish. Sometimes this oxidizes over time and builds up surface rust. Surface rust on brakes makes the vehicle look much older and uncared for. Even if its an understated luxury car, simply painting them black will be much better than leaving them to rust! This video demonstrates how to paint the calipers on a Toyota Solara, but the procedure is the same for many vehicles. VHT Brake caliper spray paint is used. The most thorough method to paint the calipers is to remove all the brake components and caliper from the vehicle and paint them off the car. This will ensure an even coverage and protection on all the components. However, this requires re-bleeding the brake system when reassembling, which can be time consuming. The easiest DIY method at home, by no means professional, would be to mask off all areas on the vehicle that you don't want sprayed, and spray paint the caliper. This includes masking the rotor, pads, hub, suspension components, wheel well and the entire fender. The surface is then prepared with first a wire brush, then sand paper, and brake cleaner or paint thinner to remove any residue. Priming the surface is recommended if the metal is bare. Apply two thin layers of paint, followed by one medium coat. Clear coating can be done, if desired, but in this case, the blue paint was shiny enough. One can is not enough for 4 calipers if you coat each three times, so be conservative. Over-spray can be removed from body panels with a clay bar or rubbing compound. Link to Etsy shop where you can purchase speedkar99's brother's socks, t-shirts or hoodies: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Speedkar Check out the speedkar99 Facebook page:   / speedkar9   Check out the speedkar99 Linkedin page:   / speedkar99   Follow speedkar9 on Instagram for behind the scenes coverage:   / speedkar9   Subscribe for more videos just like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_...