Will Acrylic Enamel spary paint hold up on my brake calipers?
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Will Acrylic Enamel spray paint hold up on my brake calipers?
I've been searching paint shops online to find someone who can mix a Mag Red I into a rattle can or something really close to Mag Red. I found a place but they are not sure if it would handle the heat from the calipers. They can mix Acrylic Enamel into a spray can that can handle up to maybe 400 degrees.
I've already painted my calipers with the black caliper paint that can handle 900 degrees but now I think I want to color match the calipers with the car. Would the black caliper paint help with the heat if I was to spray the acrylic over them? I don't want my car looking like garbage so any advice would be great right now.
How hot will calipers get during the summer months? I don't track or drag my car.
Thanks
I've already painted my calipers with the black caliper paint that can handle 900 degrees but now I think I want to color match the calipers with the car. Would the black caliper paint help with the heat if I was to spray the acrylic over them? I don't want my car looking like garbage so any advice would be great right now.
How hot will calipers get during the summer months? I don't track or drag my car.
Thanks
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I use VHT in a rattle can from AutoZone.
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I use the VHT paint from AutoZone too. But I like to get the Mag Red color instead of black. I don't think the Fire engine Red or blue would look good on my car. I thought about going yellow but it's a little too bright for me and have to deal with the brake dust.
So far it's looking like I'm stuck on black for now.
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Really, any good quality spray paint will work. You don't need the high heat paint for every day use.
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You will be fine with a regularly driven car. Under normal driving conditions, the calipers barely get hot. Feel them the next time you finish a drive and park the car. If you do canyon carving or agressive mountain driving in the western part of the state, they will get hot enough to possibly blister normal paint.
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I think a good spray paint will work fine for normal driving. However, have you considered powdercoating - Corvette-Pilot here on the forum does an excellent job and can probably do mag red for you.
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The outside of the calipers doesn't get very hot.
I also used Rustoleum paint. I did a pad change this week and was going to repaint them but I didn't bother as they are still OK.
I also used Rustoleum paint. I did a pad change this week and was going to repaint them but I didn't bother as they are still OK.
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I used the Duplicolor brush on about 4 years ago and they still look great
Secret is cleaning the calipers well and using several coats of paint.
Did this when replcing pads so I could paint the caliper completely.
Used red Duplicolor for about $15.
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Here is the front caliper from a set that I am working on. I used the red Duplicolor in a spray can. To mask off the areas I used a dime sized cutout of masking tape for the brake line inlet and found a cheese grating wheel that was the perfect size for the piston cylinders. Very happy with the results!
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I am also thinking of doing this. I repainted my calipers with Ford Engine Red which matches the Torch Red pretty good but not exact. It's a bit more dull and I am being a bit ****. I was wondering if I could use duplicor since they make a Torch Red in the can that is an exact match.
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I've been searching paint shops online to find someone who can mix a Mag Red I into a rattle can or something really close to Mag Red. I found a place but they are not sure if it would handle the heat from the calipers. They can mix Acrylic Enamel into a spray can that can handle up to maybe 400 degrees.
I've already painted my calipers with the black caliper paint that can handle 900 degrees but now I think I want to color match the calipers with the car. Would the black caliper paint help with the heat if I was to spray the acrylic over them? I don't want my car looking like garbage so any advice would be great right now.
How hot will calipers get during the summer months? I don't track or drag my car.
Thanks
I've already painted my calipers with the black caliper paint that can handle 900 degrees but now I think I want to color match the calipers with the car. Would the black caliper paint help with the heat if I was to spray the acrylic over them? I don't want my car looking like garbage so any advice would be great right now.
How hot will calipers get during the summer months? I don't track or drag my car.
Thanks