Painting brake calipers.... whos done it and what did you use??

Hey guys thinking about freshening up the brembo's with a splash of colour, looking at a few options. The easiest and cheapest I would think is the Duplicolor or VHT caliper kit, reviews are scattered but in general not the most favored. Online reviews put the G2 Brake Caliper Paint System on top of all others in ease of use and quality of final product. The other option and most expensive would be buying a new set of calipers from XRC Brakes that come powder coated in your choice of custom colours from there website. At a cost of $505 US I can safely put that option to rest..... although we do have a powdercoat line at work that I could utilize...... I'd like to hear what everyone has used, how involved was it and how you like the quality of the product, pictures would be great!

Thanks.

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Every spring when I put the summer shoes back on Ol Paint I would wrap the rotors in tinfoil and spray the calipers with black BBQ paint. Easy-Peasy. :D

Previous owner painted the calipers red on my car. They held up great ....until I went to the track. Then the red got backed to a toasty brown.
Then I swapped out to red powder coated cobra brakes. They have held up perfect.

In my opinion, the rattle can paints do okay for street use. I would not recommend them if the calipers are ever going to see track use.

What RedSN said...Powder coating is best. You need to strip the caliper down and get new seals afterwards but it will be like new once done.

I used VHT rattle can, but brushed it on. It flattened extremely well with no visible brush marks. I touch it up every couple years. Surprisingly, they have not discoloured at track days. Maybe I'm not going fast enough.....🤔

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Turned my silver powder coated Brembo's gold from track day heat.

They look good gold

I picked up a set of takeoff brembos and want to powder coat them white, the powder coat place I used for my valve covers sucked, do you know of anywhere I can send them that will disassemble powder coat and re assemble with new seals etc?

I painted my stock GT calipers with duplicolour brush on.
Cleaned them thoroughly first.
Mind you the brakes were very clean to begin with.
Also it held up well for three years but was due for a re coat.
Note three years was only 10 to 15k of street driving.
So I may not be the best test subject.

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Originally Posted by NickD

I picked up a set of takeoff brembos and want to powder coat them white, the powder coat place I used for my valve covers sucked, do you know of anywhere I can send them that will disassemble powder coat and re assemble with new seals etc?

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Kudos for being different, but can't believe white will hold up.