chrislich Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I'd like peoples thoughts. I'm looking at painting my own calipers. I'm looking at either the brake caliper specialists paint kit or VHT products, so primer, paint and laquer. Comes to roughly same price. I'm more than confortable doing as done before. Just curious which one people would go for. Ones paint on other is spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 say no more ...... http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/84528-supplies-arrived-the-reveal/page__st__79 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I brush painted mine about 18 months ago and they have been fine, rubbed down and prepped caliper then brushed on.there are no brush marks when dry just looks powder coated smooth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I painted mine myself if you find my project thread. was easy enough, going to do them again before the big scotland drive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislich Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Cheers for the replys. I've gone for vht paint. Got to source sone decent vinyl akebono decals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitig37s Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I used radiator paint and worked fine for years ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislich Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Well i attempted this today. Got paint from the brake caliper specialists. Followed the instructions to the letter and they look awful. ST orange as well was a really bad choice plus the paint has loads of bubbles in it. Really disappointed. Hey ho you live and learn. Got to drive around with crap looking front calipers till i can strip them back. Going for gloss black with orange akebono decals. Keeping it simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Well i attempted this today. Got paint from the brake caliper specialists. Followed the instructions to the letter and they look awful. ST orange as well was a really bad choice plus the paint has loads of bubbles in it. Really disappointed. Hey ho you live and learn. Got to drive around with crap looking front calipers till i can strip them back. Going for gloss black with orange akebono decals. Keeping it simple. What instructions did you follow? What was your process from start to finish? I've painted the brake calipers on lots of my previous cars, mainly with brushes but also spray painted one set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislich Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 The company who supplied the paint kit supplied instructions about prep and paint mixing etc. The paint went on and had bubbles in it. Don't think the brush they supplied was fine enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 That's a shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I'm also thinking ..... Did you degrease it enough That would cause the same effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislich Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 I'm also thinking ..... Did you degrease it enough That would cause the same effect I went over them about 4 times to be sure. Just don't understand. It was like the finish you get with water colour paint. Loads of tiny bubbles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstraw Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 How did this go in the end? Where can I get akebono decals from? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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