DIY Painting Brake Calipers

TeeEyeVany

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Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada
Vehicle Model
Civic Si w/Navi
Body Style
Coupe
So I did this a while back but just never got around to posting it up. As you can see from the early pictures I painted my calipers orange...the orange didn't really match my car (at all) so when I got the paint mixed to paint my engine cover I decided to paint my calipers as well to perfectly match.

Its pretty simple:
Step 1: Remove your wheel
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Step 2: Clean your caliper with brake cleaner and give it a sand down just to remove any loose paint or anything
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Step 3: Mask off any areas not wanting to be painted and apply paint (Note: Brake calipers get HOT so make sure you use a high heat paint)
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Step 4: Apply clear coat (NOT NEEDED but I had some high heat clear left from when I did my engine cover)
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Step 5: Reinstall wheel and torque lug nuts to proper torque
 
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