Caliper paint......

[sd8683]

Don't flame me but I was just curious what you guys would think about this ..... I was wondering if I could use the G2 caliper paint kit to paint my upper intake? I have used said kit on my calipers, and it seems to be pretty much bullet proof, it withstood 3 New England winters without as much as a blemish! I don't think heat would be much of an issue, I think it would hold up, just don't wanna spend big bucks for it to be powdercoated. Do you guys foresee any issues with that idea?

Thanks, Sean

[ctrlraven]

For engine parts powder-coating is the way to go IMHO.

[tbone]

I want to do something with mine too. Take a pic when you do it and post it here.

[sd8683]

Originally Posted by ctrlraven

For engine parts powder-coating is the way to go IMHO.

Yeah, I understand powder coating it would be ideal, but its relatively expensive, and to be honest, Im not a fan of what silver powder coating looks like, its like a dull grey. The caliper paint has a nice gloss to it.

Originally Posted by tbone

I want to do something with mine too. Take a pic when you do it and post it here.

I wanna see what people post here before I dip my toes in the water! Haha

[ctrlraven]

Originally Posted by sd8683

Yeah, I understand powder coating it would be ideal, but its relatively expensive, and to be honest, Im not a fan of what silver powder coating looks like, its like a dull grey. The caliper paint has a nice gloss to it.



I wanna see what people post here before I dip my toes in the water! Haha

Then you must have been looking at Satin Silver PC but it also really depends on the surface, if it's not smooth or has raised casting it won't be real glossy. Look at the texture of your brake caliper and the upper intake manifold, different textures.

Bengal Silver is a really nice glossy PC cover.

[sd8683]

Originally Posted by ctrlraven

For engine parts powder-coating is the way to go IMHO.

Originally Posted by ctrlraven

Then you must have been looking at Satin Silver PC.

Bengal Silver is a really nice glossy PC cover.

Oooooooo purdy! I hate you haha

[1stMerc]

If you used the brush method, on the calipers, it would probably be easy to do since you wouldn't have to remove the intake from the car. Plus you'd be able to work it into the grain better.

[sd8683]

Originally Posted by 1stMerc

If you used the brush method, on the calipers, it would probably be easy to do since you wouldn't have to remove the intake from the car. Plus you'd be able to work it into the grain better.

I actually just recently purchased an upper/lower intake, but that one looks to nice to experiment with, so I might take mine off and paint it, and see how it looks

[cj7chris]

You'd probably want a bigger brush then what comes in the kit. Agree that removing the upper intake is going to be best. Of course, if you remove it, it would be better to spray it to avoid the brush marks.

[sd8683]

Originally Posted by cj7chris

You'd probably want a bigger brush then what comes in the kit. Agree that removing the upper intake is going to be best. Of course, if you remove it, it would be better to spray it to avoid the brush marks.

The intake is very porous, so im not really worried about brush marks

[marauder410]

i used g2 red paint kit for calibers and came out reallynice looks like they were powdercoated

[Mebot]

Thanks for starting this thread! I was just about to perform a search to figure out where people were getting their supplies to paint their calipers lol

G2 kit it is.

[sd8683]

Originally Posted by Mebot

Thanks for starting this thread! I was just about to perform a search to figure out where people were getting their supplies to paint their calipers lol

G2 kit it is.

Yeah go with the G2 kit!