Painted calipers
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Louisville Kentucky
Am I reading your post correctly when you said that you painted the entire rotor? You said that your first braking cleaned off all the paint that needed cleaning, but didn't this foul up your brake pads? I'm curious to know!
Tech Contributor
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
Rustoleum, Sunrise Red.
Under $4 per pint anywhere, cheapest at Walmart.
Brush it on. 1 pink will give you 4 coats on all 4 calipers and leave plenty for touch ups over the years.
3 years and 15K miles on mine... Have only touched them up this year.
clean with a wire brush and brake cleaner first....
coat the raised letters with chapstick... paint over them. they use a sharp razor blade once you've finished the calipers and the paint on the letters slices right off...
Under $4 per pint anywhere, cheapest at Walmart.
Brush it on. 1 pink will give you 4 coats on all 4 calipers and leave plenty for touch ups over the years.
3 years and 15K miles on mine... Have only touched them up this year.
clean with a wire brush and brake cleaner first....
coat the raised letters with chapstick... paint over them. they use a sharp razor blade once you've finished the calipers and the paint on the letters slices right off...
Rustoleum Satin Black no clear.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 900
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From: Waunakee Wisconsin
St. Jude Donor '20
Rustoleum, Sunrise Red.
Under $4 per pint anywhere, cheapest at Walmart.
Brush it on. 1 pink will give you 4 coats on all 4 calipers and leave plenty for touch ups over the years.
3 years and 15K miles on mine... Have only touched them up this year.
clean with a wire brush and brake cleaner first....
coat the raised letters with chapstick... paint over them. they use a sharp razor blade once you've finished the calipers and the paint on the letters slices right off...
Under $4 per pint anywhere, cheapest at Walmart.
Brush it on. 1 pink will give you 4 coats on all 4 calipers and leave plenty for touch ups over the years.
3 years and 15K miles on mine... Have only touched them up this year.
clean with a wire brush and brake cleaner first....
coat the raised letters with chapstick... paint over them. they use a sharp razor blade once you've finished the calipers and the paint on the letters slices right off...
I followed the same procedure.......worked great. Just a reminder, don't put the Chapstick back in your pocket when you're done! 
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 10,336
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From: Bellville OH
St. Jude Donor '06
I painted mine.
I did use clear on the fronts over two years ago with no issues.
For the letters, I covered them with chapstick. Once the paint dried up I wiped the letters off, then lightly ran a very fine sanding block (foam type) over the letters.
Here is my post from another thread.
I did use clear on the fronts over two years ago with no issues.
For the letters, I covered them with chapstick. Once the paint dried up I wiped the letters off, then lightly ran a very fine sanding block (foam type) over the letters.
Here is my post from another thread.
