Brake Caliper/Bracket Paint
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Brake Caliper/Bracket Paint
What is the best brand, color code, to duplicate the GM red brake caliper paint?
I am upgrading my brake kit to the Baer Eradispeed +2 rotors (front and back) and the front brake kit has new caliper brackets, however they are silver (not black as other online pictures show) and I want to paint the brackets similar to my current set up. The challenge is that my original brackets were painted by a shop that is no longer in business and I'm trying to match up as closely as possible.
I knew the +2 kit had extensions for the rear calipers but I wasn't expecting to have to install new caliper brackets in front. I guess I didn't read the product description closely enough. No biggie, I just need to paint them first.
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I am upgrading my brake kit to the Baer Eradispeed +2 rotors (front and back) and the front brake kit has new caliper brackets, however they are silver (not black as other online pictures show) and I want to paint the brackets similar to my current set up. The challenge is that my original brackets were painted by a shop that is no longer in business and I'm trying to match up as closely as possible.
I knew the +2 kit had extensions for the rear calipers but I wasn't expecting to have to install new caliper brackets in front. I guess I didn't read the product description closely enough. No biggie, I just need to paint them first.
Thanks!
Last edited by MSG C5; Sep 11, 2014 at 01:34 PM.
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and there are so many reds available, I just want to find out if there is an "official" GM red caliper color code. I know this may be OCD, however it is Corvette-related. 
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Well, I'd be surprised if the POR-15 red was different enough to notice from the bracket to caliper, but I've never put them next to each other. I know the Chevy Orange engine enamel was spot on to existing orange on my truck motor and my calipers are silver, not red. 
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Thanks. Is "POR-15" the color code or is that specific to a brand? I know that Autozone, etc. has paint specific to brake calipers/hardware so do I cross-reference that paint code?
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I used Rust-Oleum "Safety Red" paint on my calipers after grinding them down for my Baer Eradispeed +2 rotors. The rears matched up the front so well i even touched up the fronts afterwards with it.
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http://www.por15.com/CALIPER-PAINTING-KIT_p_58.html
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On my last two C5s I have used Folia Tec caliper paint in bright red. Can't say for sure if it matches what you have on your calipers, but it is a close match to torch red.
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POR-15 is damn near bomb proof, seriously best thing next to powdercoating (I usually powdercoat because I have a setup).
http://www.por15.com/CALIPER-PAINTING-KIT_p_58.html
http://www.por15.com/CALIPER-PAINTING-KIT_p_58.html
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Per my exchange with Toque, he did the same thing. Did you apply a clear afterwards or did the gloss finish of the Rustoleum Safety Red match up to the finish of the OEM calipers?
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MSG I used the red engine enamel on my hat's or brackets , I went with a white primer 3 coats..then the actual red paint then with 4 coats of clear coat with a light sanding between each coat, it match's almost perfectly