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CorVetteJones

GHOLD

Its not hard to do it yourself. You need to be able to put your car on jack stands and take off all 4 wheels. No need to remove the calipers, Purchase a G2 epoxy paint kit specifying the body color. It will cost you about $109.00 The kit will have an aerosol can of brake cleaner. Go to the store and buy an additional can of brake cleaner -it is cheap. The key to doing a good job is to clean the calipers extremely well. Using painters tape, mask off the wheel and rotor. Brush on the paint. It will go on thick but it levels off as it dries. If you have raised lettering, sand it down after your paint dries. Remember it must be at least 55 degrees outside for epoxy paint o properly dry. You will not receive much paint, but you will find out it will cover all 4 calipers giving it several coats.The epoxy paint leaves a nice glossy finish.

jeffs64

Just love the OA

rekud

Just bought an 07 AO 3 weeks ago and I was wondering what the Calipers would look like to match the car. Looks awesome and think this will be my first project for the car.

If in heated garage over 55 degrees, think it will be ok?

Did you order the Epoxy Kit from a dealer or a 3rd party?

Thanks

Landru

Nice result.
I used Duplicolor on my '06, wasn't expensive, hard to do and looked great.
Thoroughly cleaning calipers several times is crucial or paint will not adhere properly or last where it does. Scrub those suckers.
One thing I stress is NOT going over paint twice lest it'll leave brush strokes, the stuff tends to dry quickly.
Very important paint be applied enough to cover first time.
Then, left to completely dry before adding 2nd coat if needed.

Great, easy DIY project w/ a big payback.

koreanbeefcake

i used an exacto knife to tape over the corvette lettering. came out good. I have heard other say they just used a cleaner and wiped it off.

Spend extra time cleaning the calipers. i instantly noticed a few spots that i didnt clean well enough because the paint wouldnt stick. for me it was minor enough to leave. couldnt see it with the wheels on.

jrose7004

Do it yourself with a G2 kit.

HOXXOH

I did mine about 8-9 years ago with a $5 rattle can. I've done touch-up several times since then.

GHOLD

The heated garage will work fine. I went back and forth trying to decide a caliper color for the AO. In the end, I went with the body color and I am absolutely convinced it was the right way to go. I ordered my paint directly from G2. I just found a write-up I did on the project - let me share it with you below:

1. Yes, the G2 kit is expensive for custom colors. I think I paid somewhere close to $109.00 (USD). I received the kit in about a week’s time after ordering. It was quick.
2. When the kit arrives, the small paint can is only partially filled to allow for mixing the hardener. When mixed, it appears you do not have much paint. I originally thought I would use foam brushes instead of the nylon bristled brush that comes with the kit. When I saw what appeared to be a small amount of paint, I discarded that idea as I was concerned I would run out of paint. However, when I painted the calipers (both the front side and rear side of the calipers), there was plenty of paint. I eventually used a foam brush on the final coat and touched up areas over the next couple hours where I saw some small runs occurring (paint runs are not an issue here, this is just me being very critical). I touched up additional areas here and there with the foam brush. When I was done I probably still had 1/8” of paint left in the can. Obviously, you cannot store it as it will harden in about 5-6 hours. The paint is self-leveling, so the first couple applications look a little rough at first. You can put additional coats on after 15 minutes.
3. The kit also arrives with an aerosol can of brake cleaner. I knew I would be attempting to clean the surfaces as much as possible, so I bought 2 additional cans of brake cleaner from Walmart. In total, I used 3 cans for cleaning the 4 calipers. Also, Harbor Freight sells a 6 pack hand brush kit for around $5-$6. It has a large nylon, brass, steel brushes with smaller nylon, brass, steel brushes. The nylon worked fine with the brake cleaner. I had my Dremel tools and brush attachments ready to go, but did not need them. I would say I spent about 15 minutes a wheel cleaning the calipers to insure good paint adhesion.
4. Prior to painting, I used a couple of sanding pads I had in the garage to sand down the raised lettering. It did not take much effort. The sanding pads I am talking about are sort of like a somewhat hard sponge, with a mild abrasive on the outside. I was prepared to use paint remover as I think the raised lettering had a white coat of paint originally. I did not need to use paint remover. The bottom line was that the hand held sanding disc pad worked fine.
5. Next I rubbed my index finger over the top of a chap stick tube and put a very thin layer of chap stick on the top of the lettering. I was careful not to get it on the sides of the raised lettering. In retrospect, I probably could have put a more liberal amount on.
6. Next, I used painters tape to mask off mainly the rotor area near the calipers. Also, masked off the rubber grommets on the rear of the calipers. I used some off brand of painters tape and at first thought I did not have the calipers clean enough as the tape’s adhesion was not that good. Later I tried some 3M painters tape and it worked well. So I recommend using good tape.
7. On the fronts, where you have the 2 circular areas, I put a piece of tape over the front circular area, then used the equivalent of an Exacto knife (razor blade) and cut the outline of the circular area. Then I used that piece to drop down and cover the bottom of that area. The bottom of the area is actually the backs of the brake disc pads. You can do this for the rear calipers s as well.
8. A mistake I made was I tried to remove the paint I got on the raised lettering too early. I used a razor blade to scrape the AO paint off, however, the paint on the sides of the lettering and basically the whole caliper was still tacky. When I scraped the lettering, the paint on the end of the scrape wanted to pull the paint at the side of the lettering. I recommend you wait a good 6 hours minimum before you attempt removing this paint. I waited on the other front caliper and it was much easier. I then very carefully hit both sets of lettering with the sanding discs. I then took a can of Hi Temp clear gloss automotive paint, sprayed a little bit in the lid and used a small paint brush to coat the raw aluminum.
   
   Hope this helps.

Andysherman

Suggest removing the calipers, as the job will be more complete & no voids that no doubt you'll see at some later point and say, "damn, I wish I took those suckers off & painted them!" It's really easy to remove them, & you then have complete, easy access to paint the entire unit. As others have said, ensure it's been above 55 degrees for at least 6 hours before painting... it will flake off at some point if it's too cold, & if not completely cleaned with brake cleaner... when you think it's completely clean, just hit it one more time!

Wayne88

Not hard at all.

Boostedsvt

ALS 08

I went powder coat route.

kperez

I did mine a few weeks ago, between the primer, caliper paint, gloss finish, break cleaner and rags it cost about $60 and i was able to do it in about 4-5 hours depending on how sunny it is outside so the paint can dry.

Vette_Fan

Love what you've done to the car! Where did you get that windscreen from and how much? I've a vert too, and I've been looking for these.

GHOLD

Batman75

Powder coat

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