painted calipers

[jimmyv-21]

does anyone know where we can get some pretty calipers to go on our hot gp's? have done the spray thing on other cars- always looks redneck after a while. i know the new gp's have the fancy ones, where can us 98-03'ers get em? the ported/slotted discs are everywhere...cant find good calipers

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by jimmyv-21

does anyone know where we can get some pretty calipers to go on our hot gp's? have done the spray thing on other cars- always looks redneck after a while. i know the new gp's have the fancy ones, where can us 98-03'ers get em? the ported/slotted discs are everywhere...cant find good calipers

Go with the paint and if you find those nice calipers, let us know.

Some GP owners are going with F body brake conversion in which there are plenty of calipers available with the nice factory look finish.










Thrasher CAI, DHP v1.0 PCM, SLP Headers,
3.25 SC pulley, CAIT GMAF, 2.5 DP/Hi-Flow CAT,
u-bend delete, 160 TS, ZZP Stage 1 72mm TB,
TB spacer, MSD 8.5mm wires, Autolite 103,
Goodyear Gatorback Serp. & SC Belt,
Nitto NT555R Drag Radials
1/4 ET: 13.210 sec. @ 104.490 mph
0 - 60 ft: 1.945 sec.

[richtazz]

I was looking at my old employer, Advance Auto PArts, and they have a multiple step caliper painting kit that looks pretty nice. The colors they carry are red, blue and yellow. It's thicker and more durable than spray paint. I was thining about painting my calipers, brackets and the hat area of my rotors with it, but I can't decide what color. My car is Red, and I'm afraid if the red doesn't match closely it will look stupid, and yellow and blue would be a little garish I think.

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by richtazz

I was looking at my old employer, Advance Auto PArts, and they have a multiple step caliper painting kit that looks pretty nice. The colors they carry are red, blue and yellow. It's thicker and more durable than spray paint. I was thining about painting my calipers, brackets and the hat area of my rotors with it, but I can't decide what color. My car is Red, and I'm afraid if the red doesn't match closely it will look stupid, and yellow and blue would be a little garish I think.

I went with a combination of black and silver. Silver for the caliper and black for the brackets and all other parts. Looks sharp on a red car.









Thrasher CAI, DHP v1.0 PCM, SLP Headers,
3.25 SC pulley, CAIT GMAF, 2.5 DP/Hi-Flow CAT,
u-bend delete, 160 TS, ZZP Stage 1 72mm TB,
TB spacer, MSD 8.5mm wires, Autolite 103,
Goodyear Gatorback Serp. & SC Belt,
Nitto NT555R Drag Radials
1/4 ET: 13.210 sec. @ 104.490 mph
0 - 60 ft: 1.945 sec.

[richtazz]

I know a couple guys that work there, so when I get time, I'll see how close the red matches my car's color (mine looks identical to your's Bob, same wheels and all). IF it matches close, I'll go red, otherwise, I was thinking about using engine paint and using the same colors as you did Bob, scary!

[rbsteve]

i cant remember the brand but for about 20$ i bought a little kit that had brake cleaner, paint, brush and stirrer. I took the bright red, since i also have a red car. I find it looks pretty sharp. The red calipers are nestled away in the wheel and behind the mag, so it doesnt look overly flashy. The colour is a pretty good match also.

admittedly though, silver would probably look pretty good also.

[richtazz]

hmm, sounds like you got the kit I was looking at, because it has a prep cleaner and it's brush-on. Was there enought paint to do the caliper brackets also?

[rbsteve]

oh yeah, there was plenty of paint for multiple coats. i painted my brackets along with it as well. Both front and back brakes done and still alot left.

[richtazz]

Cool, thanks for the info, so I guess it's off to Advance so I can make my calipers purdy. I'm ready to do brakes anyway, so might as well do it all at the same time.

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by richtazz

Cool, thanks for the info, so I guess it's off to Advance so I can make my calipers purdy. I'm ready to do brakes anyway, so might as well do it all at the same time.

Here's the stuff I used from Duplicolor.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/caliper.html

Have fun!









Thrasher CAI, DHP v1.0 PCM, SLP Headers,
3.25 SC pulley, CAIT GMAF, 2.5 DP/Hi-Flow CAT,
u-bend delete, 160 TS, ZZP Stage 1 72mm TB,
TB spacer, MSD 8.5mm wires, Autolite 103,
Goodyear Gatorback Serp. & SC Belt,
Nitto NT555R Drag Radials
1/4 ET: 13.210 sec. @ 104.490 mph
0 - 60 ft: 1.945 sec.

[richtazz]

That's the exact stuff I'm looking at, so if you say it works good, I now know for sure, thanks Bob.

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by richtazz

That's the exact stuff I'm looking at, so if you say it works good, I now know for sure, thanks Bob.

No problem Rich. You'll like it. I took your suggestion and went to Autozone today and got the Duplicolor red kit for my son's Alero. Just completed the two front calipers today and doing the rear tomorrow. $15.99 plus tax for the kit. Enough for 4 calipers. His Alero is Silver so the red is a good choice. Good luck!










Thrasher CAI, DHP v1.0 PCM, SLP Headers,
3.25 SC pulley, CAIT GMAF, 2.5 DP/Hi-Flow CAT,
u-bend delete, 160 TS, ZZP Stage 1 72mm TB,
TB spacer, MSD 8.5mm wires, Autolite 103,
Goodyear Gatorback Serp. & SC Belt,
Nitto NT555R Drag Radials
1/4 ET: 13.210 sec. @ 104.490 mph
0 - 60 ft: 1.945 sec.