Caliper/disc colours

[goldie87]

Hi all, so I had my discs and brakes changed a few months ago and also painted my calipers red. However, my discs have already started to rust, what colour can I paint them, is a red disc drum with a red caliper too much red? I have a black mk2 fr.. Or should I go for black with red calipers? Any pics or ideas to help?

 

[Asce]

I would paint them in either silver or black

 

[kazand]

Black Hammerite.

 

[goldie87]

Cheers guys, black hammerite it is! Do you know if I'm able to paint the ends of the discs too? The outer part is also rusty

 

[GrahamFR]

Paint what you like, I'm not very precise if you catch my drift and the brakes will clean off any over spray

 

[kazand]

Paint what you like, I'm not very precise if you catch my drift and the brakes will clean off any over spray

I cleaned mine up with a dremel. You can paint them but they get kin hot and will smoke like fk for a while - fronts that is

 

[GrahamFR]

Oh those bits, I wouldn't worry about them, no one can see them

 

[porksword28]

What do you mean the brakes will clean any overspray! Surely you could contaminate the pads. I would personally clean the edges up rather than paint them

 

[GrahamFR]

I'm not suggesting you lower your entire brake assembly into a vat of dulux but I've never had any issues with burning off over spray, a few laps of the estate and there as good as new

 

[kazand]

What do you mean the brakes will clean any overspray! Surely you could contaminate the pads. I would personally clean the edges up rather than paint them

Didn't spray mine, used a brush. Masked off the disc ( pad contact surface) as best I could, cleaned any residue off with cloth before it dried. Cleaned the edges up with a wire brush and dremel. Painted the edges of the rears first, then though sod it and did fronts. Only sparingly and cleaned pad contact areas up as before. Let them dry overnight, did notice some smoke after giving it the beans round mid Wales, but it soon went ( did sh!t myself and check they weren't on fire though!) had a look just and they don't look too bad, sort of 'baked on'

 

[GlanzaV]

I'm not suggesting you lower your entire brake assembly into a vat of dulux but I've never had any issues with burning off over spray, a few laps of the estate and there as good as new

There is a threat the paint will cake on the pad surface... but as GrahamFR says, don't go crazy and it should be ok.

Or as I did get Zinc Coated discs and they'll look as good as the day you fitted them. £17.99 per axle set. I wanted them done in black ceramic but in hindsight the silver looks better/OEM.

 

[marcosis]

Never understood the fascination with spraying calipers it's even worse when rear drums get painted up all hammerite red it's just embarrassing >

 

[kazand]

Never understood the fascination with spraying calipers it's even worse when rear drums get painted up all hammerite red it's just embarrassing >

OP's not on about calipers but the part of brake disc that's painted grey and starts to rust almost immediately, and looks shite.

 

[goldie87]

Never understood the fascination with spraying calipers it's even worse when rear drums get painted up all hammerite red it's just embarrassing >

Agree with painting the rear drums red look tacky but nothing wrong with painting the calipers. Gives it a much sporty look for the sake of a £10 tin of hammerite/caliper paint + a few hours work in the sun with a beer. Doesn't sound so bad now does it?