Painting Calipers Suggestions!

[ashtonhess]

Hey everyone,

I just got my white Audi A4 and love it. I'm looking to paint the calipers. I think i'm going either red or black, maybe even putting an Audi logo on them. Now i'm not sure which color to go (red or black) and was just asking for any suggestions. Also, should i do both front and back? or just front?

Here are some pictures, let me know what you think would look best! (red/black and front or front and back?)

Thanks



Ashton

[Jon_90]

[QUOTE=ashtonhess;12231466]Hey everyone,

I just got my white Audi A4 and love it. I'm looking to paint the calipers. I think i'm going either red or black, maybe even putting an Audi logo on them. Now i'm not sure which color to go (red or black) and was just asking for any suggestions. Also, should i do both front and back? or just front?

Here are some pictures, let me know what you think would look best! (red/black and front or front and back?)

Thanks



Ashton[/QUOTcan't go wring with black. plus you wont be able to tell when they're dirty

[hyperunion]

Just black... Colored stock calipers are an acquired taste for a few

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[Zach L]

Don't paint factory brakes.

[Hagasan41]

I say paint them whatever color you want. Personally, on your car becasue of the rim size and color I would stick to Silver or Black so you aren't drawing too much attention to the factory calipers. I painted my rears Silver to match the Brembo's up front. Nice ride and congrats!

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[Zach L]

Yeah that makes sense. Do that ^^^

[Hagasan41]

Zach,

Everytime I see your avatar it make me wish Aruba Blue was available when I purcahsed mine!

[jfo]

My preference is too make them as unnoticeable as possible. They are not appealing or interesting so why make them stand out? My wheels are silver and I painted mine silver.

[hpmurdarah]

Wow we are asking questions about painting calipers, wow, use some imagination, that's what customizing is, ITS 4 U! or its not customized wow! Do a real mod

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[Okan509]

painting mine orange and add some decals. used g2.

ordered bronze, but decided to run with it

[Zach L]

Zach,

Everytime I see your avatar it make me wish Aruba Blue was available when I purcahsed mine!

Ha thanks! Haven't seen another with black Sport Package interior and manual trans, both of which were requirements for me. I lucked out finding it.

[Richieru456]

Ha thanks! Haven't seen another with black Sport Package interior and manual trans, both of which were requirements for me. I lucked out finding it.

I wanna wrap it that blue sooooo bad

[A4 Centaur]

I'm a big fan of the contrast on BBK's

Had red on my last Avant and decided to go yellow on my current Avant. Guy up in Seattle went with Orange on his black A4.

[09a4]

I think its funny people say don't paint calipers, or even put a spoiler on, when new Audis can come stock with painted calipers and a spoiler. They are the S models that come like that. I'm about to paint my calipers when I do my brake job, going with red!

[choppstixxx]

Gonna do the same on my B8.5, prepping the calipers is half the battle. Use a good wire brush and brake cleaner, also I suggest using a compressor to blow off any dust/rust you scrub off at the end before you paint.
I am gonna do black or silver, also might paint the hats on my rotors too. Def. ads a nice touch especially if you have aftermarket wheels.

[BeerBrent]

I'm gonna do mine (stock) black, silver, or grey.

[Party_Marty]

painting mine orange and add some decals. used g2.

ordered bronze, but decided to run with it

I like the rim color! is that just plastidip??

[MLA4]

I am about to do my brakes as well. I just want to paint my calipers silver because they are stock but I just want them to look clean (also going with slotted rotors). I know the best route is to take the whole caliper off for paint but to be honest I don't have the time this weekend to bleed the brakes after removing all the lines. Has anyone had experience painting calipers while still attached to the lines? You guys use spray or some sort of enamel with a brush? If so what brand?

[Project Quattro]

I am about to do my brakes as well. I just want to paint my calipers silver because they are stock but I just want them to look clean (also going with slotted rotors). I know the best route is to take the whole caliper off for paint but to be honest I don't have the time this weekend to bleed the brakes after removing all the lines. Has anyone had experience painting calipers while still attached to the lines? You guys use spray or some sort of enamel with a brush? If so what brand?

Super easy to do on the car.

1.) let the car sit overnight to cool
2.) remove wheel (obviously)
3.) spray brake cleaner
4.) scrub off brake cleaner with a wire brush
5.) repeat 3 and 4 several times until clean
6.) mask off: a plastic bag should cover the rotor, use tape for finished edges, use masking paper for the rest including the wheel well lining and fender
7.) spray many coats until you get an almost smooth finish

The caliper is slightly textured so it won't get perfectly smooth like the paint on the body, but the more coats you lay down the better it'll look and the easier it is to keep clean. When I painted them on my previous car I could just reach through the wheel and wipe the brake dust off with a microfiber rag effortlessly in one pass.

I THINK I used VHT caliper paint on my previous car, but it was a few years ago so I wouldn't swear to it. Probably 5-6 coats of base, no clear coat. Came out great and took maybe 2-3 hours with the stock jack. It's WAY faster with a floor jack.



Haven't bothered to do the B8.5 yet because I frankly don't know what color I'd choose for a red car with black wheels and silver trim lol.


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[MLA4]

Super easy to do on the car.

Haven't bothered to do the B8.5 yet because I frankly don't know what color I'd choose for a red car with black wheels and silver trim lol.


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Hey thanks for your method! I think this will help the OP out as well. My suggestion for you would be silver calipers also =]

[Project Quattro]

Hey thanks for your method! I think this will help the OP out as well. My suggestion for you would be silver calipers also =]

For sure man. Method is technically stolen from @lambda13 if we're allocating credit. Lol.


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[ducati]

I truly think it's a waste of money buying the "caliper paints" which is insanely expensive.I went to Home Depot,bought the hi temp paint for BBQ's and after 3 years paint still looks great.No flaking or chipping.Prep is the key.

[NASAudi]

Just finished my S6 calipers for my 3.0t

NASAudi

[MLA4]

Just finished my S6 calipers for my 3.0t

NASAudi

Those look great, nice work. Where did you get the decal? Also did you use a high temp clearcoat over the decal?

[NASAudi]

Those look great, nice work. Where did you get the decal? Also did you use a high temp clearcoat over the decal?

Yes, I used hightemp clearcoat for engine blocks. As for the logo, I made it myself. Since my car is s tuned A6, I did not want the run the S6 logo plate. I designed that to reflect that my car is an A series but a sportline series nun the less. Im glad you like it...

NASAudi

[A4 Centaur]

^Almost too nice to put back on the car!

[NASAudi]

^Almost too nice to put back on the car!

🤣 Thank you... its going to be hard to see them get dirty or chipped lol

NASAudi

[Zach L]

Yes, I used hightemp clearcoat for engine blocks. As for the logo, I made it myself. Since my car is s tuned A6, I did not want the run the S6 logo plate. I designed that to reflect that my car is an A series but a sportline series nun the less. Im glad you like it...

NASAudi

Those calipers look great, but engine block paint is only good up to 400-600 degrees. I found it for sale everywhere, but could only find the caliper clear coat online. The caliper paints are good up to 900 degrees. Should be fine for a daily but if you do any track days or canyon carving, I've seen online people saying it'll start to smoke and 'burn off'.

[Zach L]

I truly think it's a waste of money buying the "caliper paints" which is insanely expensive.I went to Home Depot,bought the hi temp paint for BBQ's and after 3 years paint still looks great.No flaking or chipping.Prep is the key.

Caliper paint is $7.99 at AutoZone. Is that really too much?!?

[NASAudi]

If it does, Im going to get them powder coated the same way. I wanted to try different colors so paint was the obvious choice to get the look I want. So now I know just how I will coat them.

NASAudi