garywc1010 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 My initial goal was to go with 20's. Once at the shop I was offered these 22's for the same price as the 20's I was going to get. I was concerned about fitment and possibly some rubbing but I haven't had any issues yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totemus Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 They look great! Do you have caliper covers painted in red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garywc1010 Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Yes. Had them done at same time I got the wheels. Choices were either red or black. Went with the red. I think it adds a little something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totemus Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Yes. Had them done at same time I got the wheels. Choices were either red or black. Went with the red. I think it adds a little something. I'm thinking on paining or getting caliper covers. What bothers me with paining is to have the car stuck for 24 hours, while I need it daily, with the total price (paint + labor) comparable to covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garywc1010 Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I paid $60 to have all 4 painted. They were done high temp. Had wheels installed and calipers painted, in and out of shop in 1 hour. I was worried at first about driving with them being freshly painted, he assured me with the high temp process they used it would not be a problem. It appears he was right. I drove my wife around town shopping for the rest of the day (after dropping cash on wheels I had to let her shop too) and no signs of a problem with the paint. That was on Saturday. I've gone about 150 to 200 miles since without issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totemus Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I paid $60 to have all 4 painted. They were done high temp. Had wheels installed and calipers painted, in and out of shop in 1 hour. I was worried at first about driving with them being freshly painted, he assured me with the high temp process they used it would not be a problem. It appears he was right. I drove my wife around town shopping for the rest of the day (after dropping cash on wheels I had to let her shop too) and no signs of a problem with the paint. That was on Saturday. I've gone about 150 to 200 miles since without issue Tell me more. What is this "high temp" process? Is it something that body shops or wheel shops do? Do you know the name of the process so I can google it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garywc1010 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Sorry, I don't. Never had it done before, he assured me it would work and so I said go for it. Luckily he was right. I had it done at one of the bigger tire and wheel shops here in Houston. I know nothing about the process. I've got to go by there at some point this week so I'll be happy to ask him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) Paint them yourself. I've painted many calipers and can have it done in under 2-3 hours. Not down for a whole day.....remove calipers, tape off/mask what you dont want to get paint on, clean, prime, paint. For examplel I just painted the calipers on my Eclipse last Saturday. Painted them body color. Edited March 25, 2014 by jkeaton rolly and 2013R/T 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Paint them yourself. I've painted many calipers and can have it done in under 2-3 hours. Not down for a whole day.....remove calipers, tape off/mask what you dont want to get paint on, clean, prime, paint. For examplel I just painted the calipers on my Eclipse last Saturday. Painted them body color. I think his concern lies more in the fact that the instructions typically tell you not to drive the vehicle for 24 hours... Not that the actual painting takes a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 My initial goal was to go with 20's. Once at the shop I was offered these 22's for the same price as the 20's I was going to get. I was concerned about fitment and possibly some rubbing but I haven't had any issues yet. Looks great! What caliper covers did you get (brand name)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Paint them yourself. I've painted many calipers and can have it done in under 2-3 hours. Not down for a whole day.....remove calipers, tape off/mask what you dont want to get paint on, clean, prime, paint. For examplel I just painted the calipers on my Eclipse last Saturday. Painted them body color. The floor looks like a crime scene LOL! jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totemus Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Paint them yourself. I've painted many calipers and can have it done in under 2-3 hours. Not down for a whole day.....remove calipers, tape off/mask what you dont want to get paint on, clean, prime, paint. For examplel I just painted the calipers on my Eclipse last Saturday. Painted them body color. You are looking at rather time consuming and expensive process to have it done right: jacks + 4 hours (of mine) cost more than $60. I'd rather pay $60 and have it done professionally, that's why was wondering about the process to ask the right question to the body shop or whoever can do them. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) I think his concern lies more in the fact that the instructions typically tell you not to drive the vehicle for 24 hours... Not that the actual painting takes a long time. Why? Paint dont take 24 hours to dry, mine were dry in about an hour. I mean, use good judgement and all, dont go driving in a downpour right after painting. Those instructions are guidelines only, and mainly for the people who would drive in rain right after painting and blame the paint supplier cause it ruined the calipers. Edited March 25, 2014 by jkeaton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garywc1010 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Lobitz, I didn't get caliper covers, just had the factory ones painted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garywc1010 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) slightly better look Edited March 25, 2014 by garywc1010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Lobitz, I didn't get caliper covers, just had the factory ones painted Yeah, I misread that. Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Why? Paint dont take 24 hours to dry, mine were dry in about an hour. I mean, use good judgement and all, dont go driving in a downpour right after painting. Those instructions are guidelines only, and mainly for the people who would drive in rain right after painting and blame the paint supplier cause it ruined the calipers. Don't know, I didn't write the directions... I do know that the G2 brush on system is an epoxy rather than an actual paint (that's why a "reactor" is included). That particular addition might add to the time (though you only have 4-6 hours to use the paint after mixing it with the reactor, so...). I'm certainly not saying you are wrong, just pointing out that most kits tell you to wait 24 hours before driving.... I have also heard that too much heat before the product is fully cured could cause poor adhesion and make chipping easier, though I haven't seen it in actual published literature. I'm contemplating doing mine, but it seems like a lot of work if I can get someone else to do it for $60... I value my time enough to pay that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) You do one at a time. Dont need to have the car on blocks with all 4 wheels removed. But anyhoo. Your call. Just providing an option. I painted the calipers on my sons Tiburon 3 years ago when he first went off to college. Still look good to this day. Sure, they get dirty, but just take a brush and soapy water, good as new. No flaking or peeling. I used caliper paint you can buy at any auto parts store. I guess this is more of a project for do-it-yourselfers like myself. You want to pay someone to do it for you, go ahead. I'm not saying you can't or shouldn't. Total investment was just under $17 for the paint and probably 3 hours of my time. Edited March 25, 2014 by jkeaton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 You do one at a time. Dont need to have the car on blocks with all 4 wheels removed. But anyhoo. Your call. Just providing an option. I painted the calipers on my sons Tiburon 3 years ago when he first went off to college. Still look good to this day. Sure, they get dirty, but just take a brush and soapy water, good as new. No flaking or peeling. I used caliper paint you can buy at any auto parts store. I guess this is more of a project for do-it-yourselfers like myself. You want to pay someone to do it for you, go ahead. I'm not saying you can't or shouldn't. Total investment was just under $17 for the paint and probably 3 hours of my time. Did you use the spray-on or brush-on type? This would be a good project to do while I've got a pork butt on the smoker... I'm stuck at the house those days anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) Did you use the spray-on or brush-on type? This would be a good project to do while I've got a pork butt on the smoker... I'm stuck at the house those days anyway. I used spray on primer and spray on caliper paint. Edited March 25, 2014 by jkeaton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 The floor looks like a crime scene LOL! Sorry, I had to park in the spot normally reserved for sacrificial slaughters.... B) rolly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cskmom Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 jkeaton...that looks wicked by the way. Good job fella jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1276 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I just wanna make clear... :-). When you paint your caliper you dont take off caliper from rotor. Just the wheel. And taped it ang paint it.. Am i right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totemus Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) I just wanna make clear... :-). When you paint your caliper you dont take off caliper from rotor. Just the wheel. And taped it ang paint it.. Am i right?? You can do either way. Taking them off is a hard core for me You definitely need to take them off if you powder coat them. Edited March 27, 2014 by Totemus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I took mine off. Easier to keep paint off areas you dont eant painted that way. I did not disconnect the brake line, just removed the caliper from the spindle and took the pads off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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