Thread: Painting Brake Calpers

Originally Posted by GR8racingfool

Yes.

You can remove the rust/or ugly build up from the "rotor hat" and then prep it for paint, and use BBQ grill paint, yes, bar-ba-q grill paint. It has a dull black finish that stays around for many years if you prep them well. They have a very high heat range on it as well, so it will never fade, crack or peel. The area where the pads run will always be shiny, so when you spray, attempt to mask off the area where the pads will run...getting pain on the pads is not a good idea, but some over spray will not hurt too much, thats why I said make an attempt. Seen to many people go nuts with silver paint on the rotors, and wonder why their brakes feel the way they do or have remature pad failure.

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When I sprayed my rotors, I did get some on the rotor face, but I took some caliper spray and wiped most of it off, this should not affect it too much, should it?

No there shouldn't be any problems with getting a little on the rotor face. The first time or so you press your brake pedal it will come off by the friction of the pads and the rotor. I have always wonder if/how that plays a role in the life of the pad of at all...