Duration 7:4
How to Paint Brake Calipers
Published 22 Aug 2017
How to paint and refurbish brake calipers. The Brake Calipers on my 2013 Porsche Cayenne look terrible. Before we purchased the car, it's not been loved, and the abuse has taken its toll in many places. In this video I'll show you how to go from terrible bare aluminum Brembo calipers to the shiny red calipers seen on performance Porsche and other makes and models of cars. The process isn't difficult, but it is time consuming to get the best finish. So join me as I show you how to paint Brembo brakes, then apply the decals and finally clear coat the calipers to seal everything in. Red Caliper Paint: http://amzn.to/2pvRWdQ [US Affiliate Link] Clear Caliper Paint: http://amzn.to/2IK0CoT [US Affiliate Link] Paint used: http://www.vhtpaint.com/high-heat/vht-caliper-paint If you've found this video useful please consider buying me a cup of cofee at Ko-Fi. This helps me to make more content for the channel: https://ko-fi.com/mysupercarlife Subscribe for more great videos: /c/MySupercarLifeVids Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysupercarlife/ Like My Supercar Life on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/My-Supercar-Life-1704746836432309/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MySupercarLife My Supercar Life Blog: http://www.mysupercarlife.com Business enquiries: work@mysupercarlife.com *Disclaimer: All videos are produced for information only. The opinions and techniques shown are my own. I accept no responsibility for any loss or damage caused by following any of my videos or the techniques shown. Always try any techniques in a small inconspicuous area first. If you don't know what you're doing please leave it to the professionals, or seek professional advice.
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I don't use primer as there is no need to use primer with VHT's Caliper Paint. Other brands may vary, please check the instructions.
The paint used is (VHT is the brand) Caliper Paint in Red (SP731) and Clear (SP730) -
How long did it last?
I sold the car after just over 18 months from when I painted them and they looked exactly the same as when I painted them.
Why I don't remove the calipers:
This is a long story. When I bought the car, a Land Rover dealer decided to 'try' do the handbrake shoes, which meant that the brake system went in to service mode and wouldn't come out. The car had to be recovered to a Porsche dealer 40 miles away to be reset, however this didn't work as the brakes wouldn't come out of service mode and the module wouldn't communicate. They nearly had to put a new brake control ECU on the car, when the decided to try swapping my brake ECU with another Cayenne. The other Cayennes module worked in my car, and mine worked in the other car. They reset it and swapped it back and it's all be fine since, but that little episode left me without a car for a week.
The other thing is this was my daily so I can't be without it, and I don't want 2 tonnes of car on jack stands for longer than it needs to be. The calipers look fine and the only benefit of taking them off would be I could have painted the back, which you never see.
Why not Powdercoat?
Powdercoating calipers is a completely different kettle of fish and is not something that most people can do at home. This video is aimed at the home mechanic or enthusiast. The cost of stripping and rebuilding the Cayenne calipers would be huge. They are 6 piston brakes on the front and 4 on the rear. Invariably you'd find a few of the pistons would need replacing and also all of the seals if you were Powdercoating. This adds time to the job and as I've said before this is my daily. Powdercoating is OK if you can be without brakes and the car for a while.
There is nothing wrong with painting calipers. It works well and is cheap. In theory there are always better ways to do something. In reality - £30 worth of paint made my car look 100 times better.
I hope this answers why I don't remove them. Basically cars are becoming so complex and reliant on modules that it's not just a case of unbolt the caliper, then re-install and bleed the brakes.
I enjoy reading your comments, but I hope this helps answer the ones that keep coming up.
MSL. ... 68
Continued good fortune ahead. 2
I’ll be doing mine soon.
Top job. 19
When you started cleaning the caliber on the car the first thing I was thinking why don't you take it off and then you explained why. I guess the way you showed to do it was probably the best way to do it for DYI. I'm sure a lot of people are not comfortable working on their breaks.
I had to laugh when you were putting the letter back on. When you said wait a while to do this and not just wait 45 minutes and put them on. I thought that was funny because I believe people would have done it right away.
I most definitely gave you a thumbs up and I did hit the subscribe button. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos. ... 1
Looks fantastic thanks for the tips 👍👌
Great job bro 😁 👍🏼 1
Great vid btw, will be following this for my ones. 7
i just use Regular Tremclad oil based Paint with a Brush !!! 1
Dis you spray these too? If so how?
My brake discs are still good but rusted slightly so I want to smarten them up ... 1
may i ask where you got the sizes from so you can print your own decals please mate? 1