Brake Caliper Paint - What color?

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:10 am

Since I am new at this, and I've seen others do this on here, I am asking for opinions. Hopefully here soon I am going to paint the calipers on my Vibe. As I stated in an earlier post I am starting slow due to lack of $$, so I ordered my arrow head overlays in Pearl White, and now I would like input as to what color the calipers would look best as on my vehicle. I included three basic colors, feel free to add any color you think would look the best, I think white would look the best due to the car color, but I imagine it would be a b@%#h to keep clean. Thanks for the input.

VforVIBE · Post by **VforVIBE** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:10 pm

Ok, had to go for something a little different, orange! Red sometimes is a bit over used, don't be afraid to stand out.

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:15 pm

Orange...huh, now there's a thought, never even crossed my mind.

808 Vibes · Post by **808 Vibes** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:25 pm

I'm picturing red calipers peeking out.

VforVIBE · Post by **VforVIBE** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:27 pm

Quote, originally posted by morbay Â»Orange...huh, now there's a thought, never even crossed my mind.Maybe even yellow... heck, white goes with everything... go pink!!!

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:34 pm

Pink, my wife would love that, I just got her some pink overlays for her Monte Carlo SS.

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Fri May 22, 2009 7:56 am

Well I got the red paint today, now I just have to get my buddy's jack stands and find the time to do this. Hopefully will be soon. It will probably be in two weeks or so.

Blanco_Diablo · Post by **Blanco_Diablo** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:28 am

Been wanting to paint mine for a while...post pics when you are done!

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Fri May 22, 2009 11:38 am

I certainly will.

HighMileVibe · Post by **HighMileVibe** » Sun May 24, 2009 4:49 am

Where's the GOLD vote? I like that Brembo look on a white car.I'll probably go red for my silver vibe since it seems to be the best contrast. It may be over done but that is my preference, i am not one to be swayed by popular opinion.My Green accord will probably get the Brembo gold look.

HighMileVibe · Post by **HighMileVibe** » Sun May 24, 2009 4:55 am

played around with the TireRack site to see what gold looks like.

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HighMileVibe · Post by **HighMileVibe** » Sun May 24, 2009 4:56 am

played around with the TireRack site to see what gold looks like.

DavidPIL · Post by **DavidPIL** » Sun May 24, 2009 6:20 am

I did Gold calipers but on a black car. Was going for a whole gold motif. Looks pretty good though it's fading out a little now after 4 years.

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Sun May 24, 2009 8:29 am

Gold does look interesting however I already purchased the red, I think I am going to go with Red/White/Black and Gray tones, simple enough for a rookie like me. However, and I should have put money on this, as soon as I borrowed a friends floor jack and jack stands it stormed like crazy here and they are calling for rain all week....figures.

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:48 pm

Still trying to find the time to paint the calipers. I've borrowed a floor jack and jack stands, now that summer is here and the girls are off, it just got harder finding the time to do this.

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:10 pm

Are you planning on using actual caliper paint? I know when I first painted the calipers on my old Subie, the FolaTec caliper paint I used was a 2 part epoxy and required me to have the car still for 24hrs...!!!! On a Vibe, you don't/won't need actual caliper paint as the brakes should never get hot enough for it to matter.. (my Subie got driven hard in the mountains of VT..soooo I needed it)The reason I mention this is regular primer and paint would take far less time.. and you could use an automotive etching primer for better adhesion..

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:10 am

Finally got them painted today....

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:29 pm

Pics are posted...

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:39 pm

get the pontiac overlay..

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:08 pm

I think I will, have to get the replacement center caps first and make sure they stay on this time....

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:21 pm

Looks great! I wish I would have done mine red.

morbay · Post by **morbay** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:14 am

Thanks, I appreciate it...it was actually easier than I planned.

Old Tele man · Post by **Old Tele man** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:48 pm

...I cast one be-lated vote for HEMI-orange, and since it's an 'engine' paint, heat won't be nearly so much a problem (color change or burn-off).

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