Caliper Painting Guide (brembo)

[Fanta R33GTR]

So, I decided a few weeks ago to paint my brembo brakes on my GTR. They were all chipped due to stones, it is a 1996 after all. The last 2 years on NZ roads probably did more damage then it's entire life in Japan

To begin, mask off everything, and wash down the calipers with hot soapy water.

You'll need some Brembo stencils. Any shop that makes decals will be able to do this for you.

Paint Stripper

Brembo Stencils

After the first application of the stipper

You may need to apply the stripper several times to clean off the factory paint.

After all the paint is off, sand back the calipers with 400 grit wet and dry

FRONT

REAR

You can either use hi temp paint or caliper paint. I've gone with a metallic charcoal. 2 coats should do the trick

FRONT

REAR

Important !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LET THE PAINT CURE FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE YOU PROCEED

The stencil may damage the paint if you don't

Attach the mask

Peel back the top protection of the mask.

Ready to spray the logo

FRONT

REAR

About 3 coats are nessary as the metallic charcoal is quite dark. Hi Temp White

You can apply a clear coat for a more glossy finish and extra protection.

FRONT

REAR

It takes a few days for the paint to cure properly so, best to avoid driving for a few days if you can.

[NA_Goodness]

That is really cool. Where did u get the BREMBO stencils from? That would be a ricers dream, fake brembos!! Can you get NISSAN ones as well?

[Yawn]

That looks awesome, just like a factory finish

[Fanta R33GTR]

That is really cool. Where did u get the BREMBO stencils from? That would be a ricers dream, fake brembos!! Can you get NISSAN ones as well?

Any shop that can make decals will be able to make this stencil. Most signwriters that use vinyal cut lettering etc. I got a local signwriter to make them for me.

Thanks

[N1GTR]

Looks really, really good

[jenkies]

stunning work mate they look a million bucks!! nice prep work too! just finished the same sorta thing on my front rotors doing the rears in a few days ( i dont have brembos)

[chrissyo]

should u use paint stripper or sand them back?

i started mine today using a wire wheel attachemtn on a drill. took about a year to rub one caliper back

[Craved]

brembo's have very tough coatings and undercoats - paint stripper is a must on them

if you can get a good shot of the brembo writing in a jpg form, convert to vector graphics format its easy to get any sticker/vinyl shop to make them

[chriz]

Lol you went to so much masking everything off!

You should have just taken off the calipers.

Good work anyway.

[Fanta R33GTR]

it is very hard to take the calipers off, and get the pads back in and refill the brake lines. Trust me is was easier to just mask off and paint.

[Lippo]

Mate, that is a shmick job you did there. Can you do mine

[depalma-bcnr33]

how long does this take in total (hours labour) and where can you find these high temp paints and clear coats from??

thanks

[parkie]

how long does this take in total (hours labour) and where can you find these high temp paints and clear coats from??

thanks

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Pa...ers-t97215.html

This thread has est. time and where to purchase paints etc.

[Fanta R33GTR]

how long does this take in total (hours labour) and where can you find these high temp paints and clear coats from??

thanks

took around 2 hours per wheel , including preptime.

The whole project took a few days because it's important to let the paint cure

[FoxV35]

don't u need to take the caliper off? it's reli cool

[Sm!ddy]

Looking very nice... But one question, If you went to all that effort why did you choose not to go with a different colour perhaps?

[Sm!ddy]

I'm actually contemplating doing mine at the moment... Want to go yellow just for something different. Any particular paint brand you would recommend? All I have been told is look for the Engine type paint (obviously for heat purposes)...

[YO4REAL]

Nice work..I'll go and get my done now ..

[Fanta R33GTR]

don't u need to take the caliper off? it's reli cool

1) I tried and i couldn't , too hard.

2) I had just bled the entire brak system and changed all fluids about a month ealier to this project and did not want to go through it all again

Looking very nice... But one question, If you went to all that effort why did you choose not to go with a different colour perhaps?

I think the dark suits the car. It's a white GTR, if i'd made it anything else like blue, red, or yellow you'll just look like a douche

It's personal preference I guess.

This project was more about restoring the Brembo's to the orginal state as oppossed to pimping it out.

I'm actually contemplating doing mine at the moment... Want to go yellow just for something different. Any particular paint brand you would recommend? All I have been told is look for the Engine type paint (obviously for heat purposes)...

If your car is yellow then the yellow might suit... personally I think anything apart from black or grey gives off a rice boy racer vibe and gets you the wrong kind of attention

Get good quality spay paint. Doesn't have to be hi-temp nessesarily. If you just drive around the city and motorways the acutall calipers don't get that hot. Just amke sure to cure it properly before taking it out for a drive. otherwise all that hard work will be ruined

[hoyin3132]

good job man

just looks like from factory

will do it for my 31 soon

cheers