Hi Guys,

 

I want to know if i can spray paint or just paint with a brush (if i had the correct paint) my calipers?

I want them red as it will keep it looking awesome with the black rims i have at the mo.

 

I saw someone the other day did this to their fiesta but never put how they did it or what paint they used etc.

 

Cheers,

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think you would need heat proof paint

i would brush paint them.   easier as less masking to avoid overspray, also with a brush you can work the paint into nooks and crannies better.  But preparation is vital, no good putting paint on dirt and rust deposits in corners etc as the paint will flake off in time.

I myself would remove the calipers from the car, sand it down, primer then get a spray can with red paint made for calipers and just spray it. Isetta's method is also good however do prepare the calipers first i.e sand them and clean them with IPA

OK Brill thanks guys useful info! i will give it a go and see how it turns out :)

Just to respond to this in case anybody wants to do the same:

 

I have just stumbled across this paint:

Heat resistant and comes with a cleaner.

Link for it below:

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/car-maintenance-accessories/paints-and-primers/caliper-paint/?993771921&0&cc5_809&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlMXMBRC1ARIsAKKGuwjG4CjAS91mBGw8Jcy5e_5pgGC_7FXD8j-YkDFfYAf03WhT_WMIXiMaApyAEALw_wcB 

I scrubbed mine with a steel brush, washed them down with wheel cleaner, then washed that off. Once they were dry I brush painted them with a heat resistant paint. I actually used spray paint and just sprayed it into the cap to provide my palette. Once dry I did a second coat. I think they look great and it saves a lot of time in masking, etc. 

They look mint!

Might paint my calipers with a brush by the way your calipers look ThaiFiesta. That blue looks the same as the one you get on the focus RS. Just not sure wherever to paint my calipers red or gloss black 

yeh it just gives it that more personal and expensive look to it, i really want to change my car in a few years was thinking of getting the RS front bumper and then wrapping my car in a matte dark grey then getting lime green calipers and lime green around the grill and maybe get a mesh grill fitted instead of the honey comb. So many ideas - just need the money  

Some insurers do class this as a modification.   Probably think it's more likely to be stolen.

Yeah that's true but I can't see a thief thinking 'oh that car looks nice because it has red calipers I might nick it'. Some of these limitations are like ways for insurers to make money. 

I had the luxury of having the car off the road for a few days. Mine were originally coated red from the factory as they are ST calipers. I keyed them with a coarse scotch pad and then gave them four coats of caliper paint. I'm actually looking at re painting them with polyurethane 2k paint.

An old thread, I know, but I'm considering doing this kind of a paint job on my Focus and Blue (possibly darker than this) would look nice (IMHO) with the White of my buggy.

Any comments/updates on this topic, given that this thread is almost a decade old?

I did a couple of sets in Hammerite Oxford Blue.

3 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

I did a couple of sets in Hammerite Oxford Blue.

Ooo!! Now, that I like! 😎

Thank you, Sir!

11 hours ago, TomsFocus said:

I did a couple of sets in Hammerite Oxford Blue.

Yep, when I had calipers on show, I painted them with smooth black Hammerite. Easy to brush on with a high gloss finish...

I did mine 2.5 years ago using a brush, I bought this kit from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tech-Brake-Caliper-enough-Calipers/dp/B00604JI2G

The kit was brilliant (with about a dozen colours to choose from),
After 2+ years the paint has held up really well, only problem is chips from all the knocks I've done, but I've half a tin left.

But the key is Prep, Prep, Prep
Get a cheap wire brush kit for a drill https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brushes-Drills-Metal-4-Inch-Shank/dp/B0CCDKVQ1R
I also bought some fine brushes from B&Q, I didn't trust using the one cheep brush in the kit.

 

 

28 minutes ago, RAIDER32 said:

I did mine 2.5 years ago...

They look good 👍

The trouble with spraying aerosol paint into the cap then xferring it onto a brush to apply is that it goes off too quickly especially this warm weather. I brush painted mine with engine lacquer and then dried it off with a hot air gun but have also used the aerosol kits successfully, but you do need to mask off carefully,( which is tedious,) I'm sure there's some guides on YouTube worth visiting. Show us the before and after pics when you've done them 👍

1 hour ago, nicam49 said:

Show us the before and after pics when you've done them

I will. I'll be using the Hammerite Direct to Rust Smooth Metal Paint, as this is, to some degree, least ways, heat resistant. Not that I break heavy & often (so heat should not be a huge issue), or that I'm not going to remove the surface rust from the Drums, because I will; it just seemed to fit the job that I have in mind, is all.