Red painted brakes.

"Echo51" (echo512) 04/13/2014 at 03:36 • Filed to: None

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I mean, i get glueing that little cover on, but painting the disc and expecting the paint to stay put? Oh dear...

bob and john > Echo51 04/13/2014 at 03:51

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a friend of mine did that. the paint on the braking surface was obv gone within the hour, but the one on the edge stayed on for a surprising amount of time (I think 2 years? that, or he kep touching it up) and it was actually not that bad looking. defiantly better then having a nice, shiny surface and then rust around the edge.

Echo51 > bob and john 04/13/2014 at 03:53

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Count me impressive, i was in doubts that it'd hold up for much longer then a week due to brake heat...

bob and john > Echo51 04/13/2014 at 03:58

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he DID use high temp brake paint (pretty much enamel in a can), and he was not autocrossing the car (we don't have them in Ontario. or none tht I have heard off)
If you use High temp paint, the only reason it should come off id on the braking surface itself. other then that, it should stay on.

Echo51 > bob and john 04/13/2014 at 04:01

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I know it'll stay on the caliber, since dad bought one that had them painted, along with the rear drums. Just unsure about the disc itself.

bob and john > Echo51 04/13/2014 at 04:03

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again, my friend didn't get his up to any extreme heat cycles, and i'm not sure if he touched them up or not. but last I saw those brakes, the were still bright and yellow (he sold car the, dunno where it is now)

Squid > Echo51 04/13/2014 at 05:58

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Yeah paint on the braking surface is just stupid. But then again if you are doing this you probably don't have good pads anyways. But seriously, it is a bad idea to paint the surface where the pad contacts as it fucks up the transfer layer and will clog up your pads with paint and make them less effective. Paint your calipers all you want but just be smart about it.

Justin Young > Echo51 04/13/2014 at 05:59

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"I'm sorry, kids. We can't go to Countrywide for lunch...because daddy [Richard Hammond] spent 300 quid painting his brake calipers red!"

- Jeremy Clarkson (18x06)