Anyone paint their rotors and hubs with caliper paint?
5/8/12, 11:50 AM
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Anyone paint their rotors and hubs with caliper paint?
I just got my '13 Mustang GT about a month ago, and I was thinking about painting the rotors and hubs with black or gray caliper paint. I hate how it looks when everything about a car looks nice, until you notice the rusted wheel hubs...
Has anybody done this? Also, any preferences on a particular caliper paint, or is it all pretty much the same? Or are there any other easier solutions?
Thanks in advance!
Has anybody done this? Also, any preferences on a particular caliper paint, or is it all pretty much the same? Or are there any other easier solutions?
Thanks in advance!
5/12/12, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikey
I just got my '13 Mustang GT about a month ago, and I was thinking about painting the rotors and hubs with black or gray caliper paint. I hate how it looks when everything about a car looks nice, until you notice the rusted wheel hubs...
Has anybody done this? Also, any preferences on a particular caliper paint, or is it all pretty much the same? Or are there any other easier solutions?
Thanks in advance!
Has anybody done this? Also, any preferences on a particular caliper paint, or is it all pretty much the same? Or are there any other easier solutions?
Thanks in advance!
5/12/12, 10:10 PM
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Maybe I'm not understanding this correctly, but if you paint the rotors themselves, the paint will be gone the first time you drive it. The pads will wear it off immediately. It also may affect the brake performance. Like I said, perhaps I'm not understanding and this isn't what you mean.
5/13/12, 12:02 AM
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Pretty sure he means the rotor hats and edges, not the actual pad contact surface of the rotor.
Painting the wheel mounting area or hat is no problem and the vane edge isn't an issue either.
Painting the wheel mounting area or hat is no problem and the vane edge isn't an issue either.
5/13/12, 09:57 PM
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wow, who knew that so many people have no knowledge of painting rotors. please read LEwise26' well written explanation above.
OP, the easiest product is probably the brush-on caliper paint, as you don't have worry about masking the friction area (if you have a steady hand).
OP, the easiest product is probably the brush-on caliper paint, as you don't have worry about masking the friction area (if you have a steady hand).
5/14/12, 06:52 AM
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This is exactly what I meant, I figured it was understood from my first post. But even if I did paint the entire contact surface, it would wear off very quickly, leaving that the only part unpainted. I'll upload some pics when I get a chance to do it, possibly this weekend. Thanks for the comments everyone.
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I painted my calipers only, and with the wheel option I have, I can easily clean the minimal brake dust off of them during it's car wash (the mitt I use on the wheels easily reaches onto the calipers.
Painting the hubs would be much more difficult to get at while washing the car I'd think. They might look better than the rusty surface the "hats" of the rotors tend to get, but they would get dirty/coated with brake dust over time.
Then again, the pads on my Mustang do not produce that much brake dust.
Painting the hubs would be much more difficult to get at while washing the car I'd think. They might look better than the rusty surface the "hats" of the rotors tend to get, but they would get dirty/coated with brake dust over time.
Then again, the pads on my Mustang do not produce that much brake dust.
5/14/12, 10:37 AM
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I painted my calipers only, and with the wheel option I have, I can easily clean the minimal brake dust off of them during it's car wash (the mitt I use on the wheels easily reaches onto the calipers.
Painting the hubs would be much more difficult to get at while washing the car I'd think. They might look better than the rusty surface the "hats" of the rotors tend to get, but they would get dirty/coated with brake dust over time.
Then again, the pads on my Mustang do not produce that much brake dust.
Painting the hubs would be much more difficult to get at while washing the car I'd think. They might look better than the rusty surface the "hats" of the rotors tend to get, but they would get dirty/coated with brake dust over time.
Then again, the pads on my Mustang do not produce that much brake dust.