Tutorial: Painting Brake Calipers | VHT Paint - G35 Sedan Drift Project
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- In this video tutorial I show how I like to paint brake calipers when I choose not to powder coat them. It's very rare that I choose paint over powder coat, but sometimes exceptions are made. Before powder coating, this is how I have always painted brake calipers, and it has not failed me once.
These are remanufactured Akebono brake calipers from a 370z, or G37 Sport, that are making their way onto my 05 G35 sedan drift side project.
Calipers used:
-A-Premium Reman Front Akebono Brake Calipers
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-A-Premium Reman Rear Akebono Brake Calipers
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Paint used:
-VHT High Temperature Engine Enamel Primer [SP148]
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-VHT High Temperature Engine Metallic Burnt Copper [SP402]
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-VHT High Temperature Engine Enamel Gloss Clear [SP145]
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Products used:
-Klean Strip Acetone
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-Black Nitrile Gloves
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-Low Lint Shop Towels
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Primer application info:
-Ensure ambient temperature is between 60°F - 95°F, and relative humidity below 60%
-Light Coat, wait 10-minutes, light coat, wait 10-minutes, medium wet coat
-Wait 30-minutes before color coat
Paint application info:
-Ensure ambient temperature is between 60°F - 95°F, and relative humidity below 60%
-Light Coat, wait 10-minutes, light coat, wait 10-minutes, medium wet coat
-Wait 1-hour before baking
...or if not applying a decal or stencil
-Wait 10-minutes after final coat and apply clear coat
Clear application info:
-Ensure ambient temperature is between 60°F - 95°F, and relative humidity below 60%
-Light Coat, wait 10-minutes, light coat, wait 10-minutes, medium wet coat
-Wait 1-hour before baking
Cure time:
-Bake at 200°F for 1 hour (after part reaches base temperature)
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All parts, tools, chemicals and equipment used in this video were purchased with my own money.
Great video. Tip: Do 4-5 coats clear. Then to get rid of orange peel, finger wet sand with 2000 grit then 4000 grit, then polish/buff out with Meguiars ultimate compound and a microfiber cloth for glass like powder coating finish. 😎👍 Seriously, I've🎉 had mad compliments. Looks amazing.
how long do you wait after the clear to wet sand?
This is the most helpful caliper painting video I've seen. Answered a lot of questions
Nicely done👍you’re a pro. Thank you for your video sir🙏awesome work!
Nicely done! I’m going to do the same thing and color as well for my white Lexus IS350!
Good color choice, Going to look great on the G!
Thanks dude! We still need to link up for some 3D printing and mold making. I would LOVE to learn more about that world.
@@Inner_Sanctum For sure! Let me know what you come up with!
They look great 👍🏼
Thank you for the video sir!
Nice job. I have that burnt copper on a lot of vehicles.
Just doing the same process to my brembos for my mini! You recon I should use your process over the calliper paint?
I have Brembo 4pot calipers from a Cobalt AS/HHR SS, so obviously you need to drain the brake fluid. Now my question is what if there is just a bit of fluid left in the, will putting them in the oven do anything to hurt them, also does anything happen to the rubber seals in the oven? Thanks dude and that was the best tutorial for painting calipers. I am also using the VHT Burt Copper but with red decals, just like they came on my G35 6MT Coupe!!
Who's Burt Copper?
Do you need to strip the original paint or just scuff it after degreasing?
Yes
this is not a show car..... proceeds to paint calipers that really goes towards that... dude your to humble :P
Curious what the baking is for? Did I miss it in the video? Are you doing it to cure the paint faster? Can this be replicated without baking?
VHT high heat paints recommend you bake the paint for it to cure and fully withstand high heat applications. You can skip it if you're not worried about it reaching high temperatures.
How long after baking did you wait untill doing the clear?
Why would the 2k clear be "overkill"? VHT scratches off easy af.
did exactly this and my calipers cracked when applying clear coat
Why would the spray max be over kill?
Oops. I put the clear then put it in the oven. I didn't know I needed to put it in the oven then do the clear.
Where is the part you test the paint for brake fluid resistance!? 🤷
Stay tune
Was one can enough to paint all 4 brake calipers ?
I used 1.5 cans for primer, 1.5 cans for color, and 1.5 cans of clear for all 6 calipers. You could probably get away with 1 can each for only 4 calipers.
@@Inner_Sanctum thank you.
how does it look still?
They look exactly the same; albeit a little dirty right now along with my wheels. Lots of spirited driving recently.
@@Inner_Sanctum great, debating hard about powder coating and paint, gettin reman and new caps but scared of the more involved process (piston disassembly etc.) and what constant heat will do to it. in your experience does powder coating handle light track use?
@@Inner_Sanctum my fronts are aluminum which is main concern*
@@mynameisjohnlu powder coat is much more robust than paint, unless you’re talking about UV stability over time. The normal curing temps for powder are around 412*F from 10-15 minutes once part reaches temperature. That temperature is too low to cause any ill effects on aluminum calipers. Most aluminum alloys don’t even begin to anneal until they reach 620*f+ for a couple of hours minimum.
Yeah, disassembling them takes a little more time, and masking is more intense, but you do get “superior” results. This is where things become moot. Powder IS better than paint when it comes to durability when subjected to certain conditions; impact resistance is one of them. Whether or not that durability difference matters is what people debate. Just because paint isn’t as strong as powder doesn’t mean it won’t hold up just fine under the conditions of usage.
I think some people just get stuck in a certain way of thinking and don’t actually think about the use case. I don’t need impact resistance for calipers. I just need the coating to be hard enough to resist dirt/grime penetrating, hard enough to make cleaning easy, hold up to the heat, have chemical resistance, and have good UV stability. Paint does all of that…
@@Inner_Sanctum i see, may go with powder coating then! was just afraid possible track temperatures affecting color
VHT is pure garbage. That shit starts flaking off even if you properly bake it as instructed. Can scrape it off easily with your fingernail.
LMAO Spoken like someone who can't follow instructions. Still looking flawless on my setup. We can't all be winners!
@@Inner_Sanctum you’ll forget all about shitty spray paint when you discover powdercoating :)
Imo it depends on the level of effort you're trying to put in. Spray works fine for most people who want a simple and cheap, slight cosmetic upgrade. By this logic, why not just pay for the true upgraded, factory powder coated calipers? They will always have the better equipment and do a better job than an at home project. It just costs a lot more
@@FlavorOfTheMonthChannel Spray, esp. VHT, is garbage. it might look half decent when you bolt it on and for a few days after, but It'll start flaking off soon after. Power is not that much more expensive and is a few orders of magnitude more durable than any shit that comes in a can.