DIY: How to Paint your Brake Calipers (w/ pics) - Page 12

FG2uner · 12-22-2008, 02:10 PM

because it looks better like that. and those are advanced auto lug nuts lol......

ebdiam · 12-22-2008, 03:04 PM

I personally would think it would look better if the calipers and brake pad was painted red, that way the red is more pronounced looking through the wheel.

I thought those were Rays lug nuts, I want bright red lug nuts but most of them look pink in the pictures..

FG2uner · 12-22-2008, 03:16 PM

yeah... its a commonly used red.....

FG2uner · 12-22-2008, 03:19 PM

you mean like this? this is my car back when i first did my calipers... i hated the red pads..

FG2uner · 12-22-2008, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FG2uner

you mean like this? this is my car back when i first did my calipers... i hated the red pads..

FG2uner · 12-22-2008, 03:20 PM

lol thats weird i quoted myself...

ebdiam · 12-22-2008, 03:56 PM

^ I know, did you try to edit your post and accidentally hit quote huh?
I do that all the time, its annoying lol.

I think it looks good with the pads painted red too.

FG2uner · 12-22-2008, 04:00 PM

lol yeah i think thats what i did.... i like it better the other way, but hey, everyones diff!!

ebdiam · 12-22-2008, 04:02 PM

Yeah, I may paint the calipers first only to see how that looks - then I may paint the brake pads..

Wakeboarder11 · 12-24-2008, 05:55 AM

Haha I see they changed my images to property of 8thcivic without even asking me...

Anyways, im glad everyone is making use of my DIY. Never thought I would have this much views on the thing haha.

I dont know about people using different kits, but I can definitely vouch for the durability of the G2 kit, and I didnt use a primer. About a year and a half now and there are no chips at all and everytime I wash my car I just wash the calipers and they look just as good as the day I painted them

***splew*** · 12-29-2008, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wakeboarder11

Haha I see they changed my images to property of 8thcivic without even asking me...

Anyways, im glad everyone is making use of my DIY. Never thought I would have this much views on the thing haha.

I dont know about people using different kits, but I can definitely vouch for the durability of the G2 kit, and I didnt use a primer. About a year and a half now and there are no chips at all and everytime I wash my car I just wash the calipers and they look just as good as the day I painted them

The Duplicolor kit is good too. I've had mine for about a year and a half with no problems. I never used primer or anything either.

007FG2 · 01-29-2009, 02:55 AM

NICE

rcallaham · 01-29-2009, 09:23 AM

Just finished this project over the weekend...little more tedious than I expected thanks to all the nooks and crannies of the calipers. I painted mine on the car since I have a lift and could put it at eye level.

I'll post pics as soon as I can take some decent ones...car is covered in salt/dirt from ice storm right now.

K20z3Ramirez · 01-30-2009, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wakeboarder11

Haha I see they changed my images to property of 8thcivic without even asking me...

Anyways, im glad everyone is making use of my DIY. Never thought I would have this much views on the thing haha.

I dont know about people using different kits, but I can definitely vouch for the durability of the G2 kit, and I didnt use a primer. About a year and a half now and there are no chips at all and everytime I wash my car I just wash the calipers and they look just as good as the day I painted them

Yes, this DIY is great! I have a question tho, in the 5th step when you install the wheels back on you said to re-torque wheels to 80 ft/lbs, what did you mean by that? Don't you just tighten all the lug nuts back on? Might sound kind of noobish lol...

Wakeboarder11 · 02-01-2009, 10:23 AM

80 ft/lbs is basically the pressure applied to the wheel by each lugnut.

Buy a torque wrench and set it to 80 ft/lbs and basically when your tightening it, the wrench will "snap" when you reached the required tightness which signals you that you dont have to go any further.

K20z3Ramirez · 02-01-2009, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wakeboarder11

80 ft/lbs is basically the pressure applied to the wheel by each lugnut.

Buy a torque wrench and set it to 80 ft/lbs and basically when your tightening it, the wrench will "snap" when you reached the required tightness which signals you that you dont have to go any further.

Will do! Damn...i didnt know that there is a certain limit to the pressure that you have to apply to the lug nuts when reinstalling the wheels, normally i would just think to tighten the lugs nuts till it feels tight but not extremly tight, thanks for the info! I should be painting my calipers sometime withnin the next few months. Again, thanks for the DIY.

rcallaham · 02-02-2009, 02:24 PM

Here are a few pics of my version. I used the Dupicolor kit with white decals by grafixpressions.

K20z3Ramirez · 02-02-2009, 07:04 PM

^ Nice!!! Hmmm...i thought the honda decals wouldnt fit on the rear breaks, guess they do! Are all four honda decals the same size?

slicknick1 · 02-05-2009, 10:55 PM

Just to let everyone know, I took my calipers completely off and grinded it down fairly smooth and hooked it back up. I had problems with the brakes afterwards as I couldn't get the air out of the lines the way other people I know had told me to. I called a shop and the guys was very nice and told me something else to try before bring it in to him.

BEFORE bleeding your brakes, make SURE your paint is FULLY cured as the brake fluid softened up the paint on my calipers and took off the paint when I lightly dabbed the paint.
TO BLEED YOUR CALIPERS: remove the black caps off of the bleed bolt. loosen the DRIVER'S side bleed bolt FIRST. Remove the brake fluid cap of the brake fluid resovoir under the hood. Let gravity (yes gravity) bleed the first line of air. DO NOT PUMP YOUR BRAKES YET!!! You should start to see air bubbles slowly start coming out of the bolt. Note: they will not be flowing continuosly like mixing vinegar and baking soda lol. Be patient and give it some time. It may LOOK like air hasn't come out in about thirty seconds but you may need to give it 10 or 15 minutes to stop. Add DOT 3 or 4 brake fluid as needed. When it has stopped bubbling, move to the passenger side front caliper and repeat process. For ME, I have an LX with calipers only in the front. I don't know what order to do the backs but I'm sure the process is the same for the drums in the back. THEN get in and pump your brakes. Then repeat the process of bleeding after the brakes have tighened up. There shouldn't be as much air in the lines as there were originally gravity bleeding them. I never knew it was so simple and to THINK some places charge almost $100 that takes less than prolly 45 minutes...and they aren't even doing most of the work!

rcallaham · 02-06-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by K20z3Ramirez

^ Nice!!! Hmmm...i thought the honda decals wouldnt fit on the rear breaks, guess they do! Are all four honda decals the same size?

Thanks!

Well, the kit from Grafixpressions is actually sized larger for the front than the rear. I chose not to use the larger decals on the fronts and instead ordered a second kit and used the smaller rear decals on all four calipers. IMO, it's a more subtle look.

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12-22-2008, 02:10 PM	#221 (permalink)
FG2uner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dirty Jerz Age: 25 Posts: 7,209 Mark iTrader: 15 / 100%	because it looks better like that. and those are advanced auto lug nuts lol......

12-22-2008, 03:04 PM	#222 (permalink)
ebdiam Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 22 Posts: 3,927 Evan iTrader: 26 / 100%	I personally would think it would look better if the calipers and brake pad was painted red, that way the red is more pronounced looking through the wheel. I thought those were Rays lug nuts, I want bright red lug nuts but most of them look pink in the pictures..

12-22-2008, 03:16 PM	#223 (permalink)
FG2uner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dirty Jerz Age: 25 Posts: 7,209 Mark iTrader: 15 / 100%	yeah... its a commonly used red.....

12-22-2008, 03:19 PM	#224 (permalink)
FG2uner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dirty Jerz Age: 25 Posts: 7,209 Mark iTrader: 15 / 100%	you mean like this? this is my car back when i first did my calipers... i hated the red pads..

12-22-2008, 03:20 PM	#226 (permalink)
FG2uner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dirty Jerz Age: 25 Posts: 7,209 Mark iTrader: 15 / 100%	lol thats weird i quoted myself...

12-22-2008, 03:56 PM	#227 (permalink)
ebdiam Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 22 Posts: 3,927 Evan iTrader: 26 / 100%	^ I know, did you try to edit your post and accidentally hit quote huh? I do that all the time, its annoying lol. I think it looks good with the pads painted red too.

12-22-2008, 04:00 PM	#228 (permalink)
FG2uner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dirty Jerz Age: 25 Posts: 7,209 Mark iTrader: 15 / 100%	lol yeah i think thats what i did.... i like it better the other way, but hey, everyones diff!!

12-22-2008, 04:02 PM	#229 (permalink)
ebdiam Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 22 Posts: 3,927 Evan iTrader: 26 / 100%	Yeah, I may paint the calipers first only to see how that looks - then I may paint the brake pads..

12-24-2008, 05:55 AM	#230 (permalink)
Wakeboarder11 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Posts: 1,056 Tyler iTrader: 4 / 100%	Haha I see they changed my images to property of 8thcivic without even asking me... Anyways, im glad everyone is making use of my DIY. Never thought I would have this much views on the thing haha. I dont know about people using different kits, but I can definitely vouch for the durability of the G2 kit, and I didnt use a primer. About a year and a half now and there are no chips at all and everytime I wash my car I just wash the calipers and they look just as good as the day I painted them

01-29-2009, 02:55 AM	#232 (permalink)
007FG2 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 33 007FG2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	NICE

01-29-2009, 09:23 AM	#233 (permalink)
rcallaham Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glasgow, KY Posts: 614 Russell iTrader: 1 / 100%	Just finished this project over the weekend...little more tedious than I expected thanks to all the nooks and crannies of the calipers. I painted mine on the car since I have a lift and could put it at eye level. I'll post pics as soon as I can take some decent ones...car is covered in salt/dirt from ice storm right now.

02-01-2009, 10:23 AM	#235 (permalink)
Wakeboarder11 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Posts: 1,056 Tyler iTrader: 4 / 100%	80 ft/lbs is basically the pressure applied to the wheel by each lugnut. Buy a torque wrench and set it to 80 ft/lbs and basically when your tightening it, the wrench will "snap" when you reached the required tightness which signals you that you dont have to go any further.

02-02-2009, 07:04 PM	#238 (permalink)
K20z3Ramirez Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Age: 21 Posts: 135 Kenny iTrader: 0 / 0%	^ Nice!!! Hmmm...i thought the honda decals wouldnt fit on the rear breaks, guess they do! Are all four honda decals the same size?

02-05-2009, 10:55 PM	#239 (permalink)
slicknick1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 404 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Just to let everyone know, I took my calipers completely off and grinded it down fairly smooth and hooked it back up. I had problems with the brakes afterwards as I couldn't get the air out of the lines the way other people I know had told me to. I called a shop and the guys was very nice and told me something else to try before bring it in to him. BEFORE bleeding your brakes, make SURE your paint is FULLY cured as the brake fluid softened up the paint on my calipers and took off the paint when I lightly dabbed the paint. TO BLEED YOUR CALIPERS: remove the black caps off of the bleed bolt. loosen the DRIVER'S side bleed bolt FIRST. Remove the brake fluid cap of the brake fluid resovoir under the hood. Let gravity (yes gravity) bleed the first line of air. DO NOT PUMP YOUR BRAKES YET!!! You should start to see air bubbles slowly start coming out of the bolt. Note: they will not be flowing continuosly like mixing vinegar and baking soda lol. Be patient and give it some time. It may LOOK like air hasn't come out in about thirty seconds but you may need to give it 10 or 15 minutes to stop. Add DOT 3 or 4 brake fluid as needed. When it has stopped bubbling, move to the passenger side front caliper and repeat process. For ME, I have an LX with calipers only in the front. I don't know what order to do the backs but I'm sure the process is the same for the drums in the back. THEN get in and pump your brakes. Then repeat the process of bleeding after the brakes have tighened up. There shouldn't be as much air in the lines as there were originally gravity bleeding them. I never knew it was so simple and to THINK some places charge almost $100 that takes less than prolly 45 minutes...and they aren't even doing most of the work!