So I painted my calipers red over the summer with the duplicolor kit. I really liked the way it turned out but about two month after painting them I started to get TPS errors. So I brought it into the dealership, they ended up having to relearn the sensors. But in the process of taking the tires off and on the tech must have let the wheel hit my calipers because when I got the mustang home three out of four calipers had chips in the paint. I tried cleaning them and applying some touch up but the paint still continues to chip off. Now that it started it doesn’t want to stop. I’m going to use a small wire brush to get all the paint off but I can’t repaint until the weather warms up. Has anyone had this problem? What about other paint kits/brands? I like the look but I’m hesitant to even re-due it because I can’t avoid someone eventually having to take the wheels off for service and what not. Is there a way around this or does someone make a very durable caliper paint?

And sorry if this is a re-post, tried to search this but the search engine doesn’t seem to be working for me.

 

I did have mine scratched up when I had some my Tokico's put on. I just cleaned them up and repainted the. That was several months back. No problems so far.

 

+1 clean them up good and repaint them. I originally sprayed mine with the Duplicolor Engine paint and it chipped and flaked like crazy.

 

I really like the look so ill give it another go. Its just the look of chipped paint bugs the heck out of me. Now i just need some freakish warm weather.. Has anyone used the G2 paint kit?

 

I also have a couple of chips in my DupliColor caliper paint. Looks like it didn't stick too well. My car was very new when I painted them so I just used the kits spray cleaner to prep them. I probably should have roughed them up a little with sandpaper or something first. Next spring I'll repaint or just touch them up.

A painting tip: As you can see in the photo I used playing cards and my trusty old duct tape to protect the rotor when painting... that worked great.

 

best thing to do is probably what the rest of us did and clean them up (i used brake cleaner to get the packed in brake dust off even though some old paint comes off with it)...

then paint them again with the DupliColor Caliper Paint Kit....this time, really goop it on there thick....do that about 3-4 times and u wont have to worry about minor chips from small particles.....

 

If you clean them up and switch over to the G2 product I think you will be amazed at the difference between duplicolor and G2. You can do the job once and enjoy it.

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Thanks for the tips. I used the playing cards the first time and it worked really well but i only did two coats. Come spring i'll prep with sand paper instead of just the cleaner and go for 3-4 coats. Not sure why i didnt rough them up to begin with, not like its the first time i painted something. Oh well live and learn.

 

I posted a comentin the 4.0 section.

I use single stage Acrylic Enamel with activator (use a good Brand). Cheap and available in your original carcolor btw.
The trick is to clean the caliper real good with a brush or small soft wire brush using Laquer Thinner.
This step has to be done right. Do a few passes, if needed, until everything looks uniform. (on an old caliper, you'll have to sandblast it).

Spray the Enamel directly and you're done.Done it that way for a long time and works everytime.

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I like this mod looks sweet.