AZAlloy

I searched all over for a car with the options I wanted, one of those being the Brembo Brake Package. I was a little disappointed with the dull grey finish on the calipers, especially compared to the gloss black GT500 Brembo's I had on my 07. So, I did something about it...or am in the process of...

I used the Duplicolor caliper paint kit from Autozone and brushed it on. Was going to have them powder coated, but the hassle of getting a new seal kit and not having a car for over a week didn't work out for me. Took me about 3 hours to get to this point. Was going to remove the fronts, but did not want to start pulling lines apart or dealing a caliper hanging by wire. Masking tape seemed to work well. If it turns out the red is too much, I can always go to a gloss black. I have white Brembo hi temp decals coming for the fronts.











Gonna let them sit until tomorrow afternoon before I put things back together.

Here are the final results! I couldn't be happier!

Antonio323

Looks really good. I used the same paint on mine (black though) back in April and it's still holding up great. No chips or cracks on the paint, just a lot of brake dust.

Jay_C123

I gotta get around to doing this. This looks really good. Good Job. Post some pics when your tires and wheels back on.

AZAlloy

Absolutely!

AZAlloy

DONE! Pics updated!

Entaille

nice work. I am going to do the same sometime to my Brembos. did you just ebay replacement stickers for the front logos?

I am still undecided on color. I hate that the calipers are different colors (front to rear). I want something unique that will pop up without being an eyesore. I'll probably ask someone to photoshop a few different colors - kinda leaning towards a rustin copper / orange color, but dunno how it'll look yet : )

AZAlloy

Yep. Ebay'd and requested the decal length be 2 5/8", which is the length of the stock logo. I hear ya about the color choice. That was my biggest hesitation, but now, I am so glad I went with the red.

67RETRO

Honestly, I am really impressed with how this turned out man. It looks really good. From the pics they almost look factory painted. Congrats on the finish man. I have seen the same type of job turn out not nearly as nice.

2007bluestang

I think it'd look sick if you powdercoated your brembos

AZAlloy

Thanks, I appreciate that. The secret was leaving the car alone for two days after the paint was done while I was waiting for the decals. Giving the paint enough time to harden was important. Even the next day they were still tacky.

I was going to powdercoat, but again, wasn't sure if I wanted to commit. Plus, this cost me $25 total. Powdercoat was $100 plus the cost of brake fluid and a new seat kit for the Brembos. It is definately the smarter choice in terms of longevity and I recognize that. I will see how things go with the paint, and if nothing else, I'm only out 25 bucks. LOVE cheap projects.