Painting Brake Calipers

[dasspoot]

Any suggestions on repainting the brake calipers on the V8 while maintaining the silver AP Racing lettering. I would like to do it on the car over the winter.
TIA
Steve

[FJ40]

Paint the whole caliper then go back and paint the leters. are you going red like me? car is yellow.

Dan L

[dasspoot]

Dan, got a picture?
The car is yellow too. Trying to decide on caliper color. I dont suppose there is a way of sanding down the painted caliper with a sanding block to expose the metal finish lettering?

Steve

[FJ40]

Check out my car at:

www.lotusespritworld.co.uk/EOwners/dan.html

Lots of changes like the new front spoiler etc.

I guess you could sand down to the metal I am just going to paint them red with white letters if I don’t do AP’s

Dan L
97 USA Spec Yellow

[Eddie0909]

Just a thought but have you considered using paint remover instead of sanding ?

[dictys]

Just a thought, if you painted a caliper that was not designed to be painted, would this act like a insulating blanket thus preventing the Caliper disappating the heat so well?

Isn't this why calipers which are painted have extra raised areas or fins to help with heat dispersal.

Rgds
Dictys