I'm really starting to like the look of the silver. Subtle, but very clean looking. Just out of curiosity, I've read elsewhere that caliper paint no matter the heat rating will fade/peel after a few track days unless they are powder coated. Is this true? Also, how is the maintenance on keeping painted calipers clean? If it means anything, I have an AP1 with AP1 brake pads (I heard somewhere that either the AP1's or AP2's generate more brake dust)

 

Makes sense to me. Don't you have to have to unhook the brake hose if you remove the calipers? If so that adds a lot of brake bleeding time.

 

I ran one track day and it seemed to be fine, although they were covered in brake dust. To be fair, I am not braking at the same amount and generating enough heat to crack rotors as some of the seasoned trackers. I would try just using a wet paper towel at first to clean, and clean as soon as possible so the dust doesn't bond to the caliper permanently. If this doesn't work, you could try more of the caliper cleaner. If this still doesn't work, or the paint begins to peel after a while, I would just resand and respray...it really doesn't take THAT long.

Note: I also painted my wheels...they are the perfect color for track wheels...can you even see the brake dust on them??

 

Only if you're removing the calipers completely from the car. It's just hilarious people would go to the efforts of wanting to paint their stock calipers... and dont even unbolt the calipers and caliper bracket.
literally, for the front, it's:
1. two 14mm bolts on caliper, place on lower A-arm or hang with coat-hanger
2. remove brake pads
3. two 17mm bolts on caliper bracket

now, you can properly paint the brake bracket and caliper. Obviously you don't want to paint the caliper piston or boot, so you cover that with masking tape.

oh well, pretty funny stuff... I guess least you guys covered the rotors

 

I was able to cover enough of the caliper without unbolting it...and I was going to change the rotors and pads and lines within a few days anyway, so I didn't care that much. It worked fine. I was also in the process of switching wheels, so I only had to take off the wheel, spray real quick and go inside for 10 minutes.

 

IMHO unbolting is completely unnecessary.

 

IMHO unbolting is worth it so you can grind and smooth down the caliper. I'll post pics shortly.

 

Just go with spoon FTW !! And leave oem alone heheheh
Your car your move good luck and post pic when done

 

silver ftw. i have a berlina black s2k and i re-do mine every year. looks very stock like, but it looks awesome.

 

Makes sense to me. Don't you have to have to unhook the brake hose if you remove the calipers? If so that adds a lot of brake bleeding time.
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I guess I will place my own input since people have comments and also dont really know the reason why i did it like this.

Anyway this was first all a tech day at my good friends place. So time was an issue and didnt want to go thruogh the process of disassembling waiting to dry and re installing. If it was my place, maybe. Plus it was just paint and not spray.

Then the real issue was that the calipers were already painted red when I got it. So I could of used silver like OEM but I honestly liked the red and being "ricey" was the last thing on my mind. I have not yet been called out to be ricey in my face. So either they are scared of telling me in my face or actually respecting what I actually did.