Calipers painted

i cleaned my calipers down well with soap and water, scrubbed htem hard, sprayed brake cleaner on it, let it sit for a while..then i sprayed with some high heat engine paint, cause it gets real hot in there..put like 3 coats i think, then i put the wheel back on and i'm done, didn't paint the brake drums though, looks kinda silly to have a red circle in the rear =P

i just cleaned mine with soap and watter, and applied 3 heavy coats of high heat paint... heh, so far, looks good, but i cant really tell behind my hubcaps

Calipers painted

oh yeah! I just got my drums and calipers painted with the help of a good friend of mine. I had it painted silver to match the exterior and it looks so pimp. I can't wait till I get to drive it once more and take some new pics of it.

sweet, i'm gonna be painting mine body color in sept

make sure you get someone to help you if you're not sure how to. Its easier than I thought but it can be time consuming sine we have to clean it good and put several coats to make it perfect. End result is great nontheless. Have fun and good luck!

spray a liberal amount of brake clean on caliper and drum (ewww) wait for it to completely dry (few seconds, or more depending on how much you SOAK them) then apply paint like a mad man....... coat after coat and youre done

and make sure its very high temp paint..... i think 1500 degree should suffice

LOL I put maybe 5 coats of high heat paint. I sanded down the drums until they are nice and smooth like a baby's butt, then applied 3 coats of paint.

silvernitrate what kind of sandpaper grits did u use?

you know what? I don't even know, I just kinda use whatever is available. Just keep at it until its smooth enough. I'll have some pics of it soon on my car domain site.

Dumb noob question for you guys...did you have to remove your drums before you painted them?

Mine are all rusted over, and I'm getting a set of sweet rims next week that will show off my rusty drums in all their gory. I gotta do something, but dealing with drum brakes sounds like a real pain...

it cant be easier...all you need to do is jack up the rear, take off the wheel, take off the emergency brake, get a rubber mallet, tap it alittle and just pull it right off... vwalla! (and then sand it down perhaps)

I can handle that. So, that won't require dealing with the actual "brake" part of the brake...I'm only removing the cover (he asked, completely revealing his ignorance about drum brakes)?

Any ideas how I can remove all the rust? I've heard a bead blaster, but is there a manual way I can do myself?

actually, sometimes they can be tricky b/c the brake pads are rubbing agains the metal drum...so some force may be needed, def have LOTS of brake cleaner on hand- b/c you'll be surprised at how dirty it is in there- your not removing any confusing brake components (which im totally ignorant in doing), but just the cover and pushing it right back on...don't know if there's any specific sized grit you should use...do not sand the inside! just the outside...

Thanks Samurai...I'm going to go for it.

Hey...nice rims, btw. They look like TTEs.

parts fell out of my drums when i took the covers off so be careful