There are a ton of videos showing you how to paint your calipers, but I haven’t seen any that go to the lengths of grinding down a large surface area of the caliper just to see if it will give it a smoother appearance. In this video, you can see a brief overview to get the idea of how I did everything or you can keep watching to see the details of the process. I used a combination of Dupli-Color engine primer, caliper paint and gloss as well as some black VHT caliper paint. To grind down the calipers, a carbide bit set for your drill and some sandpaper should do the trick. A power sander also works nicely.
If you would like to see all of these steps written out, check out the article I wrote:
https://notacarguy.life/how-to-paint-brake-calipers-everything-you-need-to-know/
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Masking Tape: https://amzn.to/3PwN023
180 Grit Sandpaper: https://amzn.to/3PvozC8
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DupliColor Primer: https://amzn.to/3RR5Djk
DupliColor Paint: https://amzn.to/3aKipzf
DupliColor Gloss: https://amzn.to/3uY97qf
0:00 Start
1:01 Overview
2:04 1st Masking for grinding
2:36 Carbide Bits
2:53 Wear some PPE
3:09 Grinding Down The Calipers
3:37 Sanding Calipers
7:49 Cleaning the Calipers
8:48 Masking Calipers for Painting
11:25 Priming Calipers
13:01 Painting Calipers
13:50 Spraying Gloss Coats
14:38 Final Results
15:20 Calipers on the Car
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