Painted Calipers - Dusty

[MagiLLa]

Well the weather is getting warmer, and planning on breaking out the stuff to paint calipers.
I was told that after every trip in the car, be it 10 minutes or a few hours of driving, brake dust appears on the calipers. I was wanting to do white, but i think that would be to high maintenance.
I have the SE, so do drums get brake dust on them? im not sure.

But my real question is, what would be a good color where i don't need to clean them everyday. I know you guys have painted from white->blue->red->yellow... basicaly i've seen every color done..
any tips on how often you maintain them and clean the brake dust off and what color would not show it as much, since i know white will. THanks

[EBlend]

there is no brake dust on the drums, as for the calipers, i would go red

[MagiLLa]

ok, i was positive no dust got on drums.
I don't really wanna go red, because it isn't one of my better colors. Honestly, (dont wanna sound like a jerk) but im not asking for opinions on what colors would look good.
I'm asking what colors are fairly easy to maintain and how often do you guys clean them? if i do paint the calipers white, will i be expecting to clean them every day?

[AMRAAM4]

I don't think I have ever seen anyone paint there calipers white. That might answer the question.

[Greed4Speed]

Black would be the most maintenance free....lol

Anything darker would show the dust less.

[Jeremy]

I use a wheel brush (small brush on a handle) to get in between the rim and calipers to clean off the brake dust.

[tido_29]

basically the lighter the color, the more maintenance.

[Molson]

I have yellow and its not that bad. I usually repaint after the winter. and just wash it regularily, like Jeremy said, a small brush works good. If you wash em when you wash your car, there should not be a problem.

Use a lot of coats of paint to get a smooth surface, will make it easier to clean.

[Stix]

Originally posted by MagiLLa
ok, i was positive no dust got on drums.
I don't really wanna go red, because it isn't one of my better colors. Honestly, (dont wanna sound like a jerk) but im not asking for opinions on what colors would look good.
I'm asking what colors are fairly easy to maintain and how often do you guys clean them? if i do paint the calipers white, will i be expecting to clean them every day?

I painted mine around october of last year and haven't done anything to clean them. They look great. Just make sure you clean the wheels when you do a car wash and your set. I don't think people are going to be inspecting your calipers for dust.

[2003GA_SCT]

well you could mount a small brush on the inside of the rim so that everytime the wheel turns it brushes them off ;-)

[SmokinGT00]

i have 'ford blue' and it really isn't too bad. i would like to find a color that matches my overlays a bit better, but it was pretty much my first mod and it's been on for about 2 years now and i've never touched it up.

[Slim]

Originally posted by SmokinGT00
i have 'ford blue' and it really isn't too bad. i would like to find a color that matches my overlays a bit better, but it was pretty much my first mod and it's been on for about 2 years now and i've never touched it up.

Ford blue!? :nono: Why didn't you use Pontiac blue? :p

[Molson]

the ford blue looks really good on her white GT.

[SmokinGT00]

Well, considering I didn't buy the spraypaint, that might make a difference. heh Besides, better Ford than Civic, right?? :p Thank you Jim. :)

[Slim]

Originally posted by SmokinGT00
Well, considering I didn't buy the spraypaint, that might make a difference. heh Besides, better Ford than Civic, right?? :p Thank you Jim. :)

Hahaha. True enough. lol At least it's a "domestic" blue. :D And, I can imagine that blue would look good on a white car. The Pontiac blue is too pale....

[Joey K]

I used Ceramic header paint & the Color choices of red were limited, I ended up w/ chevy orange, which is really bright red. So don't feel bad about the ford blue. I've had as more worthless chevy's then fords in my lifetime.LOL

[itlnrob]

Yeah my buddy's family owns a Ford Dealership, and when I asked him to buy me paint to paint the calipers with, he went out and bought me FORD RED! I guess that's the price I had to pay for using his lift...haha

[UNCTYPE-S]

whats wrong with ford paint. my calipers and drums are ford blue.