Painted brake calipers with yellow G2 on my Hyper Blue Camaro + more hi-res shots - Page 5

BrianL · 09-13-2016, 10:13 AM

I 2nd the post about the crappy supplier brush with the G2 kit. I did the Home Depot run to buy a small disposable $3 brush & it worked great. I bought the high temp Brembo stickers on amazon prime, so there are options out there. I read about issues with adding a clear coat, so didn't do that step. As was mentioned, the brush marks level out & with 3 coats, it looks pretty smooth. I let the G2 dry for 2 days before applying the stickers as I wanted the G2 to finish outgassing.

I really like the yellow with the blue, looks fantastic. Great choice OP!

freddyD · 09-13-2016, 04:07 PM

Looks good! Thanks for all the pics.!Love your lic. plate!

bybcous · 09-13-2016, 05:31 PM

My car was g2 paints car of the day a few days ago on there instagram, with this picture. Although a day later I was t- boned after this picture.

D2enigma · 09-13-2016, 08:37 PM

I used $7 caliper spray paint from pepboys and finished both of the front calipers in about 30 minutes.

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TopHatPlus · 09-25-2016, 11:12 PM

Any chance i could see a photo of the lights on the front of the car with the illuminated bow tie at night? Really intrigued!

Glen e · 09-25-2016, 11:20 PM

Rattle can application and G2 are not the same. I've done both , the G2 looks far more professional.

thehartfive · 12-30-2016, 07:54 PM

Are you guys painting the whole caliper,or just the front and top and leaving inside or back alone?

bybcous · 12-30-2016, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehartfive

Are you guys painting the whole caliper,or just the front and top and leaving inside or back alone?

I left the back alone but I did for the backside of caliper.

SSDan · 12-30-2016, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehartfive

Are you guys painting the whole caliper,or just the front and top and leaving inside or back alone?

I didn't paint the backside since you can't see any of it once the wheels are on. No one has noticed and I doubt anyone will.

Marco Falcone · 04-20-2018, 01:04 PM

Great info. I ordered the 6-pistons on my 2018 MBM vert, and will want to paint the rear calipers to match.

My questions:

1. It seems that if you are very careful, you can paint the front caliper and the side red without removing the brakes from the car? Wheels off, lots of masking, yes? I hope this is the case, as I really don’t want to get into the brake caliper removal.

2. What color G2 paint to match the factory-installed Brembo’s”. (Want to make sure!)

Thanks very much for the extra info!

*Mr. Wyndham* · 04-20-2018, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehartfive

Are you guys painting the whole caliper,or just the front and top and leaving inside or back alone?

I did the whole thing when I did it...was in the middle of a brake job, anyways.

oneredry · 04-20-2018, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco Falcone

Great info. I ordered the 6-pistons on my 2018 MBM vert, and will want to paint the rear calipers to match.

My questions:

1. It seems that if you are very careful, you can paint the front caliper and the side red without removing the brakes from the car? Wheels off, lots of masking, yes? I hope this is the case, as I really don’t want to get into the brake caliper removal.

2. What color G2 paint to match the factory-installed Brembo’s”. (Want to make sure!)

Thanks very much for the extra info!

be careful, Iv'e heard that matching the fronts are hard to do due to the hue of orange that's in it. I ended up ordering the rear calipers to match the fronts. Granted it cost a lot more than probably powder coating, at least the color matches.

chrest · 04-20-2018, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glen e

Rattle can application and G2 are not the same. I've done both , the G2 looks far more professional.

i stayed away from G2 because of how its easy it is to tell its G2. I have a kit i haven't touched because i was a afraid of it looking like examples I've seen.

Rattle can is the route that i went and it looks much better than G2 imho. I hope it lasts. i would have went powdercoat to start but wanted to make sure i liked the blue before making it too permanent

Marco Falcone · 04-20-2018, 03:22 PM

Oneredry: I was concerned about them looking different... Did you order a second set of just the 6-piston calipers for the rear? And can they just swap out the factory 4-pistons, without any change in rotor, mounts lines, etc?

Maybe I just paint all 4 of them grey and put new decals on them. Mess with folks’ heads.

And to my main question: Has anyone painted just the front half of the caliper without taking anything but the wheels off?

Again, thanks for the advice!

09-13-2016, 10:13 AM	#57
BrianL Drives: 2016 2SS, Red Hot, NPP, Nav, M6 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Eagle Creek OR Posts: 783	I 2nd the post about the crappy supplier brush with the G2 kit. I did the Home Depot run to buy a small disposable $3 brush & it worked great. I bought the high temp Brembo stickers on amazon prime, so there are options out there. I read about issues with adding a clear coat, so didn't do that step. As was mentioned, the brush marks level out & with 3 coats, it looks pretty smooth. I let the G2 dry for 2 days before applying the stickers as I wanted the G2 to finish outgassing. I really like the yellow with the blue, looks fantastic. Great choice OP! Last edited by BrianL; 09-13-2016 at 10:19 AM. Reason: correct spelling

09-13-2016, 05:31 PM	#59
bybcous Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 1SS Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: hampton roads Posts: 2,763	My car was g2 paints car of the day a few days ago on there instagram, with this picture. Although a day later I was t- boned after this picture. Attached Images __________________ 1ss/Auto-Hyper Blue acs carbon flash spoiler, bmr springs, gm clear tails. Texas speed cam, 223/227 .635/.635 116 LSA, Kooks Long Tube Headers with green cats, MSD Atomic Air Force Intake, CAI Cold Air Intake, QTP cutouts. 503 hp Best so far 11.5 at 123 with a 1.83 60ft. BMR lower and upper trailing arms and upper control arms,E85 DELIVERED 12/29/15 http://youtube.com/bybcous " no talking only racing on my youtube"

09-25-2016, 11:20 PM	#62
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	Rattle can application and G2 are not the same. I've done both , the G2 looks far more professional. __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

12-30-2016, 07:54 PM	#63
thehartfive Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS SILVER ICE METALLIC Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Michigan Posts: 123 View My Garage	Caliper paint Are you guys painting the whole caliper,or just the front and top and leaving inside or back alone?

09-13-2016, 04:07 PM	#58
freddyD Drives: 2020 rally green rs Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 1,159	Looks good! Thanks for all the pics.!Love your lic. plate!

09-13-2016, 08:37 PM	#60
D2enigma Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Irvine CA Posts: 201	I used $7 caliper spray paint from pepboys and finished both of the front calipers in about 30 minutes. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

09-25-2016, 11:12 PM	#61
TopHatPlus Account Suspended Drives: 16 2SS NPP MRC Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Burlighton Ontario Posts: 243	Any chance i could see a photo of the lights on the front of the car with the illuminated bow tie at night? Really intrigued!

04-20-2018, 01:04 PM	#66
Marco Falcone Drives: 2018 2SS Convertible MBM/Kal Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: California Posts: 162	Great info. I ordered the 6-pistons on my 2018 MBM vert, and will want to paint the rear calipers to match. My questions: 1. It seems that if you are very careful, you can paint the front caliper and the side red without removing the brakes from the car? Wheels off, lots of masking, yes? I hope this is the case, as I really don’t want to get into the brake caliper removal. 2. What color G2 paint to match the factory-installed Brembo’s”. (Want to make sure!) Thanks very much for the extra info!

04-20-2018, 03:22 PM	#70
Marco Falcone Drives: 2018 2SS Convertible MBM/Kal Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: California Posts: 162	Oneredry: I was concerned about them looking different... Did you order a second set of just the 6-piston calipers for the rear? And can they just swap out the factory 4-pistons, without any change in rotor, mounts lines, etc? Maybe I just paint all 4 of them grey and put new decals on them. Mess with folks’ heads. And to my main question: Has anyone painted just the front half of the caliper without taking anything but the wheels off? Again, thanks for the advice!

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