lol . . . I am sure the the disposable nozzle on a can can DIY itself into a finely controlled atomizer(air cap) on a HPLV gun.

Seriously tho HPLV guns are hobbyist friendly and inexpensive. You just need to match your compressor flow well.

I have sprayed rims, wings, techart bumpers ect at home, and they turned out nice.

BUT.... you cannot match a job done in a properly filtered and evacuated professional booth.

Tom

 

Come on! I agree that doing it with a spray gun is better. I just don't agree with the theory of never trying something. Or the thought of "i can't do this". The pros were once amateurs and if somebody is willing to make a mistake and learn from it without giving up, then it helps everyone. Especially when they share their experiences here. Wouldn't you agree? The easiest thing to is throw money at it and let somebody else do it.

 

I apologize if I took you out of context. When you posted:
"I would rethink doing this yourself. It's a Porsche for gods sake, not a Honda civic!"

I did not interpret it as you implying that painting wheels and calipers were different.

 

Alright, thanks everyone. I'm going to proceed as planned. I think that I have quality paints and it will turn out really good if I'm able to spray it evenly. It isn't a body panel so it doesn't have to be 100% perfect. I think that my results will be better than many who have tried because I am doing better preparation and using better product in many cases. Will begin in a few days, parts currently being sand blasted and waiting on a few things in the mail.

 

preparation is everything.n I spent 3 hours in prep work and 1 hour painting.

Make sure when you are done stripping your caliper from the old paint, it looks like this (bare metal)



my calipers used to be red.

 

I painted my old 996 c2 calipers and they were just about perfect. I used the ceramic paint you get at auto part stores. It held up well too. I sold the car about two years later and they were still in good shape.

My current calipers look kind of rough so I'm going to hit them soon. I want to remove them this time but need to find a DIY article on that since I haven't removed calipers before.

 

http://www.caliperpaints.com/

No first hand experience but I have heard very good things about this product for longevity and finish.

 

Yeah great stuff, they give you a real high quality metal handled paint brush to lay up that awsome color with.

I would paint my whole car with the stuff if it came in a bigger can and with a bigger brush.

 

Thank you for that helpful response. Given the the original post was starting with auto part store spray paint I recommended he consider this system.

It is always advisable a test panel be painted before the final product to verify acceptable finished results, especially using a product or system for the first time. The product may be great. It may completely suck.

For relatively small dollar layout one can select the product which he is happy with.

It certainly would be ideal if he had access to a nice booth, high end hvlp gun, and professional grade coatings but that doesn't appear to be the case.

What you and I would do if we were to perform the task may be completely different than the op based on our resources.

 

Most paints will look good and have reasonable durability. The issue is that the heat produced from tracking the car cooks the paint and melts or discolors it. If you are just driving the car on the street you can use anything. I'm using paint rated at 900 degrees. The question is if this will hold up as well as the factory or specialty paint (that we don't have access to) under extreme conditions. We have documented that 500 degree rated engine paint will not hold up, so I will try the VHT 900 degree paint here. This is ideal because I will be able to use their clear coat and do it just like the factory paint job. If it sucks it is really cheap to have them sandblasted so no big deal.

http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/caliperpaint/

 

And no matter the product, detailed prep work goes a long way in helping any product look its best. And you are clearly in tune with that.

Good luck and please share the end results.

 

Dude! I apologize here in front everyone for mis-understanding your post and you negative repped me and called me a tool??? Really? Is this really necessary?

Anybody here who knows me will speak for my contributions both here and with actually helping on other member's cars just to help. You want to play the negative rep game and call me names? You sir, are the tool. Eat ****!!!

 

i used a high temp rattle can spray paint on my old m3 and also on my benz, turned out pretty good and has held up perfectly on the benz (no longer have the m3)

i left them on the cars and masked the heck out of them , i wasnt expecting great results and was planning on taking them to have them powdercoated but they looked, and still look good

i spent a lot of time prepping, thats the key imo

 

Did you ever get the brakes smoking hot?

 

What did you use to get them so clean?