powder coating calipers

[IndianaVX]

hello all,
so correct me if im wrong......will ANY powder coat work on the calipers, or is there a high temp powder coat??? eastwood has a nice "foxfire" powder that i would like to do my calipers, but dont want to waste my money if its just gonna flake off.
answer anyone, anyone, bueler...bueler

[morgan-tec]

Yes any powder will work just fine, just remember that you have to completly tear apart the calipers and remove anything that will not withstand 400 degrees. I use the Hotcoat powders from Eastwood, they are good stuff.

[IndianaVX]

morgan,
do the calipers get hotter than 400 degrees? i think that they say to bake the hotcoat at around 359 to 400.....
are you talking about rubber??? what would i need to take out???
thanks in advance
dave

[morgan-tec]

You bake the hotcoat to 400 fpr 10-15 minutes. I mean that you need to tear apart the calipers and remove all the brake fluid, seals pistons , everything. It is a lot of work for a look. If you want a suggestion go for the caliper paint kits from eastwood. I used that on my Axiom and have had no chipping in almost a full year of 15k+ driving. It is a two part epoxy paint that really keeps its gloss and looks great, plus it is a two hour job at most.

[IndianaVX]

(in whyining voice)
But i want burgundy (foxfire) calipers

[kpaske]

Myself and a few others have used the "G2 paint kit". Just do a search on eBay or Google for "G2 paint" and you'll find tons of dealers. It's basically a two-part paint that you mix together and it hardens within 4 hours. Just to clarify, you might get the calipers painted in two hours, but you've still got to let them dry overnight before you can drive with them. I think you've got to wait at least 4 hours before reinstalling them on the vehicle, but I would just let them dry completely while everything is still apart.

I think www.tirerack.com is one place that sells these kits.

[kpaske]

OR, you could contact www.G2usa.com directly and see if they'll do a custom color if you REALLY want a true "foxfire" match. That would look T-IZZ-IGHT!!