I really want to paint my brake calipers. I have read all the threads and it looks like a manageable task. It looks like the G2 paint kit is probably the way to go and that's easy enough to find. But my real question is this: is the G2 yellow paint sufficiently close to MINI Liquid Yellow that it looks great or does it look awful? Should I go for a contrasting color rather than almost a match? What would you do?

Such troubles - such torment

Thanks for your help

 

Another possibility is finding a provider of custom blended heat resistant paint. A manufacturer who could mix colors to achieve "liquid yellow". Heard of one?


Thanks!

 

Go black, its great at hiding dust!

Alex

 

If you are doing only/mostly street driving then you will be fine with any color you choose. I've seen yellow painted calipers and they were fine with the LY OEM color. While OEM street pads give off alot of brake dust, switching to Mintex Redbox or EBC green pads will cut on the dust- Green pads are a light green for more color.

Painting a contrasting Red, green or blue gives more accent to the combination. Even purple can work but only if you want to draw attention to your brakes (if you have nice rotors to show off). Keep in mind that EBC green pads will show a light green color.

If you drive at the track then you have to content with the effects of heat and brake dust from your track pads or similar. While my red painted calipers looked good for about a month, it didn't take very long for the color to get totally cooked from the heat of track use. It got to be burnt brown in the hot front right caliper from turning left on the track. Rears did fine and only have to be kept clean from the brake dust. Both fronts are discolored and very burnt in some areas- ready to repaint.

Paint three coats but not more- durable enough but not as easy to overheat.
My brake paint was supposed to be good to 600 degrees and came from Duplicolor as caliper paint. Pretty cheap stuff for $15 and came right out of the can with no mixing of two parts needed.

 

If you have the know-how - or know someone who does (like a graphic artist of painter) - you can mix different colors of G2 to come up with the correct match. I checked with them a while back and they indicated that there's no reason not to mix 'n match. I suspect that playing around with both Red and Green would lead you to a variety of Yellows.