How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

[AZaman]

So the calipers on my Mk6 GTI were painted black over the factory red. whats the best way to remove it without damaging the red underneath

Thanks

[Danaldson]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

i doubt you'll be able to remove the black without damaging the red. Best bet would probably to get them powder coated, or strip them down and repaint them yourself.

[BaggedGLI]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

You aren't going to be able to strip it without damaging the pain underneath. Odds are it was damaged while it was prepped for the new paint.

[AZaman]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

i doubt you'll be able to remove the black without damaging the red. Best bet would probably to get them powder coated, or strip them down and repaint them yourself.

Anyway i could get that same red from somewhere ?

[AZaman]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

You aren't going to be able to strip it without damaging the pain underneath. Odds are it was damaged while it was prepped for the new paint.

Paint looks alright underneath as it is chipping slightly. looks like the black was sprayed on top!

[witchcraftz]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

Horrible idea: Get a bottle of engine degreaser, let it sit on the caliper paint for an hour or two, rinse, should get rid of the paint.

[kujiwara]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

Get some red plasridip, clean caliper, don't sand, cover the rotors, spray three coats and call it a day. Won't ever come off even if you track your car.

[MechEngg]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

Plastidip for calipers? Seriously Jerry??
Plastidip doesn't do well with ordinary road dust, how do you think it will do with brake dust? Pat's wheels used to get absolutely coated with brake dust and i bet you it was a nightmare to clean. I would highly recommend doing a paint over plastidip for the sole reason that the caliper paint has an ultra smooth durable finish in which the brake dust is less likely to stick onto. That way you can get in there and easily clean your calipers. If you use plastidip the red will fade very shortly and you will just want to pull it off.

[kujiwara]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

Yeah my old cars blue calipers dipped and looked great, my current car is dipped too, even Jason's s4's teal calipers were dipped. They lose their elastic properties the first time you drive and hardens, just never had issue with them, and still looks as good as day one, these are the only reason I'm recommending them.

[GingerBeef]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

Can confirm, my Evo's brakes are also dipped. Heres a pic from when I first finished them



I dont have a pic of them now, but so far theyve survived all winter, multiple ice races on ghost lake, tons of ripping through the mud (which destroyed the OEM finish on both my wheels and my cars paint, but not the dip)



Brake dust, and mud both just wash off, it has glossifier over the red if that makes a difference.

[witchcraftz]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

Very interesting info guys, I wouldn't have thought plastidip would work well on calipers. did you spray of brush on? Any primer first?

[kujiwara]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

Very interesting info guys, I wouldn't have thought plastidip would work well on calipers. did you spray of brush on? Any primer first?

Spray straight on, just clean the caliper of dirt and loose paint, put a white dip coat on if you want the colour to pop more.

[MechEngg]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

Wow that is something that i would never have expected. If you guys say it works then i'm not going to discredit you, I guess the only thing I now have against it is my own personal vendetta against everything plastidip haha

[witchcraftz]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

Spray straight on, just clean the caliper of dirt and loose paint, put a white dip coat on if you want the colour to pop more.

I'm definitely going to do this!

[JVD]

Re: How do i remove Paint from Brake Calipers

If you want to do real paint buy some aircraft stripper to remove the old...