Painting Brake Calipers : The Ultimate Guide

Using Filler Primer To Hide Imperfections

Modding cars leaves us with so many things to do. One thing leads to another and there is no way around it. For example, you can't be repping the nicest rims on the block and have the nastiest brake calipers out there.

When it comes to painting brake calipers,  there are so many options and so many different tricks to getting the job to turn out with different results. Some just splash a little paint on em and call them good, while others don't sleep at night if they are starting to flake or scratch.

Now we know that our site here hosts numerous different tutorials and they are all somewhat different methods, but we would like to talk a bit about using filler primer to help the turnout on painting your brake calipers. There is no reason why doing a little research to have them turn out breath taking is wrong. A lot of people like to research things before hand to make sure they can do it the best possible. As I like to say..

Why Do Something If Your Not Going To Do It 100% ?

About Filler Primer, and Why It Works

Filler primer works pretty much like a thin coat of body filler. Some even use actual body filler, but that might work better for you with major imperfections in your calipers.

Those of you with regular calipers and not huge imperfections, filler primer is your best bet. What is great about filler primer, is that it seems to wanna bond so darn well to things. I'm not sure why filler primer loves to do that but it is great!

Prep Work And Spray Methods

Prep work for filler primer is the same as any other prep work for a spray painting project. I'll give you a rough outline for those of you that may not know or just want to know what I do.

1. Wire Brush - Used to get rid of larger pieces or dirt and such
2. Sanding- Flexible paper helps, No lower than 80 grit. In my opinion
3. Degreaser Agent- Paint thinner, brake cleaner, carb cleaner. NO RESIDUE

Once you are ready to spray, go for it! Just hold the spray can the right amount of length away to where your getting your moneys worth on spray and not too close to where your getting drips. This can be a bit thicker since it is filler primer and not your usual spray paint.

Finishing Up

To be completely honest, I love filler primer and I would tell anyone to use it. For how much the stuff helps the turnout of the paint job, it is totally worth it in my mind.

If you think otherwise.. feel free to share.