S2KRAY

I painted my calipers red with the G2 epoxy painting system last year. They are slightly chipped and need to be cleaned and repainted this year. I was planning to wire brush them, clean them with a brake solvent and sand the surface before reapplying the new paint. Anyone have any experience doing this? Is 1 coat enough since they were painted with 2 initially. Thanks.

Mr. Francesco

In all honesty I would just powder coat them and then get the caliper rebuild kits. They will hold up alot better powder coated.

S~Factor

You cannot save the G2 paint. Once mixed you have to finish the whole can or it will dry up. So might as well use up the whole can. It should be enough for 3 coats. Personally, I don't think the G2 paint is much stronger than the Caliper spray paint you get at Autozone. Its all in the preparation.

S2KRAY

I think you are right. I used black on my 2000 and didnt see much difference and it is less expensive. Yes, surface prep is the key. Painted are fine as I dont know where to get them powder coated. Rick Hesel used to do them but not anymore.

jasonjm

1.) 3 coats of caliper paint.
2.) Decals.
3.) 3 coats of high temp clear.

Your set. No peeling, or yellow discoloring from heat.

MitsukillinS2K

im gonna do this some time soon prob once the weather warms up a little more and hopefully doesnt rain

S2KRAY

Where can I get the decals you mentioned. Can I get high temp clear from an auto store (Auto Zone or Pep Boys) Sounds like a plan, thanks for the info.

2poor2mod

decals, www.vinzdecals.com choose the sofachrome font to get the closest font to the S2000 logo, i think it is only like $13 for 15 decals shipped. you should be able to get the high temp clear at any auto parts store

jasonjm

Yup there you go!

S2KRAY

Thanks, I will check them out.