i used the duplicolor paint to do mine....was pretty good

 

i also used the duplicolor kit. mine turned out nice!

 

you don't even need the whole kit, just use a wire brush or something to clean off the surface, then paint
advance auto parts in titusville sells Duplicolor caliper paint by itself
just use that

 

It won't flake off or anything?

 

it hasn't for me
i used black though, so any flaking is less noticeable
my goal was just to get the calipers and the edges of the rotor (non-pad contact area) looking clean... before the paint they would just rust

 

ahhhhh
how much was it?

 

idk, 5 bucks

if you're gonna do a color, like red to match your car, i'd get the whole kit. the only color i would skimp on and use just the paint is black

 

oh ok thats what i was planning

 

you don't need the kit, just use a lot of brake cleaner, a lot of elbow grease, and a wire brush. Mine have been painted red on my front calipers for the past...probably 2.5 years. Zero flaking and zero fade. I am thinking of redoing them, but that's only because I want to change colors. The kits they sell are a waste imo.

 

so it sounds like cleaning the brakes before you paint them is a huge must?