Hello and welcome back to the MUM Sports blog! This week we’ll be covering caliper paint, a service we offer here at the shop to enhance the appearance of the calipers on your vehicle! Brake calipers are often overlooked. But they are an important component of your vehicle’s appearance. Most vehicles come with unpainted calipers from the manufacturer and most of the time are cast metal and tend to become rusty. A coat of paint makes the calipers shine and protect it against corrosion and it also makes it easier to keep clean. Below we’ll answer common questions about caliper painting.
What is Caliper Painting?
Caliper Paint is a paint placed on the calipers of your vehicle in order to enhance the appearance of an often overlooked area of your car. Small but mighty, caliper paint formulated to resist brake dust and high temperatures that can be produced from harsh braking conditions.
Why Caliper Paint?
High quality paint supplies a tough strong on calipers that resists chipping, cracking, and damage from road debris and heat stress. In addition to this, caliper paint allows for a vehicle to showcase a flash of color without the flashiness or cost of a bright paint job! Most vehicles come with unpainted calipers from the manufacturer and most of the time are cast metal and tend to become rusty. A coat of paint makes the caliper look good and protects it against corrosion and it also makes it easier to keep clean. Painting your brake calipers has functional benefits and it upgrades your vehicle’s look and style.
What’s the process of Caliper Paint?
Paint application at MUM Sports entails removing your tires, covering your vehicle with a plastic wrap, and covering your wheels to isolate the calipers. Then, our painter will clean and paint your calipers the color of your choice. Then the logo of your choice is added. The brake calipers are not removed from the car to carry out the painting process, as this would require disconnecting and disturbing hydraulic brake lines and would require bleeding of the system, which would add considerable additional time and expense to the process. Removing the calipers would also create a safety issue with the antilock brake system.
What colors do you offer?
Our standard colors: performance red, race yellow, performance blue, metallic orange, acid green, black, and silver. We also able to paint in a custom color as well.
