- 1). Loosen the lug nuts on each of the wheels with a lug nut wrench. Place a jack under the front of your car, jack it up and place a jack stand under each of the front corners. Do the same with the back of the car. Your owner’s manual tells you the correct location to place the jack and jack stands. Every car is slightly different in this manner. Remove the lug nuts from each wheel and then pull the wheels off the car. Having all four wheels off at one time allows you to work your way around the car as you prep and paint.
- 2). Clean the brake calipers with a bucket of soapy water and a sponge. Hose the calipers off to remove loose dirt and soap. Dry the calipers off with a towel.
- 3). Spray the brake caliper with brake cleaner and then scrub it clean with a wire brush and a clean rag. Brake cleaner will not damage your brake caliper, brake rotor, brake pads or brake lines and it dries fast. The cleaner your brake calipers are, the better the paint will adhere. Make sure you remove all dirt rust and grease.
- 4). Pour the hardener into the high temperature epoxy paint and stir it with a paint stick or Popsicle stick. You can purchase two-part epoxy paint at most automotive paint supply stores or auto part supply stores. Make sure you use high temperature paint as the surface of brake calipers get hot. You can also use a ceramic paint designed specifically for brake calipers or for painting engine blocks. If you use ceramic paint it may not require hardener.
- 5). Place one coat of the paint onto all four-brake calipers with a small hard bristle brush. Avoid getting paint onto the brake lines or onto the visible part of the brake pad. If you do, quickly wipe it off with a rag. If you do happen to get paint on the brake lines of pads, it will not damage anything or cause a safety risk.
- 6). Place a second coat of paint onto each of the four-calipers within 4-hours of the first coat and then give the brakes 24-hours to dry before placing the wheels back onto the car.
- 7). Place each wheel back onto the car; tighten the lug nuts in place with the lug nut wrench. Remove the back of the car from the jack stands by jacking up the rear, removing the stands and then by lowering the car to the ground. Repeat the process on the front of the car and then tighten each of the lug nuts a second time.
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