[Sauce]

I got new wheels gloss black for my pure white Taos. Was thinking of painting the calipers red, I have the G2 paint kit anyways. Any suggestions/ input?

 

[The Smurf]

That paint is horrendous. It’s thick and goopy and leaves an incredibly amateur finish. I’ve had great results with rustoleum etch primer, paint and 2k clear. You can get a great finish with some time and nice masking

 

[Sauce]

It’s actually not bad at all…. Just follow directions 1hr to paint 3-4hrs in prep. I’m actually really surprised by it, almost looks powder coated. I guess I’ll see what tomorrow brings.

 

[Xponential]

Please post some pics. I’m also interested in painting the calipers or having a professional do them for me. It there any warranty implications by doing this?

 

[The Smurf]

This is what I achieved with basic paint from Home Depot. Brushing it on really doesn’t work for me. I know Taos calipers do have a rough cast finish and these don’t but spraying always has great results. I’ve attached 2 pics on factory cast and the other is higher end calipers. Both the same process . Cover with a 2k clear and your good. Excuse the chips on the last pic those springs are lethal. Dab of touch up and we were good.

 

[The Smurf]

Please post some pics. I’m also interested in painting the calipers or having a professional do them for me. It there any warranty implications by doing this?

If you disassembled everything and did good masking there wouldn’t be any issue with warranty. I used to paint 4 sets a week at a shop and cars used to come directly from dealers for new customers. Never had 1 issue

 

[Sauce]

I’ll ost pics tonight

 

[Sauce]

 

[The Smurf]

Nice . I wouldn’t have done the springs personally but looks good. And if your happy who cares about that anyone thinks 💪🏻

 

[Sauce]

Nice . I wouldn’t have done the springs personally but looks good. And if your happy who cares about that anyone thinks 💪🏻

I only did them due to them being in the way I’ll replace them when I do pads