[teebrrron]

Paint or Caliper Covers?
Paint may prevent rust but these covers won't peel off like paint.
Will not extend the life or performance of my brakes, but they sure do look good.

 

[Turbofan]

These may catch on your rims. I paid $100.00 to have the calipers painted black with a gloss top coat and they look good.

 

[Tampa8]

These may catch on your rims. I paid $100.00 to have the calipers painted black with a gloss top coat and they look good.

Pics!

 

[Dusty Starbucks]

I painted them on couple of my other cars. It was quite easy to do. I had some Brembo brakes on a 87' 951 that were massive 4 piston units that looked and stopped great. I bought that car with them already on it.

Later, I got a Boxster with gray calipers (yes, my racing days were over) and I wanted to change them to red. So, I bought the paint (VHT Caliper Paint red/White) and some stencils for the logo off EBay.

Here's the Boxster wheel and brake before;

I don't remember why, probably just lazy (yup, that's it), but I thought I could do this without all the hassle of pulling all the brake calipers off and putting them back on (with everything that goes with that). So, I just cleaned (isopropyl) and dried them on the car and masked everything off and put 2 or 3 coats of the red on.

Let em dry and went over it with the stencil and white.

And wa la;

Took a weekend to do them all, but they never peeled, never chipped and always looked great. I had the car for another 10 years or so before selling it. Oh yeah, I painted that Hub badge, as well.

I'm not saying do or don't do this to a Tucson, but it is a different class of vehicle and the brakes are part of the performance and show. Looking at the Tucson brakes, it appears to me that without a cover the messy business of braking seems to visible (just my 2 cents). So, I'd get the covers to give that big brake look and try to get a stencil for Tucson, then paint the covers.

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[teebrrron]

I painted them on couple of my other cars. It was quite easy to do. I had some Brembo brakes on a 87' 951 that were massive 4 piston units that looked and stopped great. I bought that car with them already on it.

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Later, I got a Boxster with gray calipers (yes, my racing days were over) and I wanted to change them to red. So, I bought the paint (VHT Caliper Paint red/White) and some stencils for the logo off EBay.

Here's the Boxster wheel and brake before;
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I don't remember why, probably just lazy (yup, that's it), but I thought I could do this without all the hassle of pulling all the brake calipers off and putting them back on (with everything that goes with that). So, I just cleaned (isopropyl) and dried them on the car and masked everything off and put 2 or 3 coats of the red on.
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Let em dry and went over it with the stencil and white.

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And wa la;
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Took a weekend to do them all, but they never peeled, never chipped and always looked great. I had the car for another 10 years or so before selling it. Oh yeah, I painted that Hub badge, as well.

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I'm not saying do or don't do this to a Tucson, but it is a different class of vehicle and the brakes are part of the performance and show. Looking at the Tucson brakes, it appears to me that without a cover the messy business of braking seems to visible (just my 2 cents). So, I'd get the covers to give that big brake look and try to get a stencil for Tucson, then paint the covers.

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Looks amazing love your cars!! Boxers are among one of my favorites
Me i'm going to wait until my brakes need to be serviced,
And by then I think/hope stoptech will have a complete brake kit for the Tucson.

 

[Dusty Starbucks]

Thanks, those were really fun cars. I truly enjoyed them, but Porsche, designed and built by Germans, do some things that defy logic and can be real head scratchers. I love the Hyundai with its modern features and tech. I don't trust the tech, but try everything to see if I can find its weak or break point. Adaptive cruise is one area that bugs me. Several scenarios freak that out and one seems completely random and quite dangerous. I rented a Ford Edge (22' I believe) and took it to Washington State. Had all the tech "Safety" features and quite similar to the Tucson. On the way back home, with adaptive cruise on and driving at about 75-80 MPH in relatively sparse traffic, it initiated a fairly hard braking. Now, this is going down the freeway and it could have been quite dangerous. I recovered pretty quick (because I don't trust big automotive programmers with much and am hyper aware that a program is driving my car). Nothing was happening in front or in back of me. Everyone was just cruising along. Nobody getting off on an exit, no sudden movement other than my vehicle random applying brake and pushing me toward the window. Well, the other day, that same thing happened in my Tucson. Pretty close to the same scenario. Nothing out of the ordinary going on in front me or behind. If that guy behind would have been on my tail, he would have rear ended me. I guess I'm just saying that with all this tech, please don't trust it. Be very aware when using it. This is all experimental and WE are the crash dummies. I am ok with that because I know that these features are not to be trusted and am willing to take that risk. My wife, on the other hand, may not approach these occurrences in the same way as me. That troubles me.

 

[Dusty Starbucks]

Sorry for the wordy post

 

[teebrrron]

Here's a kit specific for newer Tucson's,
Comes in yellow, red or black,
$2300!!
Picture/link below

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[Dusty Starbucks]

Rotors come with it? I want some pics if you do it!

 

[garyahouse]

Sorry for the wordy post

Don't be. You, unlike too many posters on other forums I'm on... actually have something (worth reading) to say. Concerning painting calipers, I've done this before. I just gave them a good scrub-a-dub with some degreaser, taped them off with some paper and masking tape, and sprayed them. They came out just fine and looked great. Gave the car a little more personal look which is all I wanted. That's why I did NOT paint them red. Everybody's got red. Don't know if anybody noticed but me, but I don't care about that. Made me happy as I have always enjoyed doodling with my cars a bit.

Question, Dusty:
How in the world di you paint the white lettering on the calipers? Good grief, that gives me a headache just wondering how you pulled that off...

 

[Dusty Starbucks]

You are right, no one may notice, but it makes you happy and that's job #1. Agreed, everybody wants red calipers. IMHO, big red brakes belong on fast vehicles, not SUVs. The key is to not look like you are trying too hard and to make things better for your enjoyment. To make the car yours. Sometimes its looks and sometimes its fuel efficiency or reliability. I want to enjoy getting into and driving my vehicles.

The white Porsche lettering, I thought I explained, was done by buying a set of film (very thin) stencils, off EBay that I had bought. Once the red was completely done and dry I place that stencil over the caliper and again, with VHT white paint, I lightly sprayed two or three coats. Let it dry and pulled the film off and it worked like a champ! The rim center hubs were the most difficult. I painted those under a microscope with acrylic by hand, then coated that with lacquer.

Anyway, I sold this car in 2019, then my wife totaled my Infinity and I found my way to a Tucson.

I really like the Tucson for its quiet comfortable ride, tech and it's easy to work on. I still have to do things to make it truly "my car". I replace the speakers with all JBL and added an under-the-seat sub. Portifino Gray is a nice color but it's a little bland all by itself. So, I pinstriped it and wrapped it around the back. Of course it's red because red is ok on an 180hp SUV as long as its not the calipers! I just needed something to break all that gray up. I then RainX'd the windows, Cerakoted all the plastic trim and ceramic sealed the paint. It feels more like mine now. Now I have to find a new project, but there are some little things I'd like to do with the interior.

I take a lot of pictures along the way, just in case I want to post these little things I do to it.

 

[garyahouse]

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Starbucks:
You put pin stripes on it. I was wondering what that might look like when I asked that same question to this forum here: .CLICKY What can you tell us about Cerakoting the black plastic?

 

[Dusty Starbucks]

Well, I like to think I put "A" pinstripe on it.

I used Cerakote Trim Coat. It comes in a box with 10 individually packed wipes and a pair of gloves. I tried it under the hood first to see if it was and okay look and feel. Here is a pic (right was wiped and let dry the other side looks like it wasn't cleaned, but honestly I don't remember. I wasn't terribly careful with where I stopped because I was going to do that section anyway, but I thought I'd take a pic before I couldn't remember what the "before" looked like.

Cerakote trim coat is like low viscosity coating on a good paper towel. They say it will last 200 washes, so I figure they are saying "3-4 years". So I figured "good enough for me" I can always do it again. I will find out how it wears, but the Tucson is a garage queen so far. At the end of that test I liked it enough to try it below the doors and I liked how it felt and looked once it dried. So I threw down to do all of the trim.

I first made sure everything was clean. I used 3:1 water to isopropyl alcohol mix as the final cleaning stage. Then I masked areas I thought I might mess up on (you really want to avoid getting it on your paint and windows).

I suppose it took 5 or 6 of the wipes to do the whole thing. Then I did some pieces under the hood (because I have extras). I forgot to do the pads inside down on the door jams, but I haven't decided what I am going to do there. Maybe something slightly cooler than a coating. It's not really a problem if you miss some spots. By the time you are done you can easily go back and touch it up and you will. If you see streaks you can redo areas. I kept my 3/4 used up wipes in the package they came in (just clamped it tight so they wouldn't dry out). It'll be real easy to miss some spots on that origami section of the rear bumper, but just inspect and wipe the areas you missed. If you leave the rag out overnight it dries and is stiff in the morning.

To me, it just feels like it's been painted with a clear paint, but it's not shiny. I think it will be far easier to clean off and crossing fingers it will keep that blackish instead of turning it into sun beaten gray. I also don't think it will attract as much dirt as it would uncoated. Time will tell on many of these things. There is nothing greasy about this, it dries to a hard semi gloss coat. When you wipe your hand across it, it feels finished and slick and clean. So, I like it. Then I used Cerakote ceramic paint sealer on the paint. I wanted to give the exterior a chance of surviving longer when we get our lovely 110 deg days.

Teebrrron, I am so sorry for hijacking the thread. This was supposed to be about about calipers. Is there a way for me to just move this stuff to another?

 

[garyahouse]

Thanks Dusty. Now we can get on back to calipers. I just ordered my blue pinstripes to go with my blue calipers. This should be interesting on a white Tucson...

 

[Dusty Starbucks]

Indeed, it should be interesting. I need pics! White is another color that a pinstripe, judiciously done, would be great. When I looked at mine, I thought with all that is going on with the origami folds in the paneling, it needed to be broken up. Eyes aren't meant to navigate all the folds without a boundary. It just seemed that to break in in half and gave the look a bearing that you could navigate by, plus give it a sense of direction (forward in this case). I really am looking forward to seeing your Tucson!

 

[garyahouse]

Indeed, it should be interesting. I need pics! White is another color that a pinstripe, judiciously done, would be great. I really am looking forward to seeing your Tucson!

Here's part of the process. Jacked up all four corners, took the wheels off, washed off the calipers with some wheel cleaner and a tooth brush, taped 'em up, and sprayed on two light coats of Rustoleum high temp blue. It should match the pinstripes pretty well. Below is the process for doing one of the rear wheels.

 

[Dusty Starbucks]

That looks great! Questions - Is that a metallic blue? It's got a nice glow to it. What brand of paint did you use? Got a whole vehicle photo? Well done!

 

[garyahouse]

Hey Dusty,
I'll have to get a couple other pictures as the ones I have are lousy because of all the shadows on the car at the time I took them. I have both the pinstripes and the calipers all done now. I love them. Rather "understated" and just right. Turns out that the colors matched perfectly.

To answer your question, yes, it's a metallic blue: Rustoleum high temp paint.
Front right wheel pictured below: sorry 'bout the white dust on all my tires: I live on a dirt road: ha, that's why I bought a white Tucson...

 

[Dusty Starbucks]

Gary, I'd like to see how the white with pinstripe and wheels look together and dirty tires don't matter to me.

 

[garyahouse]

Gary, I'd like to see how the white with pinstripe and wheels look together and dirty tires don't matter to me.

As you can see, blue doesn't stand out as much as red. And my double pin stripe doesn't stand out as well as your wider red stripe. But that's OK, the subtle addtion of a little color is fine for me.