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Welcome to the JKREW VW Modification Page

Project: Caliper Painting

Below, you will find all the necessary steps that are involved in painting your VW's calipers.

Special thanks goes out to the Pocket Rocket web page for the info.

1 Preparing the Calipers: Wash the wheel and caliper area with some type of wheel/caliper cleaner (ie. Eagle One). After removing the wheel, you will need a small wire brush, a little elbow grease and some type of brake cleaner (ie. CRC Brake Clean). Remove as much dirt and rust as possible to save you future peeling and chipping

2 Masking the Work Area: Mask off all areas before painting (brake lines, pads, wheel well, rotor etc). The greater the effort spent on masking the greater the results and not to mention little to no overspary

3 Painting the Calipers: Once the calipers are removed you may want to hang them from a coat hanger so not to damage the brake lines. Use a heat resident paint and apply 2-3 coats, allowing at least 30 minutes drying time in between coats

4 The Final Touch: Remove all masking and rebuild the the calipers add the wheel and move on to the next one. Just a note. This might be a good time to invest in some performance brake pads (ie. Mintex). With the addition of these pads you increase braking performance and more importantly very little to no brake dust compared to the stock pads

Thanks to Jeff Newton for the photos