Caliper Paint

I've never had any problems with standard enamel/hammerite/engine paint.

You are fastidious so make sure you

A) Pop the caliper off the slider and take the brake pads out, and carefully mask off any rubber seals

B) Clean the caliper very well with copious amounts of carb cleaner/brake cleaner/other solvent of choice.
 
You need to be wearing your rust with pride.

Penski will be along shortly to talk you through the process.
 
I painted the front calipers of my 323i with Hammerite Smooth (Red). Not a good finish and I spent ages on it. I wouldn't recommend using a brush (which I did) and I would buy proper engine enamel paint next time rather than using the same paint that you'd paint a house radiator with. The Hammerite red looks orange after a while and the finish isn't particularly glossy (even though I chose the gloss finish). Don't expect miracles from a £5 tin of paint....
 
If they are the normal calipers then I doubt he would be tacky and paint them red. It is worth painting them black or silver just because they can look god awful after a while on the car. I drive past quite a few beemers and notice how the grubby calipers manage to stand out. I have bright red Wilwoods 6/4 pots all round but it would be rude not to have them screaming for attention tbh ;). Do the calipers on those beemers get all that hot compared to the discs?
 
A sandy gold colour looks alright too (many OEM calipers are gold) and any dark metallic shate should be fine.

Not turquoise, like the ones on my first car.
 
DunK1 said:
Chavvy.
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It would only look chavvy if it was done in bright red or green to match the neons. Painting them black will draw no attention at all and will look good if a decent job is done. I'd go for a matt or satin black as gloss shows up the imperfections and screams DIY.
 
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