Honda Civic Wheels, Tires, & BrakesHow underrated these parts can be when properly upgrading your Honda Civic to a true sports machine. Wheels, Tires, and Brakes for your Honda Civic can change the way your car looks, acceleration, and stopping distance.
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Hey I painted my brakes today i only got around to doing the rear drums
the finish i came up with isnt to shaby but the front brake will be a completley different story tomorrow.. People say u can paint it whilst still on the car, while some others say u can take the caliper off the car, is this as easy as it sounds.... and which painting method comes up with the best finish spray or brush??? and time isnt a factor with this project so i got time to do it right.... cheers for any help...
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as for the painting of the fronts- you can paint them on the car if you want, you have to do a lot of taping and and protect aginst overspray... you dont want to use a can and have your rear quarter panel catch some of the paint spray because of a little breeze. I havent dont my fronts, but I rather use a spray then anything brush on. Spray cans are much easier for applying even coats, and you dont get the brissel marks when your done- which eliminates the need for sanding the finished product.
anyways, I guess its preference- as long as you can find the paint you want for the application your working on.
Say i paint it on the car, are there certain things that can not be sprayed, ill be spraying the calipar part but where u can see the brake pads through the calipar do i have to avoid spraying parts like that... I know u said that u didnt spray ur fronts but im assuming u have discs on the rear.
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Just my .02 but I would use a brushable paint on the calipers. Less worry about overspray, you don't have to tape off as much, and you can definitely leave them on the car when you do it. Just head down to Wally World or Home Depot, and pick up a can of Rustoleum enamel in your favorite JDM yellow and paint away. Its how I did mine (black that is).
I took my drums when I sprayed them.
on your drums by the way.
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i ended up keeping them on the car and i did it with a spray can sice it was all that i had, It didnt come up to bad... the only problem i came ascross was that I sprayed a little through the caliper as u can see in the pic.... does anyone know how to get it off.. cheers for all ur help guys.
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Well it looks already done, but I'll post this anyways. Take them off the car and disassemble them before you paint them. The reason being that you can gum up the pins with paint and the caliper can jam. Under those boots are the floating pins that the caliper rides on. If/when you paint the caliper, take the sliding assembly apart by removing the bolts holding the pins, then remove the pins and boots the plug the hole in the floating bracket. Also tape off the inner face of the caliper with the piston and the brake line and bleeder holes. THEN paint it.
My friend just bought a Camaro and the dealer thought it would be cute to paint the calipers red without removing anything.... we were none too pleased disassembling and changing all those floating pins because the paint got in there.
i ended up keeping them on the car and i did it with a spray can sice it was all that i had, It didnt come up to bad... the only problem i came ascross was that I sprayed a little through the caliper as u can see in the pic.... does anyone know how to get it off.. cheers for all ur help guys.
Wire brush attached to a drill will take that paint off. Just don't grind it down on the rotor or you'll be in for some brake issues.
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My .02, having painted my brakes while still on, no problems yet, it took me alot of time just to mask everything off. Also when I was spraying its hard to spray some places evenly, like the back parts. After seeing my cousin paint his with a brush, it looks way better, was faster since it was minimal masking, thicker coat too and most parts were painted. Plus the brush marks that people say arent really noticeable.
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nah its not paint on the tyres i replaced them only 3 days ago and the still look brand new with little paint makers on them for some reason.. i made sure that i masked every thing except when i had a brain explosion and didnt see the little hole in the caliper and sprayed right through it..
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Yer I see wat u mean now I went out and it came straight off I think it happned when I was doing one of the coats and when I put the rim back on I must have touched the wet paint and it transfered onto the rim but its no trouble now sice it came straight off... Thanks for the heads up.
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completley different story tomorrow.. People say u can paint it whilst still on the car, while some others say u can take the caliper off the car, is this as easy as it sounds.... and which painting method comes up with the best finish spray or brush??? and time isnt a factor with this project so i got time to do it right.... cheers for any help... 
on your drums by the way. 
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