benzboi3

ive got an 05 sport sedan with the factory bbk. the calipers are gorgeous and there is no way im taking a generic red g2 kit and painting them with a paintbrush. id like to go for a high gloss look, and then find a "mercedes benz" decal to put on. basically im looking for a finish comprable to brembo or stoptech, in my opinion it would look horrible if i were to do a half-assed job on these calipers. im sure someone has done this before, any options or leads? thanks fellas.

Shake

http://formymercedes.com/mb_results....%20Paint%20Kit

benzboi3

same idea as the g2...thanks though

C24owner

Dino, check out this thread. LINK

You can always remove the calipers and have them powder coated.

benzboi3

thanks nick, that DIY looks pretty good in white, i might give that a try.

you know of any good powdercoating places nearby us?

hows the repairs on the car goin? one of these days im gonna have to come and visit you with a 12 pack so you can help me out with painting my bi-x!

C24owner

No problem.

There is one place near me that does powder coating, but Ive never used them or seen their work. I am on the look out for a set of C32 calipers or the SS calipers and give those guys a try.

sounds good to me. I have an extra set of bix so I could paint those and we'll just meet up and swap parts, and drink.

Car is good. Its been out of the shop for 2 weeks, but its going back monday to have the rieger kit painted and installed. I would of done it myself but I just dont have the time.

benzboi3

good to know, let me know when things settle down on your end. perhaps when spring rolls around and the weather is nice we'll set something up. cant wait to see the car all fixed up!

rlee02135

G2 kit works the best. (I painted my Stoptech calipers with it)

Decals can be purchased from xenonmods.com

tommy

Guy in Stockholm, NJ (Rte. 23, north of Rte. 287 - great drive).

www.trgcoating.com

He's done a ton of work for me; he's got a red that I've had some of my crx's parts done in, and it should work fine for you. I'd suggest you contact him; prices are very fair, too.

PS Think we've passed each other a couple of times recently in the morning, as I'm going from home to Rte. 17. If not, there's another great-looking Mars sedan in the area.

benzboi3

thanks tommy i know exactly where that is! we may have passed at one point or another. im always in ringwood and on 23 ,287 and 17

benzboi3

robert, u have any close up pics of your calipers? thanks!

Blake P

A good body shop would be able to paint them Mars Red and make sure it's done right.

Blake P

EDIT: The G2 kit came out crappy for me and definitely not as smooth as I wanted. I sanded it smooth with pretty fine grit sandpaper, leaving behind some of the paint as a base coat, then sprayed a few coats of silver Duplicolor caliper paint from Kragen and it came out great. Here's some pics of how they look:

rlee02135

they're a little dirty. brake dust FTL...

ViKTORiOUS

dino-- powdercoat them.

you dont wanna ruin those brakes, do it right kid

benzboi3

yeah i called the guy tommy reccomended in nj, 35/caliper. cant beat that. i need to chance my pads anyways so im just gonna take em off and have them done then...thanks for all the help guys

tommy

A case of Magic Hat #9 will be thanks enough.

Good luck - Tom does excellent work.

andy_meng1024

I want to paint my calipers black to match my car.
But since it's 4Matic and the calipers are some kind of weird shape, can I still put decals on them?

anthuny85

im planning on doing red as well and do the brembo setup like blake did, got the decals, jus want the red to be really bright.

benzboi3

are our sport sedan calipers actually made by brembo?

rlee02135

yep.

rlee02135

Leave the white and add a red Brembo decal. Its very rare to see white calipers.
Although cleaning them must suck, my red calipers get dirty in a week.

Blake P

Fronts are made by Brembo, rears are made by ATE.

C24owner

Dino, let me know when you remove your calipers. Maybe we could meet up and I could test fit them on my car. I want to do the C32 bbk but want to make sure they work. 4matic FTL

SteveL1

I can tell you that the G2 kit is awsome if you spray it on with the Preval spray unit, an air brush or detail gun. I brushed mine on the first time and hated it. The brush they supply is pure crap. Got another kit and used the Preval and love the finish. I sanded the calipers to give the paint a little tooth to stick to. A lot glossier than the stock AMG calipers and it looks to be very durable. I may be worng, but I thought that G2 would do custom colors too.

I will try to post some pics this weekend when I put the lettering on. I wanted to let them cure for a week first.