Frequently Asked Questions: I don't use primer as there is no need to use primer with VHT's Caliper Paint. Other brands may vary, please check the instructions. The paint used is VHT (VHT is the brand) Caliper Paint in Red (SP731) and Clear (SP730) - www.vhtpaint.com/high-heat/vht-caliper-paint How long did it last? I sold the car after just over 18 months from when I painted them and they looked exactly the same as when I painted them. Why I don't remove the calipers: This is a long story. When I bought the car, a Land Rover dealer decided to 'try' do the handbrake shoes, which meant that the brake system went in to service mode and wouldn't come out. The car had to be recovered to a Porsche dealer 40 miles away to be reset, however this didn't work as the brakes wouldn't come out of service mode and the module wouldn't communicate. They nearly had to put a new brake control ECU on the car, when the decided to try swapping my brake ECU with another Cayenne. The other Cayennes module worked in my car, and mine worked in the other car. They reset it and swapped it back and it's all be fine since, but that little episode left me without a car for a week. The other thing is this was my daily so I can't be without it, and I don't want 2 tonnes of car on jack stands for longer than it needs to be. The calipers look fine and the only benefit of taking them off would be I could have painted the back, which you never see. Why not Powdercoat? Powdercoating calipers is a completely different kettle of fish and is not something that most people can do at home. This video is aimed at the home mechanic or enthusiast. The cost of stripping and rebuilding the Cayenne calipers would be huge. They are 6 piston brakes on the front and 4 on the rear. Invariably you'd find a few of the pistons would need replacing and also all of the seals if you were Powdercoating. This adds time to the job and as I've said before this is my daily. Powdercoating is OK if you can be without brakes and the car for a while. There is nothing wrong with painting calipers. It works well and is cheap. In theory there are always better ways to do something. In reality - £30 worth of paint made my car look 100 times better. I hope this answers why I don't remove them. Basically cars are becoming so complex and reliant on modules that it's not just a case of unbolt the caliper, then re-install and bleed the brakes. I enjoy reading your comments, but I hope this helps answer the ones that keep coming up. MSL.

@mrmylo1239

5 жыл бұрын

My Supercar Life cheesy oatcake

@leerobinson2777

5 жыл бұрын

Did you have a grinding noise after painting?

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

@@leerobinson2777 no, why?

@leerobinson2777

5 жыл бұрын

I've recently changed my wheels and thought I'd paint the calipers while I was in there. Everything looked OK but when I started driving Im getting a grinding noise from the front wheels when I brake or corner. When I changed the wheels I went from a bolt to a stud configuration (bmw)...now I'm thinking that maybe the studs are a fraction too long and are rubbing on something on the rear of the hubs. Going to try the original bolts tonight and if the noise goes away I'll know its the studs, if not then I'm goosed cause I'm really out of ideas if painting the calipers won't cause a grinding sound 😔

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

@@leerobinson2777 Oooh, unless when you've cleaned the caliper off some debris has gone in I would say you're on the right lines with the stud conversion. I would eliminate those first and see what happens. I had loads of trouble when I changed the wheels on my E46 330i back in the day, I replaced wheels with the same offset and the rubbed on the rear. Let me know how you go on. Fingers crossed for you.

“The last coat is like the last beer, you should never do it” haha so much truth in that.

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

It always happens :-D

@amv1231

4 жыл бұрын

Yet I always drink that last beer 🍺

@WarthDader74

3 жыл бұрын

@@amv1231 I've heard that makes your driving better

@bigdaddyblckable

3 жыл бұрын

1000 % on that one😂😂😂

@flyboy2610

3 жыл бұрын

It's been said that bad is not the enemy of good, perfect is the enemy of good.

I recommend wearing a mask while cleaning the callipers. Brake pad dust is not something you want to be breathing in.

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

That is definitely something you should do. I was rushing in and out of the rain, plus trying to film the process - my brain can't do too many things at once

@olavodesimon8455

3 жыл бұрын

yeah yeah.. no covid here! hahahahah

@TheOzthewiz

3 жыл бұрын

Well, at least it's NOT as BAD as the Coronavirus!

@urban_phantom7750

6 күн бұрын

​@@TheOzthewiz: Actually. Nvmd 😸

"remove the wheel, you're gonna need it again later"

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

+Wavvy Jo you'd be surprised lol 😂

@relaxationmusic3259

5 жыл бұрын

LOL

@Finesse460

5 жыл бұрын

“Now where’s that wheel you removed.. you’re going nowhere without it” 😂😂😂

@richardcaines5335

5 жыл бұрын

....thought I was the only one who noticed that.

@deluxedetailing9832

5 жыл бұрын

Hahah

Best brake calliper painting video on KZread. Brilliant job mate.

Wow definitely one of the best and understandable videos about painting calipers. Short, simple and straight to the point. Great job!!

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you found it useful 😀👍

Amazing result. Went to school using this video. THANK YOU.

Thank you for such a clear and concise video ! Great job in showing us how to do this !

Cracking job mate. I was going to put caliper covers on my car but after seeing this, paint is for me!

Beautiful execution.Thank you for sharing your methods brother. Continued good fortune ahead.

Why am I watching this? I’m 36 years old and I’ve owned over 9 cars in my lifetime and I painted every one of the brake calipers...oh that’s right because it’s always cool to see it done. 😁 Great job mate!! I LOLed at the “last coat is always going to give you runs. It’s like the last beer...” You had me dying laughing 🤣

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's had problems with that last beer :-D

Wow! What a great job! it looks like factory!

Great tutorial. Really well edited. The caliper looks amazing. 👍

Fantastic video dude!!!!! That caliper looks gorgeous!

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

A nice job, looking forward to the next vid mate 👍

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always! They look better than before - well, they couldn't look much worse!

Great video for those uncomfortable with removing the caliper. Nice trick with the printed label as well.

Very nice, this is actually encouraging me to do it.. I didn't even imagine doing it before.

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Take your time and clean the Calipers fully and you should have no problems. Good Luck!

Very helpful vid . Thank you so much . Can’t wait to do my M5 the calipers look old and dirty now . Thanks again mate keep up the great things

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate - Just make sure you give the calipers a good cleaning before painting and they'll look amazing.

Excellent demonstration! One of the best I’ve seen. I’ll be doing mine soon. Top job.

The third coat is also where u can get "the runs"! Usually it's what i eat that "gives me the runs!"

I know this video is a few years old but I still wanted to leave you a comment. When you started cleaning the caliber on the car the first thing I was thinking why don't you take it off and then you explained why. I guess the way you showed to do it was probably the best way to do it for DYI. I'm sure a lot of people are not comfortable working on their breaks. I had to laugh when you were putting the letter back on. When you said wait a while to do this and not just wait 45 minutes and put them on. I thought that was funny because I believe people would have done it right away. I most definitely gave you a thumbs up and I did hit the subscribe button. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos.

@MySupercarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great comment and understanding the point of the video and that it's aimed at the DIYer - I really appreciate it. Yeah, I can see lots of people applying the decal after 10 mins and wondering why the paint has just come off!! 🤦‍♂️

I have been going back and fourth with metal caliber covers, vinyl wrap, and paint. Thanks to your video, think I’m going with paint!

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

I would go with paint. It looks great, last longer and isn't really that hard to do 👍

@dickjohnson7845

Жыл бұрын

I would think Vinyl would melt due to the temps

Good job Sir.Humour and clear explanation!

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it 😁👍

Excellent work!!

Class job, love the commentary, very easy to follow and listen to

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words :-)

Brilliant video mate !

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. It would have been easier to do it this week in the nice weather than when I did them LOL!

Wow, it looked really good in the end! Especially for a 'on car' job! Goodjob

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was surprised how well it came out too. The only thing with doing it on the car is you can't get to some parts as easily, and you can't really do the back, but they do look 1 million times better now 👍😀

Those turned out great. good job

I admire your confidence to take on the job. Top vid as always. Cheers

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. I love a weekend messing with the car, my Rari is in a million bits spread around the house and garage at the moment because I had a bright idea to do something on it ;-) but more of that to come soon.

@brownie3609

6 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to seeing what your upto on the Fezza....

Informal and decent vid... top guy cheers 👍👍

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope you found it useful. Thanks for commenting 👍

I enjoyed your subtle sense of humor. "Go find that wheel, you're not going anywhere..."

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I do try 😁

Salute to you from Malaysia 🇲🇾 Great job bro 😁 👍🏼

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌

Nice job sir, enjoy your video series and the painted calibers look fantastic. Nice Sunday afternoon relaxing pleasure.

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

They look better than before don't they! I can't believe how bad they were! Can't beat a Sunday afternoon dodging the wind and rain messing with the car! Thanks for commenting.

Very nice ol chap. Splendid work. Almost looks like Brembo brand calipers. Cheers mate.

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I was surprised how well they came out. You couldn't tell they weren't factory when the wheel was on and they looked just as good nearly 2 years later when I sold the car.

Brilliant video an very well explained! Thank you. What paint did you use and how many cans? Are they still ok a year later?

Painted my 2019 STI calipers today with the help of your video 👍

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Cool, that's great to hear! I'm sure they look awesome!

@ryan4754

4 жыл бұрын

@musical roses I don't have before but I have after. They were the highlighter yellow ones

You did an awesome job buddy

The opening statement is so true!!!

Glad I stored my wheel for later. Thanks for the advice!

@robertclymer6948

3 жыл бұрын

I Motown, if you don't store the wheel for later, it won't be there when you come back, lol

Fantastic video!

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video and good humour as well---nicely done

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I do try to be funny 😁 much to the annoyance of my wife!

Good job sir! More vidoes please thoroughly enjoy them.

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. There are many more to come, just finding the time to edit them. Thanks for commenting.

That is one goooooood looking caliper!! Well done!

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video, thanks for sharing. Happy to see the wear on the outside tread of your tire😁

For some reason the Cayenne has just really bad coating on the base model calipers. Mine started out black and ended up looing greyish like yours. Going to use this as a reference when I repaint them

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

Wow - I can't believe they started black and ended up grey. I didn't buy my car new so I'm not 100% sure what colour they used to be but it's really bad that after 4 years they ended up looking this bad. They paint quite well, I'd have loved to remove them and paint them, but it would have been more trouble than it's worth, plus with the wheels on they look great now - they couldn't look worse! Hope it helps in the future.

Brilliant job well done mate Looks fantastic thanks for the tips 👍👌

Just subbed. Very helpful vid and a neat final look!

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Salute to you mate. Wonderful job.

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, they look better than before! Can't believe how bad they were, and they still look great now.

Super quality video. Subbed!

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Really well demonstrated mate excellent video and the finisher in the end about finding the wheel loved every bit of it. Question why didn’t you apply primer before apply paint?

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment glad you found the video useful. You don't need primer with this paint, you just need to make sure the caliper is clean. Here's a link to the paint: www.vhtpaint.com/high-heat/vht-caliper-paint

What a video👌🏽 well done mate

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Impeccable job 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Cool, well revisit this sight when I get on my vet. Thanks !

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Please do! Thanks for watching

Nice work I just subscribed

Can’t wait to try this nice vid 👍🏻

Best video for brake pads !

Very helpful, doing mine this weekend. Subbed, cheers mate.👍

looks so good 🤝

The Brake Calipers on the Cayenne were really, really bad and were letting the car down. So a few hours on a Sunday and they now look great!

@autofanaticcars

6 жыл бұрын

you did a nice job for not removing them off the car and going crazy like I did, well done. Looks like yours had that silly anodize finish that many car calipers have today, it gets trashed over time and painting is the only solution.

@BuckMcAntlerson

6 жыл бұрын

Mine on my Cayman look just like your "before" calipers. I need follow your instructions!

@carbonoxx

6 жыл бұрын

how many can of each do u need?

@5v498

5 жыл бұрын

My Supercar Life yes it has helped as I was about to buy a tin of etch primer and paint many thanks

@michaelmachado6135

5 жыл бұрын

Exxa

Great Job!! Looks amazing!!

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@danielcondins5812

3 жыл бұрын

@@MySupercarLife I Will so the same 👍🏻

great job from prep to finish, but how is it baring up to the riggers of heat and brake dust. I had my 964 calipers powder coated as it is the best way to go.

nice job, you should do the other three brake calipers

Glad you saved the wheel..Just in case you needed it.Great video.Thanks

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

You never know when these things will come in handy ;-)

Nice ..I think I would cover wires and bolts for contrast

Brilliant !!! i just use Regular Tremclad oil based Paint with a Brush !!!

I use Por15, rust inhibitor. Comes in various colors, stops and prevents rust, encapsulates. But most importantly is impervious to any cleaning fluid brake fluid. Can brush on and dries evenly. Can use on rotors also!

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

I need to try POR15 on a different project, but I always hear it's a pain to work with. It's highly rated don't get me wrong, but I know people say the surface has to be spotless for it to bond

@crimpcreep6887

5 жыл бұрын

It was made to go straight on Rust. Stops and prevents further rust. I used on a 73 Dodge D200 3/4 ton my Mom's gave me from California, Hesperia, high desert. Yes, had rust, because it snows up there. People in rust belt actually put on new parts , axles, anything metal to protect from rust. I live in Phoenix, where it's already °110, so no rust but for detailing calipers, rotors I like Por15. Also, wrinkle paint, VHT. Lately I have been rebuilding my calipers and leaving base metal, but detailing rotors, and painting inside of aftermarket wheels to match. Subtle, but detailed. Sort of a haircut that doesn't look like a haircut...

Made a Great Video, will use Your Training Video on mine, Thanks!

Nice work!

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome job. Very clean

Good WORK!

Verry nice voice and a sence of humor

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I do try :-)

this is a cracking video and looking to do the same to my porsche calipers. may i ask where you got the sizes from so you can print your own decals please mate?

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I measured the original text on the calipers for the size. I think most aftermarket places sell the decals in small and large.

Remove the wheel and put it somewhere safe! LMFAO!!!

Job well done that mate

Calipers look great. OCD kicked in though... Saw that the Porsche logo on the wheelcap didn't point to the tyre/wheel valve.

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think I remedied that in a later video when I swapped the wheelcaps ;-)

Great job

Nie job with those calipers 👍🏼👍🏼

Verry Good Job! Bravo! Regards from Swiss 🇨🇭😉

Good video 👍🏻

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@screwsnutsandbolts

5 жыл бұрын

@@MySupercarLife You're welcome :)

Well done mate

@MySupercarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I'd like to give this ago and bring some life to my aging car. However I'm a chef and have no idea on calliper features or mechanics. Any way I can figure out which bits I need to avoid running and what needs taping off. Or maybe I'll realise it's pretty easy to see?

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

It pretty straight forward to be honest. If it's rubber or wires then don't paint it, and if it looks like it holds something on but needs to come off for a pad/disc change then don't paint it. Best thing to do is google photos of painted calipers and you'll soon get the idea of what you can / can't paint

Absolutely brilliant and makes me miss my family back in the UK! Lancashire??

Epic work!!!

Great video! What machine did you use to cut the decals?

very nice job thanks

Superb job! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@MySupercarLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍

damn good job mate! Cheers!

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Marvellous job, they look great!! What brand is the cutter you used to produce the Porsche logo with the vinyl?

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not 100% sure, it was from Ebay. It's an mh721 I think, it's quite common.

@patagualianmostly7437

4 жыл бұрын

Just googled "MH271 Vinyl Cutter" Came up with.... "MH Series Vinyl Cutter by USCutter Priced at US$218"

Good Job!

Nice car, and very nice job! iam gonna use this to paint my audi S3 calipers :) thnx

Did you use any specific type of sign vinyl for the decal? I have a vinyl cutter and standard sign vinyl but is there a heat resistant type. Great vid btw, will be following this for my ones.

Great Video lol. Do I take the break pads out before masking and painting?

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

You can remove them if you want, it does make it easier to clean and paint in the space where they are and saves on masking 👍

Did you re-do the masking tape at 4:23 and why? Thanks for the great video.

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No, that's the rear caliper at 4:23 that I'd painted the day before, after that you see me apply the decal to the front caliper.

You did great

@MySupercarLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Good job

Good job!!

Awesome job

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

That was Kool, how late ng did it take to all the calipers,

@MySupercarLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It takes a few hours to do them all. I would set aside a day to do all 4 👍

Good job mate! How many tins of paint and clear did you end up using for the 4?

@MySupercarLife

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I used 2 cans of red and one clear. Hope this helps.

That looks amazing

@MySupercarLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@JB-fm4tb

5 жыл бұрын

My Supercar Life I’m gonna try and do this on my bmw 435I it has brembo front calipers