VHT SP730 Gloss Clear Brake Caliper Paint - High Temperature Resistant Automotive Coating (11 oz) - Perfect for Car Enthusiasts & DIY Brake Caliper Customization

Like any painter will tell you, prep is 90% of the work. Your parts gotta be clean clean clean. Remove the rust, remove the grease, as clean as you can get it. Degreaser, Brake Cleaner, Acetone, throw all you've got at it!! Since most calipers and parts are cast iron, you gotta get down in those crevasses and divots. Scuff with a Scotch-brite and wipe down again. My final wipe was done with a 23% IPA solution to get any residue from the cleaners off. So I did all of that as best I could, but it wasn't perfect and I have some fisheyes in places, but they look great from 5 feet away!Before I started painting I turned my oven on at 200 degrees. I painted the parts in 3 coats, 10 minutes between. After the painting was done I hung them in the oven for 2 hours (directions say 1) then turned the oven off and let everything cool. After an hour they were cool enough to handle. And I'm really impressed with the hardness of the paint and I think it's going to be very durable. Pealing off the tape I could tell how hard the paint got and it was kind of like a shell.