What is the difference between "high temperature" paint and regular paint?
Is there a difference?
Thinking about painting my calipers on my 1999 Ford Escort. Not wanting to spend $7 on black high temp paint when I have 3 cans of flat black $0.99 laying around!
You might get away with it. The reason is the rotors are what absorb the heat & friction. (from the pads) Worst case scenario it will burn off or start looking flat blackish in color. In that case you will simply need to reapply every now and then. Kit
I would assume it depends on the car. I highly doubt you're going to beat on your Escort with enough vigor to burn the paint off of the stock calipers but I know I'd put some quality high temp paint on my RX8's hardware.
Give it a try. All else fails, you learn you'll need to buy the good stuff anyway.
I would assume it depends on the car. I highly doubt you're going to beat on your Escort with enough vigor to burn the paint off of the stock calipers but I know I'd put some quality high temp paint on my RX8's hardware.
Give it a try. All else fails, you learn you'll need to buy the good stuff anyway.
LOL.... I painted them with the $0.99 paint a few minutes after posting this thread. I couldn't wait! Looks like I will wait a month and see if half a can ($0.50 worth) worked!
Ive used plain old spray cans like Krylon and Rustoleum for years on brakes (rotor centers and calipers), and engines. Ive never had a problem with them lasting at least a few years. Ive painted a lot of guys engines with regular auto paint too, so that it matched the body color. Ive never seen the need for 'hi heat paint'. Ive used the best high heat paint you can find (for jet engine exhaust plates) on exhaust manifolds and it never lasts more than a few weeks. The only area that discolors for me on an engine is at the center intake ports of the intake manifold, and the bottoms of the heads below the exhaust ports.
It'll look okay for a little while. I used high temp engine paint with ceramic and it lasted 10 years and counting and it was about the same price. Real caliper paint should last even longer. Proper prep is key, as with any painting.
