Caliper Paint, Clear Gloss

This VHT SP730 Gloss Clear Brake Caliper Paint worked perfectly to prevent surface rust from firming on my brake rotor hats. Before I used this, I had annoying surface rust on the hats of my rotors every time there was dew or rain. This rust required me to remove the wheels and clean it off with a wire brush. I followed all the directions when applying this and it’s worked like a charm. A++

Thx alot

Great product works well.

I purchased this product for a brake job I did recently. While I replaced my pads I decided I wanted to paint the calipers to fend off rust and brake dust while adding that little bit of detail to my sweet ride. I started with a black undercoat. Once dried I put on some vinyl stickers and painted over them with the gloss clear to protect them and help them last longer. They've since been great and have showed no significant signs of wear. I always see my calipers peeking out from my wheels, and they've braved the tough Midwest salty roads. This job was roughly 5 months ago, and the only wear is a slight peeling of one of the rings that I placed back down and painted over once more. Attached are a couple pictures of how it all turned out (mind the curb rash, the wheel was replaced a month ago).

This review is for the Gloss Clear (wish amazon would state this automatically for these multi item vendor pages). Edit: Apparently I have only one option of one review since they were from the same page. Seriously amazon, fix this for your consumers! One star dropped because no where on the clear can does it say clear. If you lose your cap then you have to test it if you also bought other VHT spray paints and have them capless nearby. The clear scared me more than I ever want to be scared again. Brand new 3k brake package and go to put a clear coat on and I got a milky look on a relatively light coat. I was tempted to grab my brake cleaner and scrub the days work I had on them. I'm glad I waited. At first I was letting them air dry. I need to wait for spacers so due to that there's no rush. I then did a test (1st pic). I sprayed one pad clip which gets milky easily. The paint under that is a dark orange (not the gold in the other two pics). I put it on a towel on the dashboard of my truck and let the sun bake it for a few minutes. I live in southwest FL so it was baked quick. The glaze was great and the milky look was gone. Some things don't get a good gloss layer, even with many heavy coats. Pics one and two are shinier than they appear. Gold really has a hard time showing that in pictures. The gold however took 5 - 7 coats before I was barely happy with the results. The VHT Red is more glossy as is without clear than the Gold is with my end result. My process was much more than most have stated, but due to trying to get the best and be sure it was cured. 1st I primed two coats. 2nd I painted 4 coats. 1st light and others thereafter were medium and heavy with no runs. 3rd I was going to wait it out, so they sat for four days. 4th My decals came in (I used an Infiniti set, akebono set for the a and underline, and a custom set I ordered online). I'm a ham and it's my hard work and paycheck so decided to get some laughs. 5th I sprayed 5 - 7 coats of this clear. After each coat I put them on a towel in my truck and sun baked them. They got almost too hot to handle and I have very calloused hands. 6th After work I took them home and baked them at 200° for 1 hour. 7th I smiled and am writing this review as they lay next to me so I can appreciate the tender loving care I put into this! The 4th pic is the gold without the clear. The room I'm in is incredible hot and humid. I had to buy a 3rd can because the end of the first started spraying what seemed like sand and was MUCH darker than the rest. 2nd can did the same only half way through. I then researched it and it was actually said to be something that happens in very low humidity so I did the 3rd outside in the shade with no issue. My own learning experience so won't knock off stars for my conditions during the painting. You can see the slight grittyness under the last two coats. At this point having stripped them from a past color change and being near the end of my third can I was happy to move forward. Best of luck with your project. Hope this helps.

Not as thick and durable and brush-on paint, but this stuff can be quite smooth if you follow the instructions (dust it a couple of times then go for gold). TIP: Cure in an oven at 200F for a couple of hours, and it will save you the week-long cure cycle the instructions call for. Lets you work with the painted parts without worry. If you get orange peel texture, wet sand with 1500-2000 grit paper then use a buffer. Makes it like glass!

Of course this is the clearcoat so you would really have to get up close and see it but I believe it works spraying at all letting it sit putting on a car and a watching it and every time I approached the car looking at the calipers, it shines.

I started this task on my S2000 at about 630am, finished it all by about 1030am. This included sanding, taping off with blue painters tape,brake cleaner, 3-4 coats of paint, 2 coats of VHT clear. I let it sit between coats about 20-30 minutes, light even coats. This is the end result, pretty happy so far, first time using VHT, as I used to use G2 caliper paint (with the brush), and I would say it's pretty good. Prep work is crucial as it is essential. I will update in the spring to see how they've held up here in Chicago. I recommend after letting the car sit over night (don't drive it after you put the wheels on once you're done painting other than to move it out of the garage or into a parking spot - drive for about 30-45 minutes and do some nice braking to heat up the calipers and let the paint cure fully.

Product is as described by delivery schedule was messed up. Was promised refund as delivery was delayed and I already bought similar item from store to compete my project. Delivery turned up at night when I had already spent $$ to buy similar product.