yeah, your right..... hard not to get caught up in it all....but my realization is get the wheels put on first....and then digest it for a while...then i'll make a decision from there when the time is right... but any input is appreciated....Nolmscheid said:Man...did you ask this question in three different places? patience young man!
Boiling fluid aside, matte black would be pretty ugly, I would rather leave them stock. If one is on the track and fluid is going to boil I don't think it will matter what color the calipers are especially if the rotors are glowing red. On the street, color and heat dissipation may have a very slight effect if towing a trailer in the mountains.goddardzilla said:Cosmetics aside.
The best colour (sp. Can.) for calipers is matte black. The reason is that matte black radiates heat away from it's surface the best. This keeps the brake fluid further away from boiling - a very bad thing.
This is also why your coolant rad. is black.
Dark red is almost as good, white is poor and chrome is the worst.
Still your decision though.
John
I did say "cosmetics aside" in my post.Originally posted by II kings 9:20
Boiling fluid aside, matte black would be pretty ugly, I would rather leave them stock. If one is on the track and fluid is going to boil I don't think it will matter what color the calipers are especially if the rotors are glowing red. On the street, color and heat dissipation may have a very slight effect if towing a trailer in the mountains.
I'm pretty sure I'm going to do gloss black..... won't show dirt as much, also...and I guess the most important reason is that I'm going for a black look...not too much chrome (anywhere on the car) --- B L A C K .... yeah...i think that's it...but going to wait another week or so to think about it further....II kings 9:20 said:Boiling fluid aside, matte black would be pretty ugly, I would rather leave them stock. If one is on the track and fluid is going to boil I don't think it will matter what color the calipers are especially if the rotors are glowing red. On the street, color and heat dissipation may have a very slight effect if towing a trailer in the mountains.
After much thought and careful consideration, I have decided to paint my calipers gloss black... i'm going for that black look.... windows, not much chrome, hyper black wheels, and I expect to have my tailights back from Jon very soon...II kings 9:20 said:I think gloss black(or any gloss) would look delicious, of course what really matters is what the owner thinks not anyone else when it comes to subjective cosmetic things as this, now if we were talking about putting 20w50 in our Hemi then there would be a right and wrong to discuss.
Glad to hear, I know it was a decision maker for youfoodybat said:After much thought and careful consideration, I have decided to paint my calipers gloss black.....
foodybat said:After much thought and careful consideration, I have decided to paint my calipers gloss black... i'm going for that black look.... windows, not much chrome, hyper black wheels, and I expect to have my tailights back from Jon very soon...
http://www.jonstintedtails.com/index.htm
I'm not sure how they will turn out... but my car w/my new TSW Thruxton wheels .... i think gloss back is my best bet (at worst i can also re-paint them!!!)
Sorry for the not-so-close picture of the before....but i'll post the after when completed...
Glad I could help. I used a matte finish paintmacth put in a spray can! (dries quick), and it looks the same as the 1st day I applied it.Scarbrs said:Thanks Gang.
I know what im doing as soon as i get my order from Paintmatch.
So FB did a kit and Angie you just had what knd of paint?