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I wanted to change the colour of my brake calipers, were gold, I liked the Audis that come with the orange calipers, but not paying the price for the paint. Local stores have high temp paint, but nothing I really liked. Online was expensive as well.
So I opened my paint cabinet and found 3/4 can of some Rustoleum orange paint. I thought I try it out as a "mockup" to see if I liked the colour before buying real caliper paint, I assumed it would last until my first hard braking and burn or flake off. But it's been over 5 months now and they are still glossy. I have been through a winter and a bunch of auto car washes and manual ones. Paint is still holding up, super surprised! For about $14 a can, it's a lot cheaper than traditional high temp caliper paint.
Just curious how long it will last. I did a lot of sanding and cleaning prior to painting them. Its all in the prep work they say. Buy, really surprised they lasted almost half a year so far. Interesting.
Regular rustoleum is rated to about 200F. You might see temps between 300 - 500 F at the caliper depending on how hard you are braking. You have been lucky to get the service you have from it.
Last edited by Valpo A7; Feb 24, 2026 at 04:20 AM.
Audi Recreates Crazy-Looking Speed Record Breaker From 1935
Slideshow: Audi has recreated one of the wildest machines of the pre-war speed-record era, reviving a streamlined V16 racer that originally exceeded 200 mph in 1935.
Who knew this would work for calipers?
