Brake Caliper Painting Service
Professional brake caliper painting in any colour you can name. Your calipers are shot blasted to bare metal, chemically treated and painted in-house with paint built to take brake heat, brake dust and wheel cleaner. We paint everything from a Golf to the McLaren P1 GTR.
Brake caliper painting from £95 per pair
- Any colour, colour matched to your car if you want
- Lifetime warranty on our high-end paint: no fading, flaking, corrosion or heat damage, track cars included
- Free function check on every paint job
- Logos and stencils replaced, or added
- Collection anywhere in the UK, worldwide mail order
Our brake caliper painting service in 70 seconds
- On this page:
- Options
- How It Works
- Prices
- Colours
- Sending Calipers
- FAQs
Brake Caliper Painting: Standard or High-End?
Two finishes, one workshop. Both are painted, not powder coated, because powder coat softens when brakes get hot. Pick the one that suits your car and budget.
Standard Caliper Painting
A tough, good-looking finish at a sensible price. A clear step up from powder coating.
- Post box red, silver, gunmetal or black
- Shot blasted and chemically treated first
- Resists heat, brake dust and wheel cleaner
- Free function check
High-End Caliper Painting
Our own high-temperature paint, made in-house and used on supercars and main dealer work. The finish we're known for.
- Any colour: automotive codes, RAL, BS and most Pantone
- Colour matching to your bodywork
- Logos, stencils and candy or pearl finishes
- Lifetime warranty: no fading, flaking, corrosion or heat damage
- Free function check
Need a refurb as well? Seized pistons, thread repairs and worn seals can all be sorted in the same job. Combine high-end painting with a full refurbishment and you get a lifetime warranty on both the paint and the function of your brakes.
How We Paint Brake Calipers
Good paint is mostly preparation. Here's what happens to your calipers between arriving and going home.
- Function checkEvery paint job starts with a free check of pistons, seals and sliders, so you know your brakes are safe.
- Strip and shot blastOld paint, corrosion and brake dust are taken off, right back to bare metal.
- Chemical treatmentThe bare metal is treated so the paint keys in and corrosion can't creep back under it.
- PaintYour chosen colour in our standard or high-end paint, both made to handle the heat of hard braking.
- Logos and stencilsBrembo, AMG, M, Porsche, your own design, or none at all. Painted, not vinyl.
- Check and dispatchInspected, packed and sent back with tracking by email and text.
Before and After
Jaguar XKR Brembo calipers, painted in a custom candy red.
Standard brake caliper painting starts from £95 per pair. High-end painting is quoted by colour and caliper, with logos from £17.50 and candy or pearl finishes priced on top. The full breakdown, including painting with a refurb, is on the brake caliper painting prices page.
Brake Caliper Colours
Standard painting comes in four colours. High-end painting comes in any colour you like, including a match to your paintwork from the manufacturer's colour code.
- Post box red
- Silver
- Gunmetal
- Black
- Any colour, high-end
Sending Your Calipers In
Just the calipers, never the car. Leave the bleed nipples in, keep your pads, and put your contact details and return address in the box. We arrange collection from anywhere in the UK, or you can drop them off at our workshop in Long Eaton by appointment. How to use us has the full step by step.
Who Trusts Us With Their Calipers
We paint the brakes on the McLaren P1 GTR LM and P1 GT Longtail for Lanzante, the people who build the road-legal P1 GTRs, along with other new British supercars we can't name. The same paint, applied the same way, goes on the thousands of everyday calipers we do each year, because a Golf deserves good brakes as much as a McLaren.
"Real professional paint job."
Tony, Porsche calipers, Google review
"The colour change really makes a difference."
Joe, Google review
"The quality they supplied me was spectacular."
Michael, Google review
Rather Paint Them Yourself?
Brake Caliper Paint Kits
The same high-temperature paint we use in the workshop, packed with mixing and application kit and full instructions, in a wide range of colours.
Shop Paint KitsCaliper Decals and Logos
High-temperature decals to finish the job: Brembo, AMG, M Sport, Porsche and more.
Shop DecalsBrake Caliper Painting FAQs
Is painting brake calipers better than powder coating?
For brakes, yes. Powder coat softens when calipers get hot, which is why painted-on-the-car powder coat often fails. Our paint is made for brake temperatures, brake dust and wheel cleaner, and it goes on after shot blasting and chemical treatment, so it keys into the metal properly.
Can you match the colour of my car?
Yes. With high-end painting we can match any manufacturer's colour code, as well as RAL, BS and most Pantone references. Candy, pearl and metallic finishes are available too.
Can you repaint the Brembo logo?
Yes. Logos and emblems are painted back on with stencils, not stuck on as vinyl, so they last as long as the paint. Brembo, AMG, M, Porsche and AP Racing are all regular requests, and we can do custom designs.
How long does the paint last?
High-end paint comes with a lifetime warranty against fading, flaking, corrosion and heat damage, and that includes fast road, track and motorsport use. If it ever fails, we re-work the calipers at no charge and pay the shipping both ways. Standard paint is warranted for 1 year.
Can my garage take the calipers off for me?
Yes, and most do. Any garage can remove them, send them to us, and refit them when they come back, bleeding the brakes afterwards. Many garages use us this way for their own customers, so ask yours.
How long does brake caliper painting take?
Typical turnaround for painting is 1 working day once your calipers arrive, plus 1 day if you add logos, candy paint or cast smoothing, and 2 working days in total if combined with a full refurbishment. These are typical times rather than a promise, and rare calipers can take longer.
Can you paint motorcycle calipers?
Yes. We've painted calipers for Victory Motorcycles and for riders across the UK and the US.
Will you check my brakes work before painting them?
Yes. Every paint job includes a free function check of the pistons, seals and sliders. If something needs fixing, we'll tell you before we paint.
Full turnaround, parts and warranty details are on our Turnaround Times and Terms page.
Get Your Exact Price
Tell us your car, your calipers and the colour you have in mind. Two quick steps and we'll send you a firm quote.
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