Mustang Torch Red Brake Caliper paint from G2?
April 22nd, 2008 by Bill - G2I got a call from Steve Timm about 2 weeks ago. Steve is an active member of Team Shelby out of Simi Valley California with a Torch Red GT500 that any Mustang enthusiast would give his right arm to own. Steve had the 23rd Annual Fabulous Ford Car Show at Knott’s Berry Farms coming up on Sunday, April 20, 2008 and he had a request…
Our standard red G2 high temperature brake caliper paint was darker than the factory Ford Torch Red finish on Steve’s GT500. He really wanted to paint his calipers before the show, however he wanted to be sure the color match was perfect. Being a Mustang enthusiast myself I completely understood his desire, and I wanted to help him out.
Within a few days, thanks to Steve, I had a sample in my hands, and a mission on my mind. I needed to get him a sample of Mustang Torch Red Brake Caliper paint in time for him to get it applied before the show on April 20th.
After a few days of nail biting and a torrent of encouraging, then demanding, then begging and pleading phone calls between my office and the lab I had finally gotten a good sample, I crossed my fingers and held it up to the control and well… Judge the results for yourself below…
Steve applied the paint with a Preval Portable Sprayer available here.
Once the paint had cured Steve applied Brembo decals.
The front brakes really pop with what appears to be a factory finish!
The matching rear brakes look awesome as well!
A wider shot gives you an overall sense of how the car looks on the street.
And this shot left us breathless… And jealous!
Overall we think it turned out fantastic! In fact we are so pleased with the color we are considering adding it permanently to our line of Limited Edition Mustang Brake Caliper Paint Colors. Let me know what you think… Would you be interested in a Mustang Torch Red Brake Caliper Paint from G2?
As always if you have any questions or comments I’m always here to answer them, and I would love to see your results…You can submit installation pics to G2 here to be featured…
So…
What are you waiting for??? Go paint your calipers already!
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12 Comments »
April 25th, 2008 at 10:01 am
I’m very interested in getting my hands on that torch red caliper paint! Are you going to make it available?
thanks
brenton
April 25th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Hi Brenton,
Thanks for stopping by. You can purchase a Torch Red Kit from http://wheelskin.com/, they don’t currently have it up on their site but if you call them toll free at 1-888-482-2279 they can facilitate a sale for you.
If you need anything else please let me know.
April 27th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Hey I’m definetly interested since I hav a Torch red stang. The only thing is I painted mine about a year and a half ago with the other red thats a little bit darker and its a lil off so I was looking to get this perfect match but will it be possible to put another coat over the old paint or can I remove it?
Thanks,
Sam
April 28th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Hi Sam,
Removal of the previous coat isn’t necessary. Simply hit the surface with some light to medium-light grit sandpaper and then prep it as normal.
Being an epoxy, our paint has great tooth and will adhere to almost any surface.
If you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
May 1st, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Hey
Awesome!!
Thanks so much for the response…looks like I will be purchasing another kit soon!
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:07 am
I’m glad I could help! Let me know if you need anything else.
February 8th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Very nice post. Thank you!
June 23rd, 2009 at 1:18 pm
I need to purchase the same spray paint kit in the same color as Steve Timm used on his Red Shelby GT500. How do it get it? Jay 661-478-3800 or usajay@aol.com
July 27th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
I have GT500 brakes off the car and ready to paint with the preval sprayer and red G2 paint, but i was wondering how exactly did you prep these brakes with there already painted finish? also did you apply any engine enamel to get that glossy finish?
July 27th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
@Alex P
Thank you for considering our brake caliper paint for your project. We truly appreciate it. The prep work required is basically the same for all applications, however if your calipers have already been painted once before you will need to hit the area to be painted with some fine to medium grit sandpaper or scotch brite in order to rough up the area and give it some extra tooth. Your aim here is not to remove the previous coating, it’s just to rough it up a bit to be sure the new coating will properly adhere.
Once this is done you can apply the paint as normal by following the steps below.
Scrub the calipers or drum with a Scotch-Brite pad or scrub sponge and a bucket of water to clean as much brake dust, rust and dirt off as possible. Detergent isn’t necessary as you’re really just trying to remove the loose particles at this point. Allow the surface to air dry then apply the brake cleaner to break up the tougher brake dust and rust. Alternate spraying the caliper or drum and then brushing it with a wire brush. If necessary go back to the bucket of water and scrub pad to get whatever remaining brake dust you can. Allow the surface to air dry again then spray it one more time with the brake cleaner.
The surface should be ready for paint application at this point.
No enamel is required, our paint is formulated to cure to a high gloss finish.
August 11th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
I have a 2004 VW Jetta GLI that is Tornado Red. I don’t know how close this is to the Torch Red that is on the Mustangs. I have larger brakes on order and want to paint the calipers with a more durable paint than what the factory used. How long does it take for the epoxy paint to dry? If I use a Preval spray bottle does the paint need to be thinned. If so, what thinner and ratio?
Do you recommend avoiding certain wheel cleaners?
Is it possible to get Tornado Red?
Thanks for your help.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:47 am
@ Pete Rodgers, Thank you for considering our brake caliper paint for your project. We truly appreciate it.
Our high temp brake caliper paint will dry to the touch in approximately 6 – 8 hours depending on temperature, however we reccomend allowing it to cure for a full 24 hours before driving the vehicle extensively.
If you use the PreVal sprayer, or any sprayer for that matter, you cannot thin the paint. You’ll have to make sure the spray head will accomodate the thickness of the paint without thinning it in order to use it.
Our paint can stand up to the harshest of chemicals so there is no worry about wheel cleaners and such.
Finally, we would be happy to supply you with a custom color match G2 Brake Caliper Paint Kit matching your 2004 VW Jetta GLI, we would simply need the color code.
You can order your custom color kit here:
http://g2usa.com/colormatch.shtml
Please keep in mind that we will match the color code exactly with a high temperature two part epoxy formula. This means that, although the base color will be exactly the same, the actual appearance may not match your vehicles finish exactly. This occurs because your car has a basecoat, clear coat finish. It is especially noticeable if you have a metallic or pearlescent color. It is virtually impossible to exactly match metallic and pearlescent colors for several reasons, the most obvious being metallics look very different when brushed on versus being sprayed on.
Thanks!