anyone has experience with painting Sram brakes black ?

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vandermaesen
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by vandermaesen

I've bought a new frame, matt black and my sram red brakes are aluminium colored.
So i wonder if anyone has experience with painting them black themself.
Tips are very welcome .

Hastur
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by Hastur

I would see if you can anodize them instead, that would probably be better than painting them.

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odin99
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by odin99

get some sram red black 2012 ones... ?

vandermaesen
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by vandermaesen

odin99 wrote:get some sram red black 2012 ones... ?

Mine are still as good as new, so spending 200 euro on new ones should be waste of money.

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by FIJIGabe

You're going to have a tough time getting any paint to stick to the surface of an anodized aluminum part. Your best bet would probably be to take it to a shop that will anodize it in another color, or start fresh and get some new brakes. Once you factor in the sale of the old brakes, you won't be into the new ones for that much.

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by KarlC

vandermaesen wrote:
odin99 wrote:get some sram red black 2012 ones... ?

Mine are still as good as new, so spending 200 euro on new ones should be waste of money.


Buy a nice used set and then sell yours, you should come out above even.
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by burglarboycie

Anodising is definitely the way forward. Try these guys http://www.customcolour.co.uk
I've seen their work and it's superb.

vandermaesen
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by vandermaesen

Anyone already reanodized their brake calipers ?
Can you anodize the cage of the FD (black)

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