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Red powder coated brake caliper behind an open-spoke alloy wheel

Brake Caliper Powder Coating · Warwick, RI

Brake Caliper Powder Coating in Warwick, RI

Open-spoke wheels show everything behind them, including rusty, crusty calipers. A coat of powder in red, yellow, blue or a color that matches your build changes the whole look of the car.

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  • 94 Google reviews
  • Prismatic Powders colors
  • Free quote from a photo

The short answer

Brake Caliper Powder Coating in Warwick, RI: the short version

Brake caliper powder coating means removing the calipers, stripping and blasting them, then applying powder and curing it in an oven. Cured powder generally holds up to brake heat, brake fluid and brake dust better than caliper spray paint. Ocean State Powder Coating coats calipers at its Warwick, RI shop in any color from the Prismatic Powders library.

Spray-can caliper paint tends to fade and flake once it sees real heat and winter salt. Powder coating is cured in the oven, so the finish is harder and generally lasts longer.

Calipers are often done together with a set of wheels, but we coat them on their own too. Tell us the car and the color and we will walk you through the options.

Why it is worth doing right

01

Handles brake heat

Powder is cured at high temperature, so it generally tolerates the heat calipers see in normal driving better than spray paint.

02

Rust gone, not covered

Calipers are stripped and blasted before coating, so the finish goes on clean metal.

03

Any color you want

Classic red and yellow, a color matched to your paint, or something from the Prismatic library.

04

Pairs with your wheels

Doing wheels and calipers together gives you one coordinated look from one shop.

Good fit for

  • Cars with open-spoke wheels
  • Rusty calipers after a few winters
  • Builds where calipers match the paint or wheels
  • Wheel and caliper combo projects

How it works

How Brake Caliper Powder Coating works at our shop

01

Pick a color

Tell us the vehicle and the look you want. Text a photo if you have a reference.

02

Prep the calipers

Calipers are removed from the car (by you or your mechanic) and seals and hardware are dealt with before coating.

03

Strip and blast

Rust, grime and old paint are blasted off down to clean metal.

04

Powder and cure

Powder is applied and cured in the oven for a hard, even finish.

Real work

Out of the oven in Warwick

Set of brake calipers powder coated in red orange at the shop

Send a photo of your wheels or parts and tell us the color you want. We reply with a ballpark price and the next steps.

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Google Reviews

What customers say

From our 94 reviews on Google.

  • “I wanted to thank you guys for the amazing job done to my wheels and brake calipers. The powder coat finish looks perfect and flawless!”

    Jonathan M

    Google review

  • “I recently had my CRV wheels powder coated black and couldn’t be happier. Ocean State did a terrific job in less than two days.”

    Jennifer Hebert

    Google review

  • “I was immediately impressed with the communication and turnaround time. I was quoted a figure, and they held to it. That almost never happens with any work I have done on this custom truck.”

    Michael Narbut

    Google review

Reviews collected from Google Business Profile.

Brake Caliper Powder Coating: common questions

Yes. Calipers can be powder coated once they are removed and prepped. The rubber seals and pistons need to be handled properly because they cannot go through the curing oven, so calipers are typically disassembled or rebuilt as part of the job.
For durability, generally yes. Oven-cured powder is harder and tends to resist heat, brake fluid and salt better than spray caliper paint, which can fade and chip.
Market pricing varies a lot with caliper size and whether rebuilding is needed, typically somewhere in the low hundreds for a set of calipers. Text us the car and a photo and we will give you a ballpark quote.
Ask us about your idea with a photo or sketch and we will tell you what is possible for your calipers.
Calipers have to be removed from the vehicle to be coated. Contact us before you start so we can tell you how to bring them in.

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