Here is the little tutorial to paint the calipers while they are still on the car...
This is to what we started off. (it's much easier if you start from your fading black calipers!) the PO probably used a G2, brush on paint and just placed the PORSCHE stickers on top.
After two hours of sanding/scrapping/removing applying any cleaner/remover, we get to this:
This is bare metal... perfect!
The next step is to wrap the front end using a black plastic bag. You make a small hole at the bottom of the bag and then squeeze the caliper to being exposed thru the hole. The bag, you use it to wrap the rotor and all what's behind
Using tape, you cover the pad/sensor cable and dust caps.
I didn't take a picture of the priming step.... (sorry!)
When painting with ceramic engine paint, you are limited to time... you have to be very precise on the coats intervals and between primer/enamel/clear. those times are critical...
Lay the primer with a light coat, wait 10 minutes, another light coat, wait 10 minutes and then apply a wet coat. You are done with primer. Wait 30 minutes and do the same for your color ceramic engine paint and finish with the clear in the exact same fashion... One tip... make sure paper/plastic/whatever doesn't end sticking to the drying paint... if that happens, you are in for a surprise!
Once you are done with the color stage, wait 2 hours to make sure the paint is some how cured and apply your sticker. Make sure you align it correctly and face it correctly. there is no going back at this point. Once done, proceed to apply the clear. The advantage to doing the sticker under the clear and that it looks like under glass and become part with the caliper intend of peeling out later on the road.
Once the clear is cured, step back and admire your creation... it is like glass!
No brush marks, no smears or runs... just perfect and all for $40 and 2 days of hard labor
This is not for everybody but it's a very rewarding job. The "speed yellow" color of the calipers remain me of my now gone SY 996 and provides the right amount of color to an otherwise murdered out, 997, while matching the yellow seat belts that I will order from Ryan at Suncoast Motorsport!
I don't wanna get into the debate of yellow is for ceramic and red is for 997S... It's your car and it should please you, not anybody else (well, maybe your wife a little!)
