About 6 months ago i purchased the DupliColor brake caliper paint and hi temp clear coat and the quality of the paint (actually i think its the clear coat that is the problem) is poor.

The original paint on the calipers (factory red coloured GTI calipers) was quite faded, made worse with wheel cleaners.

I prepped the calipers well, gave them a really good rub down with sandpaper and brake caliper cleaner etc.

The brakes looked fantastic when finished, super glossy and bright red - but the clear coat stayed tacky (even after several days drying time and heating it with a heat gun) which resulted in brake dust and road grime sticking to the paint. The clear coat has also gone a yellow sort of colour and now looks crap.

I just recently purchased the high quality Foliatec brake caliper paint kit and will be re-doing them soon. Lacquers and sprays | FOLIATEC.com

As much as it was a disappointment having the DupliColor paint turn out poorly, im willing to try again with the better quality Foliatec paint - and i hate having other people work on my car.