E70 BMW X5M Brakes: Painting Estoril Blue DIY
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2021
- FINALLY! I have been wanting to do this since before even buy an X5M: painting the calipers Estoril Blue. BMW started doing this to all its M cars in 2013 at the end of the E70's run and beginning with the F10 M5. Unfortunately, the paint code for the caliper paint is an internal Brembo code, not a universal code. Some dedicated forum members figured out that Estoril is about as close as you can get to the factory brake color.
G2 does make a brush on kit in Estoril Blue, but it's expensive and two kits are required to cover these huge brakes. I could also buy Estoril touch up paint, but I found a better option. Rustoleum makes a metallic blue paint that matches Estoril perfectly! I will be using a high temperature primer and clear coat with the standard metallic paint sandwiched between them. It won't be as good as using a high temp pain, but for a non track car, I think it should work nicely. I will also be using some high temp vinyl decals as well. They turned out AMAZING and really transformed the car. I couldn't be happier.
Rustoleum Metallic Blue Spray Paint: www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleu...
*You can easily just go buy it in person at Walmart, Home Depot, or Lowes; it's usually in stock
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How did you take the caliper off the brake line? Did you remove the entire brake line first or did you spin the caliper off the line?
I sound the caliper off which was miserable
How the paint holds so far? I’m afraid it won’t last longer than G2 paint.
It's been a year and the paint still looks good. The stickers have discolored some from the heavy brake dust. Ceramic pads would be far kinder
@@350Z247 you should have clear coated the sticker
@@matz0rz4o8 I did...
Are the M decals replicas or OEM?
I couldn't find a way to purchase them directly from BMW. They're just difficult to find period. I guess their legal team is much more aggressive than Brembo's.
Can't get that paint in the UK...typical 😬🙄
Sorry to hear that. Can you order it in? It may be pricey that way, but it's nearly an exact match.
@@350Z247 its a safety issue. I've tried getting other spray paints from the US 🇺🇸 and they can't be shipped because of fire / exploding risk ... I can understand that but they must ship thousands of items overseas and to the UK 🇬🇧 with the same risks ... 🤷🏻♂️
@@martynj-c4965 Well, that's unfortunate. I guess the only option they would be to order the G2 brush on caliper paint, but I don't think it matches as well.