AP Racing Temperature Paint Kit

The AP Racing Temperature Paint Kit is designed to monitor the maximum brake disc temperature on race cars, ensuring precise thermal management for optimal braking performance. The paint reacts to specific heat levels, changing colour to provide a reliable, clear indication of the highest temperature reached, something a pyrometer cannot measure effectively due to cooling during post-lap readings.

Explore the key features of this advanced thermal monitoring kit:

• Temperature-Specific Colour-Changing Paints: Includes three 15ml pots of paint that change colour at distinct temperatures, enabling accurate tracking of maximum brake disc heat levels and helping you maintain consistent brake performance.
• Ease of Use: The paint is applied directly to the outer edge of a cooled brake disc using one of the included brushes, providing a straightforward and efficient method to ensure accurate application and reliable temperature readings during operation.
• Optimised Brake Performance Management: By identifying whether brakes are running too cool or too hot, the kit helps to prevent brake fade, extend pad and disc life, and maintain the ideal friction temperature for maximised braking efficiency.
• Application Brushes for Precise Use: Comes with three brushes specifically designed to apply the paint evenly on the brake disc edges, ensuring consistent coverage for dependable thermal readings.
• Thinners for Maintenance and Reuse: Contains a 15ml pot of thinners to clean brushes and adjust paint consistency, providing a straightforward way to maintain the kit for repeated use.
• Non-Instantaneous Reaction Technology: The paint is formulated to retain its colour change even after cooling, making it practical to assess brake temperature after a session of at least 5 consecutive laps to ensure reliable data.

This AP Racing Temperature Paint Kit is a valuable addition to your workshop, offering a straightforward method for monitoring and fine-tuning brake performance during demanding sessions. With its precise colour-changing paints and easy application, it ensures your brakes operate at their best, safeguarding reliability and consistency.

Included Paints:

• Green - Which changes to White at 430 degrees C
• Orange - Which changes to Yellow at 560 degrees C
• Red - Which changes to White at 610 degrees C

By simply painting the 3 different paints onto the outer of the disc then checking the paint colour after a session of 5 laps or more you can get a guide of the disc temperature. A disc temperature between 400°C and 600°C is ideal meaning the green paint should be completely white and the orange paint should be 50-100% yellow. It is acceptable for the red to change to white up to 5mm from each brake face but if it turns all white then the brakes are running too hot.