yeah, it's better, but I painted mine red and they're awesome...
i took the calipers off, tho, and spray-painted them (special brake paint) to make sure I don't miss anything...
bad thing is while doing the work, a brake cylinder fell down ...it had only a really minor scratch (about a millimeter, and maybe .1 mm deep) so we decided to put it back in. I haven't really noticed a problem with braking afterwards, so it seems to be okay...