painting engine covers

[btc1678]

Hey guys. Thinking of painting my engine covers. I had seen a thread in here previously with pictures of some people that had already done it. Anyone know where I wuld find that thread or would anyone be able to give me some advice on how to go about doing it.

Thanks
Ben

 

[Troy711]

im actually in the process of redoing mine. they are simple to do. to remove them you pull them straight up. i just cleaned mine with mild soap, sprayed them in primer and then used heat resistant paint. simple!

 

[Silver surfer]

check out impulse sv6s my ride he has done his and there is a couple of photos. Send him a pm to just to get his attention.

 

[impulsesv6]

first i used some wax and grease remover, i used the spray can version
then 2 coats of plastic adhesion primer.
then 4 coats of paint i had mixed up at autobarn - has to be flexi, doesnt need to be high temp if your only doing covers.
then 4 coats of clear gloss.

you could probably use less coats, but this worked perfectly, not one blemish, the flexi paint when dry even hides slight paint uneveness.

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

My VS, crappy picture but you can still see the finish.

Warm soapy water, then one can of Supercheap aerosol. No primer, no clear.

 

[mattgreen]

ill have to post a pic of my engin bay =] working on it atm gota find the cord for my phone haha

 

[mattgreen]

here we go ( sorry for the low quality pics )

everythigns gold =] also the brake calipers are to looks nice

 

[BANKS]

are you going for ultimate finish or just changing the colours?

 

[mattgreen]

Hey guys. Thinking of painting my engine covers. I had seen a thread in here previously with pictures of some people that had already done it. Anyone know where I wuld find that thread or would anyone be able to give me some advice on how to go about doing it.

Thanks
Ben

if you want a nice finish just get someone to do it for you! it doesent cost that much ifnot im not exactly sure how so eh? i saw a thead all about it , give it a search it was realy usefull made me want to paint my brakes!

 

[BANKS]

that would be me

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/general/63999-painting-services.html