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Old 10-05-2009, 12:57 PM
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i got bored with one of my friends and painted my engine covers still a little more to do but here they are
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:10 PM
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Cleeeeeeean. Nice.
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:12 PM
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I like! I've thought about doing mine to match the body color, but never got past a thought lol. What kinda paint did you use? Adhesion promoter? What kinda prep did you do?
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:20 PM
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yeah it was really easy i just sanded down a little and lots of light coats and just used regular paint and every thing went good
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:30 PM
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Great job! I like it.

Double plus for having a clean engine bay!
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:55 PM
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thanks guys
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:55 PM
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Is that ok to use normal paint for that..? Now you should splatter some bright colors all over the white.
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 02:06 PM
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Is that ok to use normal paint for that..?
Thats why I asked, I dunno what kinda temperatures that plastic sees, not sure how well regular paint is gonna hold up? Also another reason I held off painting mine. Be sure to let us know how it holds up to the temps under the hood will ya?
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 03:54 PM
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i drove for 5 hours straight while it was raining and it is holding up great and the Temp is fine it doesn't get hot enough to melt plastic so the paint is fine
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 04:32 PM
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Looks great, especially the battery cover. Do your intake runners in high-temp flat black to complete the look.
 


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