Has anyone painted their stock plenum cover? I swapped my engine cover for the Z cover (had to modify it slightly to clear the crank driven fan on he sedan). The original cover had to foam stops on the bottom that have left permenant marks on the plenum cover. Wanted to see if anyone had painted the plenum cover.

Thanks

 

Yes Sir I did paint mine ..no problamo!

TC
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I'm actually about to do that this week. TCFOOL, what paint did you use on your plenum and on your intake tube. I'm going to use Plastkolor engine enamel primer and engine enamel flat black.

20036MT
3M clr bra
blk chrome emblems
tint
Sparco pedals
Volk LE37
PIAA l.e.d
K&N filter
CF dash
grounding kit
350Z tube
Greddy SP2
Overlays
Tein Basic
Kinetix Camber arm

 

I used some silver high temp paint from wal mart... lol
Any paint will work because the temp of the engine will never gat that high to affect it... have fun.......

TC

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wow, i'm in the process of trying to remove my plenum. I got everything done except those screws on the actuator. I went out and bought a new allen wrench and it still won't come loose. So I have no idea whether or not I'm going to scrap the project or not.

20036MT
3M clr bra
blk chrome emblems
tint
Sparco pedals
Volk LE37
PIAA l.e.d
K&N filter
CF dash
grounding kit
350Z tube
Greddy SP2
Overlays
Tein Basic
Kinetix Camber arm

 

Noooooooooooo! Don't remove it just take a little time and use masking tape and newpaper and seal it off and then spray it... it won't go anywhere if you seal off the area well...

TC


"There is a Very Fine Line Between "Hobby and Mental Illness"

 

Check your local paint or automotive paint store/supplier. For interior plastic panels there is a specific paint that is absorbed into the plastic. No flaking, chipping, etc. Good stuff. If your paint store can't put it into an aerosol can for you, you can buy the cheap, aerosol-can based modeler's airbrush kit from Wal-Mart for really cheap. This paint is really thin and is perfect for an airbrush.

The best part is that you can have a small batch (cost me $15 for a small can, plenty to do this job) whipped up in whatever custom color, as long as you have a sample to scan. I used a plastic screw head cover from a screw on my dash when I wanted to match my boost guage A-pillar pod. Definately worth a trip to the paint store!

I wanted to add: This paint will leave plastic looking like plastic, so if you want a glossy enamel finish then you'll need to use something else.



'05 IP(or ?) 6MT... ...Never too soon to think about modifications!! <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small"><EM>Edited by BigRon on 09/02/04 11:13 AM.</EM></FONT></P>