Does anybody have experience painting your engine cover? I've seen a few pictures of custom painted ones and they look bad ***...what paint do i use...and all the info i should need...thaks

 

bump, id like to know as well

 

I've done a few covers. All I used was some duplicolor sandable primer....about 3 thin coats and then some duplicolor paint of my choice....about 3 thin coats...topped off with some duplicolor clear coat....2 medium coats.

You don't need high temp paint and don't try to cut corners by not using primer either

Ready for primer



Ready for paint



Finished product

 

damn looks awesome, when u say sandable primer, did u sand anything? also, what about painting that black plastic part that u masked off? same thing? i was thinking about doing that part gloss black and the inside yellow

 

Sorry..I should have added more detail

Primer
After you mask off any parts you don't want to paint....you apply the primer...use thin coats so you don't get any overspray. Before you apply the final coat of primer, take 600 grit sandpaper and sand any blemishes or partilcles off that might have come about during the primer coats...wipe down with a micro-fiber towel after sanding then apply the last coat of primer. (15 to 20 minutes between coats).

Paint
You also want to apply thin coats for the same reason..to avoid any overspray. I typically wait about 20 minutes between coats.

Clear
Clear is the hardest to work with because you can't typically see it go on. Keep the spray can moving side to side....apply in thin coats and let it dry for 30 minutes between coats.

Once you've let it cure over night, you can come back and do a buff on the clear with some buffing compound if desired.

Oh..and the masked off part....do the same as above. It's all the same material.

Happy modding

 

what about the V6 part? would that be a total PITA? ill probly go yellow on outside, black middle, chrome fuji, yellow V6 lettering if i can. i think that would look good on a black car, u think?

 

imagine the other paint in the bay is black lol

 

wtf?
LOL!

The Mt. Fuji can be removed (and should be to make it easier to paint). It has two pins with push washers on the back. Remove the push washers and then pry the emblem off...its also held on with double sided tape (you don't need to add tape back when putting it back on). The V6 lettering can't be removed (if I remember correctly). It might be held on with double sided tape....I forget...I didn't remove it.

Oh...as for the color....do what you like man. You can always change it up again later...re-paint

 

haha im not a windows paint professional. hopefully the V6 can be, that might look pretty cool. oh well. ill give it a shot this week and post pics! probly tomorow actually

 

Wow...this engine cover looks pretty good..!!!

 

probly going to do it this way, then paint the screws in the black part yellow, and screws in the yellow part black. ill post pics today!

 

anybody know if the V6 lettering can come off?