painting engine cover

im getting the SS hood painted, can i paint the cover with the same paint. i was told because it isnt metal and on the engine, it is ok to use car paint. what do you think

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ORIGINAL: kissmyss03

im getting the SS hood painted, can i paint the cover with the same paint. i was told because it isnt metal and on the engine, it is ok to use car paint. what do you think

Yeah, you can use car paint, I'd just sand the cover and lay a coat of primer down first.

speaking of painting plastic

yes you ca have them paint the hoood and cover at the same time they can also pait some clear coat on to it for you and that will make it look real nice.



seen mustang the ther day (one of our new members)
when we had our club BBQ
he had taken his car in to get the paint done on it . anyway he had the door pulls and the vents and the center of his dash Painted from the giy when he did the rest f the car. it looks nice and almost looked like it was ment o be that way in the car from the factory

Man it looked sharp how he did it.
i will have to get some photos of it . Wouldnt you know it i carry extra every thing but i didnt have my extra camera bat. that day thinking one would be enough LOL
oh well live and learn.

Hey Mickey, hope you saved my some of that BBQ!!!!


Should I wait by the mail box today??

I painted mine too, but it was with a product called mirage, I think it was made by Dupont. Anyway, it changes colors from red to green to blue.

As these guy's noted, make sure you give it a couple of coats of clear for protection.



TVW

so the heat wont mess up the paint?

i painted mine with testors model paints has been tehre ver a year now with nothign showing form heat or cold.

No the heat will not mess it up you dont get enough heat under the hood on this part to mess it up

Miss conseption is if it is under the hood you have to use high temp paint.
This is not always the case if it is somethign like plastic with a low melting point then you will be more then likly fine useing regular rattel cans on it.

Now this dose have limitaions also
I would use high temp paint on my valve covers if i paint them I havent done this yes so not a biug deal for my self


but if they are painting the hood for you just pop that off and get them to paint it to. They will more then likly have that much paint left in teh gun after the hood gets shot. you are talking maybe a cap full of paint off of a rattel can if that much.
So i would just ask. They are painting the hood and if they kjnow where this gose under the hood they will paint it with the right paint if your not sure what to use they are and also you will have a gurentee on it to a point.

Good luck


TVM.........

The Que is on the way should have gotten there by now?

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ORIGINAL: kissmyss03

so the heat wont mess up the paint?

not likely on that plastic piece, I believe the plastic would melt before the paint got messed up.

Ok.. do you turn the oil fill tube off to get the front loose?. I see the back part is super easy.. but the front peice dosn't want to turn.

I think i am going to paint the engine cover, and i think i want to cut some reliefs into it for heat disperstion.. what did you guys use to cut it?.


Tj

The tube just twist off to the left...... I did not cut holes in mine when I did it, but I would think something like a RotoZip would do a pretty nice job of it...

Hummmmm... i've tried to loosen the oil fill tube.. refuse to move at all.

Anyone have that problem?.


Tj

I got it. Now.. for the design.



Tj

leave your oil cap on the tub turn it to the loeft and push and twist, mine was stubron also and i had to do it that way to get a grip on it with out tools.
As far as cutting it you can use pretty much anything it is just plastic but i think a dremeal or a roto zip would leave a cleaner edge to it.
Just run tape on it and draw your cuts on the tape, then you can cut threw the tape also and it will help prevent scratches and chips to a point.
i will see about gettign a photo up for you of mine in the photos section . I painted the lettering on mine red and the rest is white.

Ithought about getting the graphxwerx engine cover stickers.. then i thought why not paint the letters.

Bright red on a sponge that way i thought it would be smoother than a brush, and then clear coat the whole thing.

As far as the cuts... i think some holes drilled in the bumps in a line.. would allow heat to escape ( the point in cutting it) and it would be something different?.

Then.. maybe a line of smaller holes sort of around the bumps area....

Since there is so much black under the hood.. the cover will be black. Bright red letters to go with the SS on the badging.

And i wouldn't want to miss the oppurtunity to mention to 04 MonteLS how my engine cover would match my smooooooth looking black brake rotors and calipers.

Tj

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ORIGINAL: 03SSdriver

And i wouldn't want to miss the oppurtunity to mention to 04 MonteLS how my engine cover would match my smooooooth looking black brake rotors and calipers.

Tj

I forgot to add, Mickey i would like to see your engine cover pic.



I found it, but its really to small to look at. I tried to blow it up, but it was to fuzzy.

Have a bigger pic of the cover?.


Tj

i have a bigger shot of it. that is bigger but it would not fit for some reason

For the ones that painted their engine cover, did you put clear on it?. I'm thinking it will look better, but i'm unsure the clear will yellow from the heat?.

I emailed graphxwerkz to see if i could clear in the overlay stickers. Hopefully the clear paint won't ruin the sticker and seal it in. Waiting for a response.

Tj

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ORIGINAL: 03SSdriver

For the ones that painted their engine cover, did you put clear on it?. I'm thinking it will look better, but i'm unsure the clear will yellow from the heat?.

I emailed graphxwerkz to see if i could clear in the overlay stickers. Hopefully the clear paint won't ruin the sticker and seal it in. Waiting for a response.

Tj

Hey Tj, I haven't painted my engine (actually, I don't even have one) but when I had my Accord, I did paint my valve cover and did put clear over it with no problems. It was like that for about a year and no issues with clouding or anything. Here's a lil pic just cause I feel like reminiscing

Hummm..interesting.

Well, lets see what graphx says. I'd like to seal in the overlay stickers.

Then i can lightly wet sand the clear, and reclear it, making the shine deeper.



Tj

yes you can clear the cover itsself but as far as the stickers etc.. not a good idea from what i have heard. But i dont have any on my car . that is another story LOL
but from what i have seen is you dont want to clear over them it will destroy them

keep us posted on that so we know if it is possiable

My cover is cleared with about 6 coats with 1500 grit sand inbetween each. not a issue with yellowing or flaking as of yet but it has been painted now for a few months.

I found some high temp clear.



Tj

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ORIGINAL: 03SSdriver
I found some high temp clear.

I find it highly unlikely that you'd need hi temp anything on that plastic piece. No way in the world will that thing get hot enough to warrant it unless ur engine catches fire. I can't imagine how clear coat would damage the decals, but Mickey seems to know something I don't so I'd look into it a little more if I were you.

I might not need high temp.. but it can't hurt.

I'm waiting on graphx to reply to my e-mail about painting over the decals. It would make it last longer.

Sometimes the chemicals in the paint can make decals lift, so thats why i e-mailed them.

See what they say.


Tj

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ORIGINAL: 03SSdriver

I might not need high temp.. but it can't hurt.

I'm waiting on graphx to reply to my e-mail about painting over the decals. It would make it last longer.

Sometimes the chemicals in the paint can make decals lift, so thats why i e-mailed them.

See what they say.


Tj

this is true.

off topic: how/why are your posts always indented two spaces?

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ORIGINAL: 04MonteLS

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ORIGINAL: 03SSdriver

I might not need high temp.. but it can't hurt.

I'm waiting on graphx to reply to my e-mail about painting over the decals. It would make it last longer.

Sometimes the chemicals in the paint can make decals lift, so thats why i e-mailed them.

See what they say.


Tj

this is true.

off topic: how/why are your posts always indented two spaces?

I dunno.. i guess just the way i post.


Tj