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painted engine cover.. finsihed product..

Discussion in 'Pictures & Photography' started by Bishop4695, May 28, 2005.

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    thin tape will do it, that blue tape that doesnt hurt the paint. mine is red with black letters.
    Bishop4695, May 28, 2005
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    Looks very nice! Great job.
    statik, May 28, 2005
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    painted engine cover.. finsihed product..

    [IMG]

    It looks pretty good.. with exception of about 10 cat hairs.. damn cat.. here is a picture of the unfinshed product in hand.. (no pun intended)...

    I want to paint in the letters but my skills are weak..
    dCorolla05, May 28, 2005
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    nice job...
    Corolla DX-R, May 29, 2005
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    good job!
    mingww, May 29, 2005
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    what kinda paint do you guys use? i want to paint mines too - i lost my oil cap somehow and the mechanic replaced it with a BLUE cap! =D now i just need the cover to match
    AzNSuNsHiNe, Jun 2, 2005
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    Engine enamel, any auto shop would carry it.
    iAMconfused, Jun 2, 2005
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    thanx. and i can just like paint it with a regular paint brush?

    i see a bunch online - some is like $6 and kits are up to like $45 - that include a top coat. what kinds are good?

    man, im sucha n00b. forgive me =X
    AzNSuNsHiNe, Jun 3, 2005
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    nah it comes in a spray can. just get high heat engine enamel at autozone or pep boys, wherever. make sure hte plastic is clean, use a good solvent. and then paint that sucka.
    midniterains, Jun 3, 2005
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    you could also wait another day after painting with color, then put a couple of clear gloss coates down.
    Bishop4695, Jun 3, 2005
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    but it will coat evenly? im so ocd. i will be so upset if its uneven lol
    AzNSuNsHiNe, Jun 4, 2005
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    the the key is remembering to use very light coats. you can do this by just using a uniform pattern over an area much larger than the cover and press lightly on the spraypaint thingie when it's over the cover. keep the can like 1.5-2ft away.

    edit>> here's what mine looked like after following those directions:
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    James, Jun 5, 2005
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    sooo prittty. u did the letters too? or is it just the angle that the pic was taken?
    AzNSuNsHiNe, Jun 5, 2005
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