Painted the engine cover. What do ya think?



Jon

 

Did you sand it down, or just prime it and paint it? It does looks like a good paint job. Very glossy!

 

It looks awesome! Nice paint job.

 

That looks very nice!

 

Hi all now that is a very cool cover, Been think about doing the same but in red

 

Hi Jon
Great paint job,and detailing, looks the bizz. Are you changing your air intakes? as I noticed the chrome pipe & filter in one photo?

Cheers
ken.

 

Jon - Very nice paint job there, you must have spent some time on that. What paint did you use, was it acrilic ? You'll have to give us some tips on getting such a super finish!

 

No primer, just a quick light sand down to key it. Then the colour. Lots of lacquer. Finish off with a 1500 flat down then polishing.

Cheers
Jon

 

Hi Steve.

Yes two pack lacquer on top. The colour was water based, this makes it easy to wipe off the colour that will cover the lettering. Lots of lacquer. After drying off it was hand flated with 1500 wet and dry paper then polished up.

Jon

 

Hi ken

Standard filters at the mo. Must be the way I took the photo.

Cheers
Jon

 

Hi Jon
Don't want to be a pain, but do check out picture one. Looks like a chrome air intake!

Cheers
Ken.

 

It looks great and I can't wait to do mine.

My only question is, isn't lacquer highly flamable? Just a question.

 

Wow, an absolutely 1st rate job there!

Excellent finish (and photos showing it in all its glory)

 

This is mine:


And the new black/silver shows a lot of work that paid off! Brilliant.

P.S. There have been a few how-tos along these lines, Do a search!

 

Hi bodyman are you sure about these two pictures , them air intakes do not look the same im sorry to point this out . is this some work in progress your keeping from us . The only question i have is how the hell do you get the dam cover off the engine . i have read it just pulls off . but i just can not get my to move ??? What do you think about having the cover match the body colour ,


Cheers

Andy

 

It does pull off. It has metal clips that hold it down. Pull up. Good luck!

 

Nice job! It's all shiny & purty!!

 

You were right Ken. Picked up the wrong image from some were! All correct now.

Cheers
Jon

 

is this some work in progress your keeping from us . The only question i have is how the hell do you get the dam cover off the engine . i have read it just pulls off . but i just can not get my to move ??? What do you think about having the cover match the body colour ,


Cheers

Andy[/quote]

Hi Andy. Yes just trying some colours out at the mo. Give it a hard pull from the back first. It feels solid, but it will lift up and off. Body colour should be OK. If you want to try it out first. Just lay some thing over the filter box thats near to your body colour and see if you like it.

Cheers
Jon

 

Very flamable in its liquid state. Once dry its only as flamable as the plastic cover filter box itself.

Cheers
Jon