Painted Engine Covers?

[ajkulish]

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[Brad]

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[halo0]

For you guys with the cover that runs across the car (as opposed to the conver being sectioned from front to back), were you able to take the Mazda logo off before painting?

I'm planning on doing this once it gets warm, but having black plastic surrounded by silver will annoy the crap out of me.

Yes, but you have to basically melt or cut the pins out from the back. It's attached at the factory by melting the plastic of the emblem to the plastic of the cover. Not that hard though. I took mine off and metalcasted it, then put it back on with glue.

 

[Speedkid]

Looks nice.

 

[NTIMD8R]

Me likey!! (thumb)

 

[L3vzoomzooom]

Okay, here is my second take on my engine cover.

 

[Dragwn]

I need to get better pics, and of the interior also..any photographers in the DFW area onboard? (Yes, I'm on dfwmazdas)

 

[blue06mazda6]

I need to get better pics, and of the interior also..any photographers in the DFW area onboard? (Yes, I'm on dfwmazdas)

That looks good.

That's how i did mine. Did you aso use a silver sharpie on the lettering?

 

[Dragwn]

The letters were painted, my brother did alot of work to my car as a gift to me, he used either the paint pens or small brushes, I can ask him which.

I need shots of my interior, everything above the doorline (with the window down) that was grey, is now black and he did an "M" logo in blue to match the car the arches of the M start at the B pillars on each side.

 

[mzballin]

I was wondering where i can buy the engine enamel paint to paint the engine cover... also i wanted to paint hte break calipers but im not sure what to do for them, so can someone help me out? thankss.

 

[ajkulish]

do your calipers white. they will get dirty but look good.

 

[slow 3]

Here is mine.. Kinda crappy looking now but I will be getting airbrushed soon.

And this is what I want airbrushed as soon as I find someone to do it (photoshopped on there)..

 

[infamouszoltan]

Mines:

This is really so epic!! I wanted to do it with mine when I saw this cause my car is black with white accent but I would feel like a douche for copying xD

 

[BPboiler3]

he doesnt own that car anymore so go for it

 

[infamouszoltan]

really? thats awesome! i think i willl then

 

[99zomzom]

i dont know if im too old school, but if there was a plastic cover on my engine... id rip that s*** off. A painted VC looks so much better.