Plastic valve cover... cover painted

[Lord_Zath]

Thx for the rep, peeps. Was hoping someone would catch the reference

 

[Dexter]

dont paint anything ever again.

 

[Mutmatt]

lol.. u'll see why i re-did that... that 1st one must have just been like me being drunk or something cuz that REALLY sucked... this one isn't COMPLETELY done i still have to tape off and silver the dohc 12 valve or what ever the cover said i'm going to take pictures right now

 

[Mutmatt]

jeez no matter how orange these look they are very red in the engine compartment...

 

[Prodigy]

no offense but they look as if they were finger-painted.

 

[AbsoluteSwed]

what camera are you using? bc thats clearly orange. decent paint job i guees but like alot of people here i want my s*** to be perfect

 

[Prodigy]

he's using a Nikon E700..

 

[Mutmatt]

like i said i still am doing touch up tomorrow waiting for the 1st coats to dry then 1 final coat and a tape and repaint of the letters to be silver and yes it is a nikon coolpix700 i really don't understand why it shows up orange... i used dupli-color engine enamal the red top one!!!

 

[wicked]

if thats the first coat,the you really ****** up.


brake clean it off,and follow the instructions.

shake well.

hold can 10-12 inches away,spray light amounts,not coating the whole project

apply as many coats as needed.


don't no if you have ever painted before,but when I spray,it looks like it was dipped it's so flawless.

and I don't put a lot of effort into it.

 

[ChiMSP]

Still looks ****** up, sorry

 

[CasopoliS]

Sweet paint job, keep up the good work. I would go for the taillights next or even the emblems. Or maybe the nail on that Morgan's toe.

 

[speed1016]

Not my taste but if you like it then I say rock on my friend.

 

[RenzoMSP]

Did you paint the DOHC part with white out? Looks like poo.

 

[Mutmatt]

no that is primer i did anouther coat today and silver on the dohc it looks better... less "finger paint" like and the silver makes it better... draws attention away from the imperfections... i suck at painting stuff lol flame me!!! ummm i will stop now

 

[miss_steele_msp]

doesnt look that bad it just looks orange and the fuse box looks good

 

[genius]

Heat Shield?

i just accented the lettering on the valve cover. i used 500 degree DupliColor engine enamel...seems to be holding up great! maybe you should give that a try?

Your car isn't too hot without that heat shield? I painted my shield with high temp paint and put it back on.

 

[RenzoMSP]

You should strip that paint. Sanded it down a little and try repainting it.

 

[wicked]

look,your F--king up the painting by putting to much on a one time,hold the can farther away,and use less paint,just do more coats.

 

[TenaciousB]

Heres mine, I washed the cover in the dishwasher to get it superclean, then taped of the mazdaspeed logo, and then shot 2 coats of "Ford Red" engine enamel. Simple as that.........also did the strut bar

 

[CasopoliS]

Heres mine, I washed the cover in the dishwasher to get it superclean, then taped of the mazdaspeed logo, and then shot 2 coats of "Ford Red" engine enamel. Simple as that.........also did the strut bar

not bad