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06-07-2010, 09:52 PM | #1 |
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My DIY S65 Engine Cover Paint Scheme
Got my hands on a spare S65 engine cover and decided to do paint scheme. Supplies that I used were tape, razor blade, high temp primer and high temp paint. I spent a good 3hrs taping and prepping. Banged out almost a whole can of primer and than a whole can of red paint. After I removed the tape there were over sprays here and there. The touch up took me about 2hrs. I had to retape certain areas and start rubbing paint thinner on the overspray. It turned out pretty good after I was done with it. Heres some shots I took.
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06-08-2010, 12:06 AM | #2 |
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The job itself looks pretty good man, but did you match your 'Melbourne Red' color? Otherwise it might look odd .
Don't know where you bought it, but the chrome cap missing tells me somebody might have tried to separate the 2 halves and broke the seal. Make ABSOLUTELY sure it's perfectly sealed or your engine would ingest unfiltered air, and you DO NOT want that. Hey, about a pic of it on your car ? |
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06-08-2010, 01:29 AM | #3 |
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looks pretty coool.. have you considered a gloss look with a clearcoat over it?
The paint should last quite a bit as long as it is heat resistant, I can't imagine it being exposed to too much abrasion. Very original, thanks for contributing!! |
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06-08-2010, 08:07 AM | #5 |
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Clean DIY! You might be interested in the DIY I made: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364257
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06-08-2010, 06:40 PM | #6 |
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Very nice work. Might look a bit busy under the hood but lets see a pic of that.
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06-08-2010, 08:50 PM | #7 |
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Looks like it belongs on a Corvette but I the effort and end result.
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06-18-2010, 03:36 PM | #9 |
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Wow.. great job.
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06-21-2010, 02:48 AM | #10 |
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incredible work...must have taken a long ass time to do all that masking.
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06-25-2010, 01:03 PM | #11 |
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08-09-2010, 07:30 AM | #16 |
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08-09-2010, 10:53 PM | #17 |
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nice, not bad...i would have done some sanding to get a glossy smooth finish.
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08-09-2010, 11:52 PM | #18 |
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Thanks, I thought about it but than that would mean I would have to sand down the whole thing including the black part that I left alone and paint that portion black to get the whole smooth gloss look like the IND ones. That would be probably be another 5-8 plus hrs easily on top.
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08-10-2010, 10:28 PM | #19 |
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Looks good!
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08-12-2010, 03:43 PM | #20 |
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niceeeee.. not bad not bad. What kind of red is that?
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I'm wanting to do this... However i'm wanting to sand it down first... Any opinions on what "grit" to use?
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