Painting headlights and engine cover. Who also did it?

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06-01-2010, 08:06 AM

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Angeloni

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Thanks, that will be very helpful.

06-01-2010, 08:08 AM

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Angeloni

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A heat resistant clear finish? Can you be more specific? Thanks!

06-01-2010, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by drumham

I, personally, think ,QT1 5MT AE, has the cleanest. but I won't lie.. ALL these covers looking all good makes me want to do that to my boo.. I love the looks all you guys did

I agree, I think everyone did a great job and they all look good. BTW, that was NismoVQdet's cover.

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Originally Posted by Angeloni

Stupid question, but did you guys have to sand the engine cover down before you painted it? If so, with what grit(s)?

You can if it helps you sleep better, but I think the cover is rough enough as it is. I didn't sand mine, for that matter. Just cleaned it real good with a strong degreaser and roughed it up a little with a rough sided sponge.