Under my hood.
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Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Maryland
I want to paint my engine bay as well but dont know what colors to paint it since i have a black car. I like the silver and blue that wildman04 used, but i dont want to copy off of him lol. Also i would like to know the steps that go into painting it as well.
I just cleaned my plastic with lacquer thinner that I had on hand, if you dont have any thinner you can just use alcohol to help remove any oil residue. I used a high build gray primer from auto zone. The paint was a duplicolor anodized finish that has a base coat(which is the silver parts)and the blue was applied over accent pieces. All was followed up with the duplicolor wheel paint clearcoat. Sanded with 600 grit before and between coats.
Last edited by wildman04; Mar 24, 2008 at 08:57 PM.
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From: Long Island, NY
Materials: $25 to $35
1 Can spray paint [I used Red Opulence to match the color of my car, you can use a different color/brand spray paint, I see Krylon has a spray for plastics called "Fusion" thats very good. and I believe primer is not needed]
1 can spray primer [I used red primer, but black would be ok, or grey if your painting it a light color]
1 Can spray clear coat
1 tack cloth
400 or 600 wet sandpaper [I had this plus I used fine steel wool]
all of the above was purchased from the link below
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/spray_paint.asp
1) After removing the cover I removed the Nissan hamburger & the silver top center section [these are very easy to remove] and masked off the "V6 3.5" [this was the most tedious part of the job]
2) A light sanding was next, followed by a cleaning [hosed off] & wipe down with the tack cloth [careful not to get oily fingers on prepped side of the cover]
3) 1st primer coat [I let it dry over night]
4) very light sanding, then a cleaning & wipe down with tack cloth
5) 2nd primer coat, [I let it dry over night]
6) repeat step 4
7) 3 color coats, 15 to 25 mins between coats, let dry over 24 hours, do not sand color coats
8) 2 clear coats, let dry 24 hours,
9) Remove masking tape & reinstall Nissan burger & silver section
10) Reinstall engine cover, pat self on back
I painted this cover in June of 2006, it still looks this way today, no cracks or peeling, photo below taken on 10/16/07
Last edited by Machinist; Mar 25, 2008 at 07:25 AM.
i still have some work to do under the hood. need to put a few clips back in. and add a lil more color. clean it up a little but it coming along, not back for a few hours worth of work. oh... and i heat gun works mad good to dry primer and paint. lol
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 10,197
From: Displaced New Yorker in Southern, MD
Man... that looks sooo good!!
Where the heck is everyone getting the heat resistant paint??
My autozone dont have $hit!!
And I agree with Chern...
A red cold air intake would look amazing!!
Where the heck is everyone getting the heat resistant paint??
My autozone dont have $hit!!
And I agree with Chern...
A red cold air intake would look amazing!!
jk
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From: Long Island, NY
I just went to pep boys and got duplicolor. anything will really work. i just used a wool pad to scuff the plastic so the primer laid down good on it. used a heat gun to help it dry. then laid on 2-4 coats of light paint. thats it
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Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 202
From: alta loma ca 91737
just adhesive promoter,then duplicolor primer,i used 1000grit to sand,then 3 coats 1613 gloss black,sanding w/2000grit,inbetween coats and finally 2 coats acrylic enamel w/2000grit sanding between coats, oh yeah,if ya modify any parts,do it before ya paint
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 535
From: Virginia
YEAH THE ENGINGE BAYS LOOK SICK..all you guys..AP..you may want to consider painting the black top part of your grill, that will even it out some more...
ap53, sorry if i missed it if you answered this question already, but what kind of grille is that? where did you get it? was it difficult to install? did it require any modification?
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