Im looking for advice on how to do this. I saw one Org'er, taylan who has painted his manifold cover bright red. I thought it looked pretty damn neat and was wondering what the best technique is for doing this, which paint, ect...

 

I actually want to do this too. Was looking into painting mine Sterling Mist, and having the lettering in silver or chrome.

 

Cool. I guess we need to find out what type of paint to use ect... Im clueless about Auto related painting issues.

 

Yea Mines Painted Must Scuff, Prime Then Paint It.

 

Anyone know how to clean the cover? I think I have some kind of clear oil in some spots...soap and water?

 

Any suggestions on what to use to scuff the finish, what kind of primer to use and what kind of paint. I would also like to do the 3.5 Emblem and the Nissan Emblem black.

Details please

 

So i hear the Krylon is good for this, but the reguar plastic fusion paint does not look like it is designed to withstand high heat.... I dont want to have issues with the paint running 10 weeks down the line. l

 

You mean like this?


Normal car paint will hold up just fine. All you have to do is clean it: no "roughing it up" necessary.

 

What did you do in order to keep the hamburger protected? Where can I get good car paint in spray form?

 

Im intrested in doing this as well. Also, did anyones hamburger like seem to look wavey i would take it from the heat? Like mine looks like it has shrink marks in it?

 

Mine has the heat waves on it too...

 

Wheres the best place to purchase Auto spray paint?

 

Anyone know? Where can I get a nice red Auto spray paint? Do I need to clearcoat over it?

 

This company has a vast array of quality paints and much more!
http://www.eastwoodco.com/

 

It does look very clean painted red.

 

Deffinetly make sure its very clean...I f'ed up my stock one when i tried to paint mine because i just used light soap and water

 

I Used Paint For Plastic Bought At Wallmart Came Out Nice.you Should Remove Emblem Before Painting

 

Whats the best way to get that emblem off?

 

Aerosol can or Paint gun?

 

Sorry about the slow response: They (the body shop) took the emblem off and re-installed it. Besides, if I were doing it, I'd remove it, paint the cover, and get a new emblem. Oh, and they ALL bubble eventually.

 

One other thing: I've seen several painted intakes and they all look like shyte over time. There's only two things to do to it to make it nice: polish it or powder-coat it. Don't bother with anything else. Besides, it's aluminum. It'll be next to impossible to get any coating to stick well over time.

 

I thought it was plastic.... ?

 

We are talking about the plastic cover for the engine on the 3.5 and the spark plug cover on the 3.0

 

powdercoating plastic is crazytalk! lol yeah intake plenum not air intake

you can get quality paint from paintscratch.com as well.

 

Has anyone painted their headlight housing or taillight housing? I would really like to do this the same color as the body (Majestic Blue) but I know how hot those headlights can get and the paint would likely chip or whatnot.