Which paint and preperations you guys think i should get and do in order to paint the cover that hides the front spark plugs?

 

Just make shure its grease and dust free and mask what you dont want painted and spray it with high temp paint.

Or if you want to go a step further and shave it then grind off the nissan and bondo the sunken in part. I used some kind of krinkle finish on mine. Holds up to heat good also.

 

Clean it good, and maybe scuff it up if you want your paint to stick and tape the middle part off, than go at it with the spray paint
I painted it gunmetal:

 

i pained my yellow then i got slapped in the face and changed it to black

 

It's pretty easy. It just takes a while to tape off the letters. Make sure you use the high temp. paint.

 

Thanks allot to everyone for the replies, Imma get to it.

 

You don't have to tape off the letters, there's a MUCH easier way. This is what I did:

1. Tape off the middle part. Painter's tape is EXACTLY the width of the strip, so it masks it off perfectly. Be sure to tuck in the corners.

2. Paint the entire surface with high-temp paint. Do about 3 layers for best look.

3. Let it dry for a while, then take off the tape.

4. Get a rag and some lacquer thinner, and carefully work at the NISSAN letters. The lacquer thinner takes it right off, so make sure the rag is not dripping in thinner and you're using light strokes to "break up" the paint. Be careful not to touch any paint you want to stay.

5. Once all the paint is "broken loose", the letters will still need finishing up. Just use a clean section of the rag and the lacquer thinner and wipe off the surface of the letters. They come out sparkling!

You're done. Slap it on and enjoy.

 

i just made sure it was grease free and used normal rustoleum paint

 

you all are so gay get a life

 

use bulldog on it also its an adhesion promoter

 

No need for High temp paint..use regular paint. I did...no peeling or bubblin'.

 

We have the same FSTB, MaximaSE96...$30 eBay FSTB ftmfw!

 

ur damn right

 

good tips thanks

 

Copy-cat.. Well, then again it's not like you actually HAVE a Maxima anymore.

 

HEY!

 

- LOLLERz..

 

+1 on the painters tape for the middle area. it's just the right width.

for the NISSAN letters, what i used was an old chapstick, just rub it on after you've cleaned the valve cover and before you spraypaint. or i guess you could use vasoline. either way, after you put a couple coats (i used high temp engine paint), the paint on the letters should wipe right off.

 

Not that one unless you like to break the EVAP valve.

 

Yeah no kidding. Just took it off a while ago. Heard a faint whine, took a look and a hose was split.

 

Any of you guys thought of painting/polishinhg the top/bottom part of the valve cover? The part that isn't painted on the above pics.

 

yeah vaseline or chapstick or anything similar to it will work, just wipe it off when the rest of the paint has dried.

 

years ago.

 

just push down on the EVAP, so it doesn't touch.

 

well if someone would indulge me wit a pic, it would be appreciated.

 

My pic (post #2) has the polished valve cover.

Heres a few more. Sorry its all I can find. I havent really done much with the max in 2 years.

 

i just bought blue high heat spray paint( good up to 250*c) from walmart for 4 bucks CAD it was half off cuz the store was closing and the were selling everythign off... if this will work imma buy a black one n then paint some things in my car.. not sure what yet but im starting with the spark plug cover(in blue)

 

I painted mine blue with high heat paint as well. Make sure spray a couple of coats on and use tape.