Me and my buddy are painting the inside of my headlights black and my engine cover, too. Just wanted to see who else did one or the other and how it came out. Post pics of result!

I will post pics when I get it done.

 

Here is one ongoing thread about painted engine covers:
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ep-inside.html

 

Wow, they have some really cool ones in there. I am doing something similar to the two-tone ones in there. White and black with red NISSAN lettering.

 

my headlights and engine cover are painted...be sure to mask carefully.
pics....later

 

I'll do that. Had any problems taking the headlight apart?

 

well this is one i painted for The Law but you get the idea. jet black with silver marble pearl letters and numbers and the burger is silver (not chrome) with black letters.. its really simple to spice up and cover for about 15 bucks

 

Wow, that looks slick. I really like the gloss. I was hoping someone would show one in gloss. I think I might do mine in gloss too. Mine will be similar to yours, just half of it will be white and the letters are going to be white, not silver. Also thought about painting the burger white, due to the chrome now flaking off. You silver burger doesn't look bad at all. Glad I seen yours, you most likely helped me decide.

 

thanks. i peeled off the chrome because we all know how nasty looking it gets over time. there is a very easy trick to paint the letters and numbers also the same with painting the letters in the burger. pm me for details

 

Yeah, that glossy black looks amazing! I did black (not glossy), but I still think mine looks really good

 

Yea, yours does look good. What is that, semi-gloss?

 

Yep this is on my to do list, im deciding if I should do glossy black or glossy red.

 

Mine was actually Krylon Fusion flat black. It comes out fairly shiny though, as I had learned from previous experience. I had some leftover so I put it to good use

 

Cool. Looks good. We just got through putting the first coat of black on the cover and headlights. Tommorow morning, we will put maybe another coat of black if needed, and put a coat of white on the cover. Almost done!

 

You guys have a lot of free time on your hands. I like the results though.

 

Lol, what can I say, it's summer break.

 

I want to paint the shroud that covers the clock on the dash, Paint wont stick or cover right for some reason. I did a light sanding, but it still bubbles or leaves lil imperfections. any one painted their dash parts and like the results?

 

I have the same desire. Both my clock and stereo trims are chipped and just wanted to make them flat black. Now that you have mentioned that paint wont stick...that's not good. Have you tried primer?

 

This. Kind of... not sure what I think. Creative, but a bit much.

Here's a link to his page: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/668322
- Scroll down, he's got more picts of his engine cover.

 

Wow, that is insane! It's really cool, but I agree, a bit much. I can't wait to finish mine cover, it is going to look really good. Not as complex as that guys, but you know, good.

 

if you guys want to paint trin inside your car you are going to have to be very patient. any sandable primer will do. i tend to use just flat black. do like 6 or 7 light mist coats over it allowing 5 minutes in between each coat. i know most just like to paint a couple heavy coats but for the paint to stick you need good adheason. the light coats allows the paint to stick to the surface allowing you to come back and apple heavier coats. fron there apply the color you want. valspar makes a great flat black and a flat clear to protect it and yes it stays flat black!! you can find valspar at anw lows or home depo

 

Finally got them done! Here they are...

Tell me what you guys think!

 

not bad man congrats on the paint job looks really clean not too much flash to it

 

nice! Came out good man.

 

Thanks guys!

 

How come you didnt just clear out the orange signal at the same time?

 

looks real nice.. but u need to clean ur engine bay.. lol

 

luvlexus101, I was going to, but the orange LED bulbs I ordered were not as good and bright as I was hoping, so I decided not to clear them out. Plus I didn't want any heat from the po's.

And yes, pepox, I definatly need to! Lol. I was telling my buddy that when we put in back on my car that I reallllyyy need to clean it. At least it makes the cover pop more, lol.

 

 

That looks real nice, BLACKKILA.GTR. I like the blue and black texture look. You picked up a 6th gen cover? It looks like thats what it is. Good job, bro.

 

I painted my engine cover for my 2000 this past winter.

I forget which paint company I used but the finish gives a "hammered" look.






The silver paint got under my taped off areas. Used a sharpie to outline the letters and to cover the silver. HACK I know, but I didn't care much.

 

Nice, man. I know when I was looking for my paint, I seen they had paints with that hammered look.

 

Damn the black in the lights looks good what color black did you use and brand!!

 

Thanks man. I used a gloss black heat resistant spray paint. Can't remember the name, something like Rust o leoum.

 

Had my friend paint my engine cover in return for tinting his tail lights

 

Nice, real nice!

 

can you tell us what kind of paint you used and what were the steps taken to achieve such high gloss?

 

Wrong spot my bad!!

 

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

 

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

 

I wet sanded mine down with 400 grit. then washed it with soap then dried. Painted it all up and then finish coated with a heat resistant clear finish.