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Old May 30, 2011 | 07:54 AM
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Painted Engine Cover (Color Matched)

Here it is! It turned out better than expected!! Matched perfect to my Nissan BW9. Cleared it with 500F clear coat. So, it shouldnt chip, and the shine on this thing!!! Jeez!

Thanks tookrzy4u192 for the paint!




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Old May 30, 2011 | 08:01 AM
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not bad...you should paint your VC
Old May 30, 2011 | 08:02 AM
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not bad...you should paint your VC
Is it hard? I was looking at that....

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Old May 30, 2011 | 08:12 AM
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the front is easy to pull off. i did both of mine when i was doing my VC gasket replacement. i used wrinkle black paint. all you need to do is scuff the VC, clean it w/ a good degreaser, coat of primer then the paint selection of your choice
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Old May 30, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Ill need to do that next. At least the front. That black crinkle paint looks good too!
Old May 30, 2011 | 08:31 AM
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yea, its VHT Wrinkle Paint...you may have to special order it from the parts store, they carry it in stock depending on how much they sell, i was only able to get the black wrinkle locally, i just ordered the red wrinkle for my integra
Old May 30, 2011 | 02:52 PM
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Here is a few extra in the sunlight




Old May 30, 2011 | 03:12 PM
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Looks good
Old May 30, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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Nice
Old May 30, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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much props great looking engine cover
Old May 30, 2011 | 07:47 PM
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Looks good, one thing I wouldve done differently. WET SAND
Old May 30, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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Looks good, one thing I wouldve done differently. WET SAND
Meh, it's a engine cover. I'm not gonna wet sand it.
Old May 30, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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Nice
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much props great looking engine cover
Thanks guys!
Old May 30, 2011 | 08:47 PM
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Where did you get that color? Is it rattle can?
Looks good though, I'll have to spray mines soon..
Old May 30, 2011 | 08:54 PM
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Where did you get that color? Is it rattle can?
Looks good though, I'll have to spray mines soon..
Yup, it was a rattle can. Bought 2 cans from a org'er. Napa paint nissan bw9
Old May 31, 2011 | 04:27 AM
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that looks damn close to the paint on the car too. x2 on not wetsanding lol
Old May 31, 2011 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by phatboislim
that looks damn close to the paint on the car too. x2 on not wetsanding lol
Right, lol! Everyones a critic!
Old May 31, 2011 | 09:40 AM
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Nice. Did you paint it that color to match the vehicles color?
Old May 31, 2011 | 09:50 AM
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Yuppers!
Old Jun 21, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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Turned out really nice....looks even and smooth.
Old Jul 21, 2011 | 09:18 PM
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Looks nice. I was looking at my nasty engine cover the other day...hmmm.
Old Jul 22, 2011 | 02:31 PM
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Thanks guys! It still looks amazing. Still can't believe how good it came out. My infiniti is gonna be on the back burner for awhile, picking up a new project in a week. 99 mercedes e320
Old Jul 22, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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HEY...do mine

Old Jul 22, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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nice job, a clean bay makes the car all the better
Old Jul 24, 2011 | 08:55 AM
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Nice job! Did you mask or remove the infiniti & v6 3000 emblems?
Old Jul 24, 2011 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by spock
Nice job! Did you mask or remove the infiniti & v6 3000 emblems?
I removed the infiniti logo, and the v6 3000 is hand painted silver. Then everything cleared.
Old Jul 24, 2011 | 06:37 PM
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So you just painted over the v6 3000 blue and then repainted silver?
Old Jul 24, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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So you just painted over the v6 3000 blue and then repainted silver?
Yup, and then cleared the whole piece in high temp clear.
Old Jul 24, 2011 | 07:44 PM
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Good work. Leap of faith to do that. It turned out well.
Old Jul 24, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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Good work. Leap of faith to do that. It turned out well.
Lol! Your right! It could of gone south real fast.

Luckily, it all went real smooth.
I'll be doing another one real soon, when I pick up my benz on friday.
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Benz? You switching cars?)
Old Jul 25, 2011 | 05:48 AM
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Benz? You switching cars?)
Nah, picking up another project. flying down to bonita springs, fl on friday to pick it up.
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