paints

efteoh · Post by **efteoh** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:47 am

i know some of you guys have painted your engine covers, i'd like to know what paint you use. i went to bunnings and all the higher temperture paints require baking of some sort, im planning on tinkering with my intake pipe and need to paint it, any recomendations? cos i dont think i should be baking plastic!...

:D

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:54 am

Last time I did it, I just use the high temperature spray available in Repco (1500c), I don't think Bunning have all the range. I clean the engine cover with pure alcohol first, & then use a very fine sand paper to sand back the semi-glossy plastic surface, so the paint will stick.

Spray very thin layer at a time, so you won't get lumps & bums or even air pocket, if you do, just sand it back with the fine sand paper.

Took me half a day as I wait for each layer to settle first, i think it was 6 layer all up.

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:01 pm

I used the cans from supercheap, that are about ~$9 each. It took me the whole can.

Like Kevin said, do a small spray at a time. Then I used model paint to do the letters. My cover is dark blue mettalic cover, with Red Mitsubishi text and gold lettering on the rest of the letters.

Have fun!

efteoh · Post by **efteoh** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:16 pm

thanks guys, im actually plaiing on painting the intake wheni fit a new one on. have the paint that you guys used peeled? cracked off?

thanks

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:02 pm

Which intake are you refering to?

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 7:33 pm

the intake pipe that goes to the throttle body i believe!

efteoh the stepper i bough off ya is still going!