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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

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.

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!

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

Which intake are you refering to?

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

efteoh the stepper i bough off ya is still going!