Painting your plastic engine cover
 

Well im going through and touching up the engine. Im going to have to re do some peices, cuz well im tired and slacked off a bit, but heres a little guide. My picture quality isnt the best, but im not back from football till 8PM so i hve limited daylight. Theyre pretty big too haha.

Supplies
1. Use the 900 grit, then 1300 grit, then 2000 ish grit sanding the parts.
2. Paint colors of choice. I HIGHLY reccomend using Duplicolor high heat paint, it sticks to plastic nicely and very well to metal.

Night I brought it home
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/100_2795.jpg

After painting a cover. Use a few thin coats to make it look best, make sure it is very clean. I wouldnt paint the bottom of the cover. ( I added the intake too, ignore it though)
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/100_3001.jpg

Then I painted the braces and the bolts holding them one. You can use the same paint for this. I used red, still high heat paint.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/100_3002.jpg

Last off, just got done tonight. Took off the main plastic cover around the hood hitch. Painted it black with the same high heat paint. While it was off i painted the whole hitch assembly, bolts and all. I didnt take out the release because of time restrictions, but it still turned out good.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/100_3005.jpg

RE: Engine touch up
 

Any suggestions, things to add?

RE: Engine touch up
 

to make it look alittle more red you should do the back bar red to?...

and when you installed your cold air intake.how much of the air filter box did you take out?.i still see something left?......
oh and take a picture of it in the day time....lol

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Yea I still have a bit left haha. I think i still might do the engine mounts red. Never thought of the bar, thanks:)

RE: Engine touch up
 

Yes, paint the raised logos in the shroud.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...take_cover.jpg

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You could also do the little louvers in the engine cover too like this
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...PRING08067.jpg

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i will warn you now hold your jaw up so you dont get druel on your keyboard
http://www.clubgp.com/newforum/tm.as...=1&smode=1

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Wow, thanks for the ideas, i need to re sand it and paint the cover again, but eventually it will all come together.

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Daytime pics!
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/100_3014.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/100_3015.jpg

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hey that looks pretty good man. paint the lettering on the cover and the motor mounts redlike the others said, and it will really look great.