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Under Hood Addition

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Old 08-18-2012, 09:10 AM
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Wanted to add a little to under the hood. So I decided to tackle the supports - originally, they were starting to rust a bit, so I gave them a wire brush and just hit them with a flat black paint (just where the bolts went).

After looking at them some more, they looked like crap, so I decided to completely redo them. Only problem is they don't make a paint for my color, so I went with a sportier blue (the closest I would get to my actual color is the powder blue on the new Cruzes)....and, uh, no!









All in all, they turned out pretty good - a few areas I should have filled before painting, some rust bubbles near the edges, but nothing that'll really be seen, and most of it is on the bottom anyways.
 
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They turned out great! Come do mine?
 
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Old 08-18-2012, 09:52 AM
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looks great
 
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Old 08-18-2012, 09:56 AM
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Thats a great idea...looks good.

However, My car is black...and so r those supports...

Nothn I can do to change improve them...

Maybe paint them white?
 
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Old 08-18-2012, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by STUMPMI
Thats a great idea...looks good.

However, My car is black...and so r those supports...

Nothn I can do to change improve them...

Maybe paint them white?
Paint them Silver
 
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Old 08-18-2012, 10:08 AM
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Hmm never thought of silver! great idea Thanks!
 
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Old 08-18-2012, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by STUMPMI
Thats a great idea...looks good.

However, My car is black...and so r those supports...

Nothn I can do to change improve them...

Maybe paint them white?
If you feel like doing a lot of sanding you can polish them instead of painting them.
 
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Old 08-18-2012, 11:36 AM
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Looks nice now get some other accents done under there.
 
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Old 08-18-2012, 12:48 PM
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One day I'll get the engine mounts done. I'm not going to do the stabilizer - instead I want to find one off a 3800, I think Mitch found a way to get it to clear the alternator so I'll have to see what he did. Then I'll paint that one.
 
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Looks good...
 

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