Painting Spark Plug Cover
03-08-2004, 10:16 PM
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Canadian Shark, thanks again for posting all of that.
Folks in the DIY forum, there is a listing of ALL the complete and accurate DIY's. If you want to post one, do a good writup like I did above and submit it. I'll enter it in the listing.
Points...
1. LET EVERYTHING DRY!!!
2. SEVERAL LIGHT COATS!!!
3. CORONA!!!
LOL
Really guys, it's easy to do, but take your time and it'll look FANTASTIC>
Folks in the DIY forum, there is a listing of ALL the complete and accurate DIY's. If you want to post one, do a good writup like I did above and submit it. I'll enter it in the listing.
Points...
1. LET EVERYTHING DRY!!!
2. SEVERAL LIGHT COATS!!!
3. CORONA!!!
LOL
Really guys, it's easy to do, but take your time and it'll look FANTASTIC>
04-30-2004, 04:10 PM
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this DIY kicks farkin' ass. i did mine last night - and it came out pretty damn spiffy!
i'm gonna' have to re-do it, because a little leaf landed in my paint on like.... coat 2 of the color (drives me nuts), but you have to look pretty hard to see it. i'll put up a pic soon for a new model color. i did mine in yellow. laugh.gif
i'm gonna' do the exhaust manifold shield tonight for a little dress-up until i get some headers. i'll post pics when it's all done!
if you follow the DIY, there's NO way to phuck this up unless your painting conditions suck. mine got a little colder halfway through the process, which is another reason i'm going to re-do it later. i literaly skimmed the post one time and just went to town - if you wanna' know how easy it is.
paint time = 2 hours if you wanna' be nice and patient. you can probably do it in an hour if you don't give a phuck. i recommend using the whole can if you want a nice vibrant color. just imagine it's one of your models when you were a kid (unless you sucked at models too. in that case, get a friend to paint it. hahaha)
i'm gonna' have to re-do it, because a little leaf landed in my paint on like.... coat 2 of the color (drives me nuts), but you have to look pretty hard to see it. i'll put up a pic soon for a new model color. i did mine in yellow. laugh.gif
i'm gonna' do the exhaust manifold shield tonight for a little dress-up until i get some headers. i'll post pics when it's all done!
if you follow the DIY, there's NO way to phuck this up unless your painting conditions suck. mine got a little colder halfway through the process, which is another reason i'm going to re-do it later. i literaly skimmed the post one time and just went to town - if you wanna' know how easy it is.
paint time = 2 hours if you wanna' be nice and patient. you can probably do it in an hour if you don't give a phuck. i recommend using the whole can if you want a nice vibrant color. just imagine it's one of your models when you were a kid (unless you sucked at models too. in that case, get a friend to paint it. hahaha)
06-07-2005, 02:55 PM
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I know i'm resurrecting a old post but this is the best place to put it. I painted my cover blue and it looked fine when i put it on my car but when i let the car run for a little it seemed like the paint started to bubble. Just wondering if anyone else had this problem or has and incite onto it. I will try to take pictures tomorrow...If i can't get this to look right i may just save up some money for a beta 2 valve cover.
06-07-2005, 03:45 PM
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Under the hood needs high temp paint... I think the Duplicolor High-Temp is 500+, and thats what I used. If it bubbled, you used regular paint most likely or didn't let it dry enough.