Painted my Engine Bay
03-12-2007, 07:13 AM
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Painted my Engine Bay
So I wanted to spice up my engine bay. The intake & other things have already been painted... but I wanted something to be seen when the hood is first opened.
I did the cross member, and then the engine cover. Engine cover was a complete pain in the ****. In the end though, it turned out good (I think). To each his own! =)
Sorry for the quality of pics - took at night w/ camera phone
I did the cross member, and then the engine cover. Engine cover was a complete pain in the ****. In the end though, it turned out good (I think). To each his own! =)
Sorry for the quality of pics - took at night w/ camera phone
03-12-2007, 09:23 AM
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Thanks all for the replies.
As for the mazda logo, I opted to leave it black, to make it 'pop' from the cover. It's actually a one peice (aluminum) part. Filling it in would be difficult, unless you are a great model painter... =)
As for the mazda logo, I opted to leave it black, to make it 'pop' from the cover. It's actually a one peice (aluminum) part. Filling it in would be difficult, unless you are a great model painter... =)
03-12-2007, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Krasnog
Thanks all for the replies.
As for the mazda logo, I opted to leave it black, to make it 'pop' from the cover. It's actually a one peice (aluminum) part. Filling it in would be difficult, unless you are a great model painter... =)
As for the mazda logo, I opted to leave it black, to make it 'pop' from the cover. It's actually a one peice (aluminum) part. Filling it in would be difficult, unless you are a great model painter... =)
!!!! hehehe! 
!!!!
03-12-2007, 09:53 AM
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4th batch : Apr 03'
you can find some from this
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/calling-all-engine-bays-94536/
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/calling-all-engine-bays-94536/
Last edited by foo77; 03-12-2007 at 09:56 AM.
i like the painting of the stock strut bar
03-12-2007, 01:40 PM
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looks really good, I was thinking about painting the engine cover and hanging it on my wall. (I decided I didn't like all the plastic in the bay once I put in the intake) I like the way you did that.
03-12-2007, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Steakboy42
Looks good. I had mine done like this:
Just another example for people looking to spice up the bay.
-Steakboy
Just another example for people looking to spice up the bay.
-Steakboy
03-12-2007, 01:52 PM
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looks great! i never considered painting the covers.
speakin as a n00b, what process was involved in getting that done? did you just use regular household paint/enamel? airbrush? any sanding beforehand? any post-processing to preserve the finish?
speakin as a n00b, what process was involved in getting that done? did you just use regular household paint/enamel? airbrush? any sanding beforehand? any post-processing to preserve the finish?
03-12-2007, 02:37 PM
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wow dude, that looks awsome, cant wait to see it on sat, if i knew where my enigne cover was i'd get you to paint it, haha, i never thought of painting the strut tower bar, it looks awsome though, i may just have to do that
03-15-2007, 11:08 PM
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I've recieved some inquiries on how-to's.
The paint I used is a spray paint, that you can typically find at your local auto-zone.
Duplicolor Metalcast
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalcast.html
Make sure you get the ground coat as well as the color of your choice.
If you wish to do just the center of the cover, it's a major pain because I couldn't get any tape to stick to it. So I covered what I didn't want painted the best I could... and carefully removed any overspray with Goof Off (at any Home Depot).
The paint I used is a spray paint, that you can typically find at your local auto-zone.
Duplicolor Metalcast
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalcast.html
Make sure you get the ground coat as well as the color of your choice.
If you wish to do just the center of the cover, it's a major pain because I couldn't get any tape to stick to it. So I covered what I didn't want painted the best I could... and carefully removed any overspray with Goof Off (at any Home Depot).
03-19-2007, 09:52 PM
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Blue Bay
Had some autobody students looking to learn some new things- Got the engine Bay painted and bumper painted.
It's nice and easy to keep clean.
What do you think, too much blue?
It's nice and easy to keep clean.
What do you think, too much blue?
03-20-2007, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by buddman
Had some autobody students looking to learn some new things- Got the engine Bay painted and bumper painted.
It's nice and easy to keep clean.
What do you think, too much blue?
It's nice and easy to keep clean.
What do you think, too much blue?
Pics of the bumper please..