Thanks to Whealy. For posting the picture.

I took it and photochoped all the colors.

R E D

 

Titanium

 

Green

 

Yellow

 

Blue

 

Silver

 

It was originally my idea, a local paint shop gave me a quote of 120 for all the covers. That's with some pretty high temp resistant paint. I got tit gray but will prob go with a red engine, that blue looks awesome though.

 

Good work Mike,

although you murdered the green color man....

it has to be much, much darker.

pretty good on the others though.

-JiM

 

why not yank the strut bar while your at it and paint it.

 

i'm actually having that done next week by a local powder coat shop...in blue...i'd rather it be anodized but can't find a local shop that can do that...

 

looks good
I would do everything but the engine cover
leave that alone IMO

 

what are you paying xero?

 

Krylon, the same folks who make Duplicolor auto paints, make a new spray paint for plastic. No priming and adheres just fine. I don't know if the color palette is right for some of the RX-8 shades but for those daring enough to color key under the hood it should work just fine.

It's called Fusion and can be found at Walmart, Ace, Sherwin Williams stores and a few others.

Oldguy

 

I'm definitely going to paint my engine covers and strut this summer after seeing those pictures.

 

Never had thought yet....Tit. looks good...

 

IMO it works with the Red, Blue and Silver cars.

 

think it would look stupid if i got the red done on my blue eight? but with matching calipers?

 

Intrigue 8,

That's what I was thinking as far as these covers were concerned. The winning blue pic is actual "8" color with a painted fues box color and the rest photoshopped. I also later did my battery cove in red. The sun hasn't been out to take a pic. However, the red paint came out much darker than we have pictured here. And most that I have show the photochop picture too, (see it here ) just didn't like it. So I'm sticking with the blue. I also did my calipers blue too, but I'm sure red would look great regardless of "8" color.

JMO

 

thanx for the pic. i just might go with it but probley with a darker red hough. ill keep u posted

 

Intrigue 8,

Here's a pic of my red battery cover outside in the "sun".

 

... and here's an indoor shot. Just can't quit capture the true color.

 

Good info Oldguy... I might just have to try this.

And WHealy, I think the coloring looks great. I personally might be inclined to make thing more than one color though.

 

Omicron,

Thanks for the opinion. I have some pics of a red battery cover as well. I guess I should put them here too.

Outdoors in the "sun"

 

... and indoor under the lights.

 

i like