DIY: Painting the Engine Cover & Related Items
12-18-2003, 09:55 PM
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How much is a spare engine cover,,,, how hard it is to spray paint it yourself... I would think it is about the same difficulty as making a RX-8 model right?
12-19-2003, 07:49 PM
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That looks pretty durn good. Now all you need is some white, and we'll call you patriotic! :D Seriously, did you actually paint your battery cover, or just photoshop it?
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12-19-2003, 10:12 PM
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Originally posted by Omicron
That looks pretty durn good. Now all you need is some white, and we'll call you patriotic! :D Seriously, did you actually paint your battery cover, or just photoshop it?
That looks pretty durn good. Now all you need is some white, and we'll call you patriotic! :D Seriously, did you actually paint your battery cover, or just photoshop it?
I've already done the patriotic thing ...
But seriously... The two pictured here are actually painted. I couldn't decide which color to go with so I painted one cover of each. I think the red is just too dark. The paint is an engine paint that has an annodized effect in it. I think that's making the red darker and that's the only red that's available. So I'm doing blue all around. Except the air box. That should be chrome polished aluminum in a few days!
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12-30-2003, 06:19 PM
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Pictures of Custom red engine cover, battery cover, etc.
Enjoy! intake cover not painted bec. i will be getting either the RE or K&N intake.
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12-30-2003, 07:03 PM
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Originally posted by WHealy
Looks great KC. I like the rear cover as well. At first I thought the color was way off. But then I realized i was comparing to the child seat. Looks good.
Looks great KC. I like the rear cover as well. At first I thought the color was way off. But then I realized i was comparing to the child seat. Looks good.
12-30-2003, 07:11 PM
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Originally posted by KC_RX-8
Yea, the car seat is as close as i can get to the 8's interior.
Yea, the car seat is as close as i can get to the 8's interior.
12-30-2003, 07:32 PM
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Very Nice KC......... I love the two-tone engine cover! But I think the black needs to be painted, like the color of your car! I think that would so nice....just a thought!
12-30-2003, 09:40 PM
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Originally posted by mikeb
what kind of paint did you use
what kind of paint did you use
01-01-2004, 03:22 PM
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New touch to engine cover
Here I wanted something with not as much color under the hood. I used Dupli-colors Metalcast. Its a 2 part anodized system. High heat, high gloss and very durable. It uses a silver base coat and a color topcoat. The most time consuming part was the masking. I wanted the vents to stay black to tie in to the vents on the side of the car. I also wanted to just do the v shape to stand out and blend more with the looks of the car. Later I will do the strut bar to blend in. Still not to much color under the hood.
The process was simple, just spray light coats. The red top coat took 4 coats to look red and not a orange tint. Take the piece outside in the sun to see the auctual color. It appears different under house lights.
They have it in blue, red, and another color just don't remember. Oh the paints are metalic.
Hope you guys and gals like.:D
The process was simple, just spray light coats. The red top coat took 4 coats to look red and not a orange tint. Take the piece outside in the sun to see the auctual color. It appears different under house lights.
They have it in blue, red, and another color just don't remember. Oh the paints are metalic.
Hope you guys and gals like.:D
