Colour coded Engine cover

[bartman]

i was bored with my engine cover didnt really want a carbon one so i had a few days of work and thought i would colour code it, sprayed it in azure blue and then gave it a silver metal flake in the first clear coat then clear coated over to smooth it come out pretty well

 

in primer

 

in base

 

metal flaked and clear coated

 

just got to flat it back and polish it now get some more pics when its fitted

[bounty78]

[Zugara]

Looks good. what paint did you use?

[bartman]

a 2 pack primer, synthetic base and a 2 pack clear with house of kolour metalflake

[mattbowey]

looks good but why didnt you just wait and post up all the pics together , i bet i miss how this look fitted now

[yokomo]

dang , thought this was goona look **** as i dont liek most painted covers but the effect on that

[bartman]

looks good but why didnt you just wait and post up all the pics together , i bet i miss how this look fitted now

 

had to wait for paint to harden and im at work today so will fit it tomorrow polished my manifold too can't help myself just love modding too much

[mattbowey]

looks good but why didnt you just wait and post up all the pics together , i bet i miss how this look fitted now

 

had to wait for paint to harden and im at work today so will fit it tomorrow polished my manifold too can't help myself just love modding too much

 

fair enough, i will keep an eye out for the results

[rothers2901]

Looks great. I'm new to detailing and modding when you say you need to FLAT IT BACK what do you mean? and how?

[bartman]

Looks great. I'm new to detailing and modding when you say you need to FLAT IT BACK what do you mean? and how?

 

i have sprayed the clear coat which i gave 5 it coats which is thick this is to allow for sufficent covering for the metalflake the paint has a slight ripple effect no matter how good you are at spraying your never get it perfectly flat so i will use some 1200 grit wet and dry witha flat rubbing block and ruub the flat areas and do the curves by hand this will flatten it out giving it a flatter look and more shine then i'll use Farcela G3 compound to remove scratches and give it a polish and a wax

[jim]

Should look a bit like mine when it's done.

 

 

 

[Ian]

Good job

[djrm]

Should look a bit like mine when it's done.

 

 

 

 

I wish I had the patience to get my Plenum that shiney!!!

[Dblock]

Should look a bit like mine when it's done.

 

 

 

 

 

Im loving the engine bay. Usually I dont like most peoples as they look messy and cluttered but that is a work of art IMO