brety

I bought a red AEM CAI for my Cl-S and I wanted to know if you can paint it without the paint falling off because of heat? I want to paint it white so it can match the car if anyone has tried this let me know if it works thanks.

mattg

you can paint it no problem. just make sure you prep it properly.

are you doing it yourself?

brety

yeah. I want to paint it white and put a black AEM sticker on it, I think it would look alot better.

car_lost

have it powedercoated.

Malayalee King

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yeah what he said

Painting Metal Info

I plan on etching (with sandpaper or something) my intake, then priming, painting, finishing....with various grits of sanding in between lol, to match my painted engine cover:

Good luck!

ToKiE

get the paint that is meant for the engine..so it can stand the heat.

evilone

i have my engine cover battier cover and aem cai painted to match my car you dont need high temp paint but u must scuff it with 180 grit first then 400 grit then wipe clean with prep solve then primer then sand with 600 grit the primer nice and smooth then use a tack rag to wipe off all excese dust then paint let dry tack rag then paint let dry then tack rag then clear coat.

NSXNEXT

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No way do you need high heat paint. It never gets hot. Remember, it's sucking cold air into the engine.

Malayalee King

iTrader: (1)

Nah you really don't need it. If you were painting your headers ( ) you'd probably need it heh

edgalang

You can paint anything.