now i wanna do mines.. whats a good contrast for LGM? (laguna green metallic)

 

Looks really good, I think I will be jumping on the bandwagon soon

 

Paint it LGM

 

red ? or blue? NBP

 

^ ABP Blue!!...I've been trying to find something close to ABP blue, that'll look sick on NBP

 

Thanks for the input... I just took some picks of different parts of the engine bay with my Iphone and was looking at what else I can do. I showed them to some of my co workers and they said the same thing, match it to the interior of the car.
I wish my engine looked like rockstar21's I would paint the middle to, the part that looks like manifold pipes, I would match the colour too.just the pipes and the other parts black.

 

when i go to respray all of mine again. im actually going to paint the middle of the IM cover black.. my car has a red and black deal going on as of now..

 

wow your quick on your feet make sure you post a pick I would like to see how it turns out

 

can you tell me where did you get those paint from?

 

Ive seen it in every parts store.

 

do you have pics of your engine cover?

 

^ I'm sure he'll take one for you...because that pic won't show the hood......
sikes

 

I only painted the large section of my engine cover and that took me hours to get it taped off right.

IMO panting the whole thing red would have looked bad and kinda cheap plus about 20 people have that done already so I went with a two tone black and red to match the small section of the cover

 

This is my project . I plan to also do my air intake cover and strut bar. I it look good Ill try to do the bottom half of these parts in the pics..




the mainfold cover is next . But is the blue ok It matches the seats.. or go red?

 

I think red would be better IMO. Nice job though, planning to do mines soon.

 

Here was mine I did with real SSM paint.

I like it but I want to re-do and give it the glossy look.

Probably do that when my custom covers are complete.

 

Ill be next to get one of those

 

^ Well if that's the case.

Don't waste your time and money by painting yours.

 

where'd you get the real paint from? I'm trying to get ABP for my NBP

 

Its not the real thing just looks close to it here



Still need some opinions stay with the blue? or go red?

 

I had to get it from a local auto body paint store...

So all they supply is auto paint & supplies.

It was expensive @ $25 a can.

You can find it online for sure but I personally like to do these things in person.

But I wanted it color matched so I opted for it.

Here is what I used...

 

Who's valve cover is it?



Just kidding...so what is it called? I've always called that the valve cover. Maybe I've heard some people call it a plenum, i think.

 

if your talking about the silver part in the middle of the cover.. thats the Intake Manifold cover...

if not... the world may never know

 

What color should I do ? I have a black on black '00 with black with chrome lip rims and tinted windows. I was thinking glossy black but I think that wouldnt make a big difference.

 

Do you have another accessory color?

or

What is your favorite color?

 

I painted my calipers red. I was also thinking about red but would that be too much for a all black car ?

 

I don't think so.

 

I dont think its to much. Mine is a PITA just because I dont really have a color scheme... so im color matching mine once i get off my behind and go get the paint

 

happen to know the website....lgm is a hard color to find went to a couple stores...nothing...

 

My friend told me about this site.

Never used it though but they have LGM.

http://www.paintscratch.com/

You can have them mix that up in a spray can.

Start looking for an automobile paint supply store.

I got mine mixed in house with my paint color code.

 

hey guys what is the best color for the cover if i want to restore it back to factory color, i mean not exactly 100 percent but a bit closer so i can sell my car man.

 

I would say matte black.

I used that to restore some of the other plastic pieces.

 

Which covers do you guys recommend painting ?

 

I recommend to two engine covers.

Do you have a Comptech Icebox?

If so...you could paint that.

Also, if you have a battery cover you could paint that as well.

Sometimes painting everything is overkill for me so I just went with the engine covers.

As you can see here...this is what it looks like with the other miscellaneous pieces painted.

 

good looks...25+9 ship...34 total...lets see if its exact match

 

hey guys, I have a '00 nbp and i was thinking of painting the break calipers and because i'm weird I really like a neon greenish color, do you think the engine cover would look good with such a color as well? or should I scrap it all and go with red or blue??

 

If you like it I say go ahead. I didnt know theres those weird color paint for calipers? remember to get the good paint.

 

Yeah they make it, I saw a guy at the local mall once with a '06 impreza sti all black with black rims and (!!) green paint!
I had to stop and ask him and he told me he got the G2 high temp brake paint. he also used the left overs (and lots of clear coat) to paint his engine cover and what not and it looked phenomenal (IMO)

 

update: after careful review...I got the blue paint :-(

I couldn't go too radical, the metallic blue was enough

maybe some day when I get bored of it

 

Post some pics up when you finish.