Ramsrt500

Whats up guys I painted my engine cover and sway bar this week I Think it looks sick.. Leave a comment, tell me what you guys think.

You can also check out some of my pics from the last SF AZine meet


http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramsrt500/

TequiLa

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im diggin' it

ice2fire11

i usually dont like when people paint the covers, but that actually flows nice. not too much. i like it as well.

Me0w

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PERFECT.. matches everything nicely.. and you mean strut bar lol

Ramsrt500

Thanks I think it came out ok.

Ramsrt500

LOL Yeah

Ramsrt500

Thanks. Thats what I was going for somthing that flows well, plus with it all painted red i think it would look ugly

6MTUA5

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Looks pretty good

Rajca

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it flows with the intake and strut bar. did u clear coat it after wards?

Ramsrt500

Thanks

Na the paint I used has a nice gloss, A clear coat would look alittle better but not by much

Rajca

iTrader: (8)

you might ruin the paint from debris that flies in the engine bay.

Ramsrt500

Na its ok. I used a high heat caliper paint so it can take some abuse

EL19

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looks good

CL-Slick

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Here are some of the pics so you don't have to click.

CL-Slick

iTrader: (7)

I like it, very original.

Ramsrt500

Thanks man. Its hard to do original things to an acura thats 6 years old. I find painting to be very easy. Its the best and cheapest way to set yourself apart from others.

Oh and thanks for post'n the pics in here. I still havent got that down

VoLLy

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x2

good job!

Phrosttz0

never been a fan of painting shit in the engine bay..

CL-Slick

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No problem man.

ChucksCL-S

Looks very good. But I leave mine off as I look at it as being just a heat trap.

thinhthan

tats looks good

Audiovibe-Mike

very nice. clean. it's good too see you didn't just go nuts. good job, i'll be doin something similar when i get some fresh paint this winter

Ramsrt500

Thanks!

Thanks. I thought that at first but I dont think it traps in to much heat , all the airways to the manifold are open but idk

Thanks!

Thanks! It was very easy to do, You gotta post some picks of the new paint. What color are you going with?

Frisbee

Looks good !!

Hybridc24k

Looks good. Does it scratch off easy? I did something like that before on another car and noticed it scatches off but I dont remember what paint I used. Might want to try it again after looking at your engine bay.

2000tlwdp

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nice job. I'm thinkin about doing that too.

Ramsrt500

Na. I wanted a high heat paint that looked good so the best choice I found was the dupli-color red caliper spray paint. The big plus is that its made to take a few dings and still look good..

I used sand paper(320 grit) to smooth out all the rough areas. Spend some time doing this if you dont want that bumpy feel or look.

I gave it 2 light coats of primer. After setting for 15-20min I sanded the primer (320 grit) tell it was smooth to the touch.

After cleaning it I sprayed 6 light coats of red paint waiting about 10min between coats. I let it set for about 25-30min then took the tape off.

When taking the tape off you need to watch out. pull in a steady downward motion do not jerk the tape off or your paint will come off with it. Dont wait to long to take of the tape also, if the paint is dry it will prob peel and chip

CL-Slick

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How did you remove the STB and how hard was it?

remikinz

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Wow I really like that! I was thinking of painting my engine cover but Having it sectioned off like that is hawt I really like it!!

bigeshorte45

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damn i really like it... i wanna copy thisss

Cisko TLS

i wanna copy too it looks hot

Audiovibe-Mike

Thanks! It was very easy to do, You gotta post some picks of the new paint. What color are you going with?[/quote]

Im keeping the base silver but i want some black 'touches' to go with my rims and c/f hood (and hopefully c/f trunk if I can find one). So im not really too sure yet. I've been scouring the net and magazines for some ideas. I also have a body kit on the way to set it off and Im gonna drop the front a bit. I might drop the back but with my 275 pound stereo i dont really need to. its hard to tell with my avatar pic but my back sits so low and my front is factory height. so ya i gotta fix that. lol. i still got trophies tho this year, and i hadn't put the doors or hood on.

Me0w

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^ what kinda body kit?!

Audiovibe-Mike

Ill have pics when its done......
pictures speak louder than words.

oh and i forgot the name anyways LOL

Ramsrt500

Its only held on by 9 bolts so that part is easy but there is a few wires that are connected to it that took me a few min to git off. In all I had it off in less than 15min.

You also need a socket extension to reach the 4 bolt on the top of the strut bar.

Ramsrt500

Im keeping the base silver but i want some black 'touches' to go with my rims and c/f hood (and hopefully c/f trunk if I can find one). So im not really too sure yet. I've been scouring the net and magazines for some ideas. I also have a body kit on the way to set it off and Im gonna drop the front a bit. I might drop the back but with my 275 pound stereo i dont really need to. its hard to tell with my avatar pic but my back sits so low and my front is factory height. so ya i gotta fix that. lol. i still got trophies tho this year, and i hadn't put the doors or hood on.[/QUOTE]

Trophies

Im doing the drop soon also but nothing to low. Im going to get my box and amp put in also, I miss the bump

What type of system do you have?

TheBster

Nice job! I was thinking about doin' mine in "SSM", once the weather warms up around here.

Rajca

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ssm looks sweet if u have an ssm tl.

nf3d0149ab

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^ Nice.

I would love to paint mine like that to go with my silver & black theme.

And Ramsrt500 nice meeting up with you on Saturday.

If you don't remember...you, me, David, and another guy were checking out the engine bay, strut bar and intake coupling.

Looks better in person...turned out good.

Peace.

Ramsrt500

Thanks. You should the SSM looks good but I wanted some color in the bay. I painted my calipers red also, so I guess thats the theme im going with.


Yeah it was nice to meet you, Noah right?

I love the rims on your CL man

It was a good turn out, you guys have sick a$$ cars with alot of nice mods. Next time we meet I should have a small drop and wheels