i'm trying to paint my engine cover red. what kind of paint should i use? i saw VOLLEY's pix and it looked really cool. He used Anodized Red but what brand did he use and what steps did he take to paint his?

 

Follow the DIY. Most people use Duplicolor Metal-something or another.

Hopefully Volly chimes in to help you out since you can't PM yet.

 

i just finished mine, i sanded them down, used automotive primer, and red rustolum paint from home depo came out pretty sick for me.


i just need to clear coat them

 

Follow his directions.

Also don't forget, you need engine paint.

 

Hey man. I used duplicolor Metalcast Annodized Red.

You need to buy the the basecoat (silver metallic cap) and the actual color paint

Basically these are the step i took (thanks Kris for the pointers!):

Materials: MetalCast GroundCoat, MetalCast Colorcoat, Degreaser, 3M scuff pad, plastic primer, automotive clearcoat.

1. use any degreaser to clean the cover up
2. use a 3M red scuff pad to scuff up the surface
3. clean it up (water would do)
4. use a primer and apply 1-2 coats
5. wait till it dries per the primer's drying instructions
6. apply 2-3 coats of metalcast ground coat
7. wait to dry
8. apply the color coat 3 even coats should be good
9. wait to dry
10. apply a clearcoat (optional)

result:


hope this helps!
Goodluck!

 

Looks dope as hell Volly.