Engine bay brought back to life
11-02-2006, 05:14 PM
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Engine bay brought back to life
I gotta thank DaveRubino for telling me exactly which paint to buy 
1 base coat of sliver mettalic
2 coats of red Duplicolor metalcast
and a very pissed off girlfriend
What do you guys think?
Im gonna color match the intake this weekend if its not too cold
1 base coat of sliver mettalic
2 coats of red Duplicolor metalcast
and a very pissed off girlfriend
What do you guys think?
Im gonna color match the intake this weekend if its not too cold
11-02-2006, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by special e. dition
Looks good.. Im taking it that you went with red to match your intake?!?!?!?
Get Used To It!!!!
Get Used To It!!!!
yea i did but im gonna repaint the intake cause the color is a shade or two off
11-02-2006, 05:28 PM
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Want a better job? Scuff the covers up with a 3m scuff pad, get some high build primer and apply several coats of that (untill the rough texture of the covers is gone). Sand it smooth and reapply teh metalcast primer and color!
11-02-2006, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Want a better job? Scuff the covers up with a 3m scuff pad, get some high build primer and apply several coats of that (untill the rough texture of the covers is gone). Sand it smooth and reapply teh metalcast primer and color!
THAT'S whats up!! Thanks for the tip!
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Want a better job? Scuff the covers up with a 3m scuff pad, get some high build primer and apply several coats of that (untill the rough texture of the covers is gone). Sand it smooth and reapply teh metalcast primer and color!
ill redo them once they start to chip. i didnt feel like scuffing them up. would there be a real noticible difference?
11-02-2006, 06:00 PM
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Nice stuff, I recently did the same mod you did a month ago, I scuffed mine up and got rid of "some" rough textures, but i overed sprayed in some areas:
Same here I might redo mine when it chips throughout the winter season.
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ill redo them once they start to chip. i didnt feel like scuffing them up. would there be a real noticible difference?
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11-02-2006, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by S1CK TypeS
ill redo them once they start to chip. i didnt feel like scuffing them up. would there be a real noticible difference?
Yes you will see a difference. Its hard to tell from these pics, but they are as smooth as the finish on the car
These are the ones i painted
11-03-2006, 11:02 PM
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I Think i might do this to my TL if i ever have the time... and if my dad doesn't mind 
but then again... my engine looks different...
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/DSCN0478.jpg
but i think making some of the stuff inside would look awesome in red...
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http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/DSCN0479.jpg
i really like the red, looks hot
but then again... my engine looks different...
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/DSCN0478.jpg
but i think making some of the stuff inside would look awesome in red...
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http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/DSCN0479.jpg
i really like the red, looks hot
11-04-2006, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
You should have scuffed it up tobegin with (prep is the most important thing to a good finish)
Yes you will see a difference. Its hard to tell from these pics, but they are as smooth as the finish on the car
These are the ones i painted
Yes you will see a difference. Its hard to tell from these pics, but they are as smooth as the finish on the car
These are the ones i painted
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