I'm looking for some cheap ways to make my car alittle more personal. I thought about painting the engine cover and want to knwo if anyones done it. I think i've seen one gold one on here. Has anyone else tryed this?? what are the steps, etc...thanks guys!

 

I actually did this the other day. I will eventually paint the other black shrouds white but this is it for now.

 

I painted mine, next I am painting my intake manifold cover black or polishing it.

Heres a pic of mine:

 

i want to do the same thing to my engine covers, any advice or special tips on how to do this? whats the process? Thanks

 

Sorry to thread jack, but wow you did an excellent job there. I was gonna color match mine but i ended up with this



To the OP, people here will sand theres down primer it and paint, then some clearcoats etc. I was lazy and had no patience so i had a local body shop do mine and I love it!

 

i'm thinking of doing this idea too for the summer. is there a DIY with pics/steps???

 

There is...you'll find it if you do a search!

 

 

Looks good princely

 

DIY

Remove all the parts
wash
sand with 800 lightly unless you want it glass smooth
wipe with IPA or prepsol
spray with primer for plastic adhesion
I used Caliper paint for the gold and engine paint for the grey
Spray light coats 10 min apart. I did 4 coats.
Let dry over nite
Install

Just remember when you remove them next time the parts will flex .. the paint won't.

Pix of mine





The 3 black stripes on the front piece are a rub strip .. the weather strip on the underside of the hood will wear the paint thin there.

 

Heres what i did:
Purple Power degreaser
3M 600 Sandpaper
Dupli-color primer, paint, and clear coat

Cleaned the cover until i could rub a paper towel over it and get nothing off of it.
Then i wet sanded it taking my time
Used 4 coats of primer about 15minutes apart
Applyed 4 coats of paint about 1hr apart and the last one over nite.
Then 3 coats of clear coat

I will post pics soon!

 

Knock down the rough texture with 220. Take your time and get every inch of the surface! Change the paper often - it will get clogged and you will be wasting your energy.

Clean thoroughly with an alcohol-based cleaner. Laquer thinner is fine on a cloth.

Spray adhesion promoter on all surfaces to be painted (this is a must if you want it to last).

Spray on a filler primer and allow it to dry completely (2+ hrs).

Use flat black paint and mist it over the primer - just barely spray it on. Don't cover the entire primer with it. You should be able to see the primer right through it. You will be sanding all of the black off. This will tell you where to wet sand more to get a smooth surface since the black will sink into all the voids.

Wet sand with 400. Again, change the paper often and use lots of water. I recommend a large sponge as well to keep water nearby.

Clean again with alcohol based cleaner and allow to dry for at least 30 minutes.

Blow off any dust that may have settled and paint using your desired color. Spray using several light coats.


The whole process will take you as much as a whole day, but it will be worth it. Take your time and do it right, and you will enjoy the result much more.

I have pics, but I'm holding them back because I'm waiting for my AEMv2 to arrive and be painted as well.

 

Mine...

 

that's not! is that SSM

 

all your guys engine covers look good! keep it up looks better than plain stock. i do prefer CF though

 

LOVING THIS...definitly doing this this week!

 

It was the closest color to the CAI. Shines nice in direct sunlight.

 

That looks awesome.. nice touch painting those dips a different color.

 

I never really understood painting engine covers. Its concealed about 90+% of the time. But to each their own.

Houston's looks super nice though

 

I took my covers off, but seeing all these nicely painted covers makes me want to paint and put mine back on. All you guys did very nice job.

 

Damn...you guys are making me jealous. And I thought I was almost done modding my Type S.....

 

Has anyone done theirs white to match the WDP or would it require too much cleaning to keep it white? Paint the engine cover white and the shrouds black or a darkeer color?!

 

jptl04 has his done in white. Not sure how hard it would be to maintain but he keeps his immaculate



Probably the cleanest engine bay on acurazine right there. I saw it in person there is not a spec of dirt you could eat off of it lol. He has more pics in this thread:

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-photograph-gallery-96/07-type-s-engine-bay-playing-dress-up-686192/

 

Wow! That is sweet. Would love to do this with my WDP. Great work

 

Can someone please check out Volly's Tl engine cover? He says that he used anidozed red paint and i was wondering what brand he used. It looks REALLY cool and i want the same color for mine. THe link to his profile is https://acurazine.com/forums/garage/...054-VoLLy.html

and the link to the engine cover is
https://acurazine.com/forums/album.p...ictureid=16641
i just became a member so i can't message him. Can Someone please ask Volly what kind of paint he used for his engine cover and let me know?
Thanks a lot.

 

that looks fresh man!

 

I searched for a DIY or a different thread on this and I can't find one..can someone give me the link...if not I'll juts try what you guys have been saying

 

I am going to take a lead from TLSRider. I just got in a sheet of Carbon Fiber vinyl. I'm going to wrap (or attempt to) the engine cowling pieces under the hood. TLS said he's had his for over a year now, and it still looks great. It's going to be a few weeks before I start because I have to travel for work for the next 2 out of 3 weeks. But I'm anxious to give it a try.

I looked into getting the real stuff for the engine pieces, but it was VERY expensive. I couldn't justify it for a mod you rarely see.

 

WOW! that's a look of good looking engine bays!

 

does it smell like spray paint when you drive during the summer?

 

Only for the first little bit ..

 

Very happy with the final results....pictures don't do it justice-it looks MUCH better in person.

 

+1

I kind of panicked at first, thinking that the smell was going to be an every day thing, but it subsides after a few days. Man, if it wasn't for this thread, I'd have forgotten about my cover!

I'll have to admire it again tomorrow

 

very creative and excellent use of left over badges!

 

very nice and clean job all of yous

 

i heard its impossible to color match WDP unless its done professionally..

 

dont use arctic white duplicolor. its not a clean white. its between white n grey.

 

Great Job

 

this is how it is now. im going to spray everything else glossy black

 

I want mine to have a glossy look. I know I'll need the few coats of clear coat but should I sand it still?