Matt-you need to paint your engine covers Longhorn orange (or whatever they call that color)....

Sherbert or tangerine... IMO

Great thread! So inspiring!

Now get to work!!! and Doooooooooooet!

Not sure if this has been discussed, but can you use any type of Spray Paint? I got two cans that were on sale the other day, not Krylon, Duplicolor, or any well-known brand.

Discussed??? ...Like a bajillion times... Some kind of heat tolerate paint will be fine. Most are using engine paint with very thorough preparation. Read through the thread for further details.

I am starting to believe that the plastics are never really subjected to very high temperatures (not like direct contact metal like calipers or engine block). I would recommend you do a high temp base (just in case I'm wrong... ) and then whatever color and clear you want on top of that. Name brand SHOULDN'T matter.

I use chapstick to coat anything i need in petroleum, much easier to handle then smearing jelly all over everything.

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First, Joberube-what's that stuffed "thing" in your engine bay?



How many zeros are in a bajillion?

A crazy owl.. I have an armadillo. haha (from mcdonalds)

Please tell me you only sleep with it and don't put it in your car for display....

hahaha I display it and face it forward on the dash so it can see where we are going.

Wow... :smh:

For those with the 07-08 Engine Cover with the Acura emblem, did ya'll tape off the logo or is there a way to remove it?

wow i like this very much

VHT Wrinkle Red paint. It gives it that nice texture. I seen it a lot for the 4cyl honda's.

I'm new to this, but here is what I did under the hood.

^^ did you paint your intake too?

Looks good man! Do you have a DIY on how you did the main engine cover and manifold? What kind of paint did you use?

very creative and nice.

i think this will be my next project.

but my questions is would that be too hot to paint the engine cover with plastidip since it's plastic base?

AcuraZine has done it again. You all have inspired again. The cars look great by the way.

I have plasti dipped my engine covers with no problems. Plasti dip is rated to around 320 degrees, so it's fine on your engine covers.

what type of paint you guys use exactly? i really like the longhorn orange look

Most paints will work. People even plastidip them.

I would sand, plastic prep, duplicolor sandable primer, sand, primer, sand. Pick a base color, shouldn't matter what brand/kind. Then do a engine enamel clear.

Just did this awhile ago, Fell inlove with the color when I saw it so i decided to paint my engine bay this color!

Nice color, indeed.

Had that blue cover. I was amazed with the outcome of that can spray

that blue metalcast looks awesome! i almost did that same color but got my stuff hydrodipped instead. thinking about painting some of the car items in the bay the red metalcast, nice to see it come out so well

Thanks everyone ! and to anyone wondering what kind of paint to use, you can literally use any kind because if your engine bay is going over 200 degrees then you should get it checked out cause they are just plastic covers and if they got to hot they would get damaged! so any type of paint would be great.

I don't have a top shot of it but here was mine.

One word, Sinister

debating on doing mine not sure what color yet.. what kind of paint have you guys used that you would say works best ?

Dupli-color, metal-cast any type of paint would work

they all look very nice

So many people cant read this thread

Nice job guys on the covers

Nobody has their cover crinckle red? im thinking abut removing the cover and actually painting the manifold red, its on a 3.5 type s

^ You mean wrinkle red?