engine cover

afcbadam · 05-02-09, 07:57 PM

camera makes it look a bit shiny. its a big improvement over the 'boring' black one

before

after

stamford · 05-02-09, 08:11 PM

That's bright! Is it the same shade? Does brighten the engine bay up.

afcbadam · 05-02-09, 08:14 PM

the camera is making it look a lot brighter than it is. yea its solar red. i used 2 coats of primer, 5 red coats and 3 laquer coats. its a very close match to the colour of the car. i was tempeted with silver but opted for red for now.

TjP · 05-02-09, 08:57 PM

Ive been wanting to do this with mine, in silver.

Looks pretty good

Is the V6 badge going back on? That should finish it off nicely!

afcbadam · 05-02-09, 10:10 PM

i damaged the badge when i took it off. i will try to find another

Ricks180 · 06-02-09, 05:47 AM

Looking good did you have to rub the cover down before spraying?

Alan.F · 06-02-09, 06:20 AM

I want to do this with my 180, my battery tray is rusty so i have bought a brand new battery tray from e-bay so painting that TB and will have plenty left to do the engine cover

p_b82 · 06-02-09, 08:45 AM

I took my engine cover off... the tractor is noisy enough as is, and wanted to help get the heat away.

But that does look very nice

afcbadam · 06-02-09, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricks180

Looking good did you have to rub the cover down before spraying?

no didnt need to rub it down. the rough finish is a good finish to start with. it gives the paint something to stick to

06-02-09, 04:50 PM

Does this need to be temerature resistant paint i fancy doing mine xpg