engine cover

[MGPete]

The cover does get hot.

What laquer did you use mate?
Did the same to mine, but after 'bout a year the laquer disappeared.
Only have the paint now.

In summer I will re-do the cover and put heat-resistant laquer on.

[Alan.F]

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]

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

[arwilson80]

Nice, but bright. Very bright IMO. Mine came colour-coded from the factory...





That's black.

[afcbadam]

yours is a k series so yes it does get hot. yours will as its sitting on metal but the kv6 doesnt get hot atall. you can thrash it for miles and when you touch it its still cold

[stevelou5]

I have painted my cover too, but just used normal car paint and normal laqure, drove about 50 miles, my cover does get a bit hot. hope the paint will be ok like as its not heat resistant

[stevelou5]

Before
http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/DSC04009.jpg


and after

http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/DSC04030.jpg



normal paint and laqure should be ok right???? its not going to catch fire or anyhting???

[afcbadam]

looking good. my first one bubbled up as i didnt use plastic primer

[stevelou5]

Originally Posted by afcbadam

looking good. my first one bubbled up as i didnt use plastic primer

How long was it until it bubbled up mate??

[afcbadam]

Originally Posted by stevelou5

How long was it until it bubbled up mate??

my second one i ment to say. it took a couple of week iirc