Rocker Cover Painting

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

Rocker Covers.


How do people paint these?? or powder coat them?? As i want too do mine but dont want too take the risk of nacking the cam bearings.

Any help

 

[T.Trophy]

Dont bother, if it doesnt make it go faster it's not worth doing

 

[chrispy.clio]

Well getting it powdercoated makes a much better looking finish but you obviously need to remove the belts and shizzle but if you can get it timed up again then i'd do that.

Apart from that just giving it a really good de-grease and spraying it with the colour of your choise.

Doing mine is on the to-do-list

 

[172Ben]

I cut out an old sheet, and taped/masked it around the cover after removing everything. Turned out allright

 

[sideways danny]

clean with wheel acid, etch prime, then paint as normal. If you use VHT paint then skip the primer as it reacts and never goes hard (been there, done that lol)

 

[ripp]

what does VHT stand for? hight temp paint or smth like that?
thx

 

[sideways danny]

very high temperature

 

[Laine_16v]

And dont paint the bolt hole faces

 

[Gray]

cleaned up acid wheel cleaner, keyed with sandpaper... masked and cardboard around the bay

 

[ripp]

what the hell is this sticking out? I don't have it
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[mikekean]

To mask where the bolts go gets some of those paper reinforcing rings that you use to stop paper tearing out of a ring binder, can get them from whsmith etc. They work a treat.

 

[sideways danny]

what the hell is this sticking out? I don't have it
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that's a 172. The 182 breather box cover is different

 

[ripp]

strange, that looks like a hole, mine is flat although the plenum has a hole that joins that area. what's that for?

 

[Gray]

It runs a different oil breather set up

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

I am unsure if i use the spray gun if the Base coat and Laqure will withstand the temps of the engine, the engine is now in many bits already i did that yestersay, ready for the winter refurb...

 

[chrispy.clio]

I would have thought that the paint will cope fine with the temps, you thinking of getting it done in Liquid Yellow?

 

[sideways danny]

It runs a different oil breather set up

nope, it's not a breather, it's actually a vacuum take off for the carbon canister


Andy, I've painted plenty of engines in normal paint and they cope fine

 

[clio_luke]

mine engine bay was masked up and an old sheet in there to stop overspray, then painted with normal paint from a rattle can in a bright silver colour. no need for high temp paint. inlets were also painted while they were off.

this is how it turned out...

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

nope, it's not a breather, it's actually a vacuum take off for the carbon canister


Andy, I've painted plenty of engines in normal paint and they cope fine

Fantastic!!!! Ill get the guns out and the paint this winter

 

[clio-lord]

mine engine bay was masked up and an old sheet in there to stop overspray, then painted with normal paint from a rattle can in a bright silver colour. no need for high temp paint. inlets were also painted while they were off.

this is how it turned out...

so you just used matt black paint? i like the grey matt finish

 

[Dave.]

Ive done my inlets and fuel rail guard, painted black with vht and then polished the letters...

Just starting on the rocker cover! it a pig to mask!

 

[clio_luke]

so you just used matt black paint? i like the grey matt finish

yes, i used normal matt black paint on the inlets.
and normal silver paint on the rocker cover. no need for high temp paint on either of them. not keen on the finish on vht paint.

 

[Tigger]

Have my inlet off at the moment to find where I have oil seeping from, cleaned the rocker last night but its a ballache to get crap out of the "nooks n crannys"
Used Muc-Off and some rags to get most of it cleaned up

Will Bilberry wheel cleaner be strong enough to clean the engine before painting?
What needs taken out of the way to get the rocker cover properly masked up?

 

[Fred@BTM]

 

[Silent_Scone]

alternator n' all?

Do mine do mine!

 

[Tigger]

Muc-Off or undiluted Billberry be alright to clean up the rocker before painting?

 

[chrispy.clio]

Muc-Off or undiluted Billberry be alright to clean up the rocker before painting?

Yes it'll be fine, I used super degreaser and White sprite to clean my engine & gearbox. Just make sure you get in all the little nucks and crannies and it'll be fine. Then once it's built up again then run the engine. Ice and hot and it'll bake on (that's if your using VHT Paint)

Before

After

 

[CuppyDean]

^^^^ what an engine bay!

Is normal spray paint good enough for the rocker cover or even hammerite? Or does it have to be VHT spray

 

[chrispy.clio]

Thanks

I can only comment of what I have used, it's best to do the job properly first time so it saves you doing It again if it goes all manky, so personally I'd get VHT paint

 

[Tigger]

I'll be doing mine in situ, so won't be as easy to give it a deep clean like yours lol

 

[woody3]

Yes it'll be fine, I used super degreaser and White sprite to clean my engine & gearbox. Just make sure you get in all the little nucks and crannies and it'll be fine. Then once it's built up again then run the engine. Ice and hot and it'll bake on (that's if your using VHT Paint)

Before

After

that looks grear chap , better than new
j

 

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cleaned up acid wheel cleaner, keyed with sandpaper... masked and cardboard around the bay

I'm sorry to bump this. But is it easy to take that mount lump thingy, to left of the rocker, off? Anyone? Looking to clean my bay up. It's mucky.

 

[Amos91]

I'm sorry to bump this. But is it easy to take that mount lump thingy, to left of the rocker, off? Anyone? Looking to clean my bay up. It's mucky.

Support the engine with a jack on the sump (if you have a small saddle then use a block of wood to spread the weight).

Then its just the centre nut in the mount, then three bolts over the cam cover. Very easy.