Spraying engine covers??

[John185k]

Advice please?

is it as easy as spraying a decent plastic primer, then the colour and then a good laquer??

Anyone have any experiences, good or bad?

ta in advance.
J

 

[Middo]

only problem ive had is when i did makavellis. his bonnet insulation was loose and rubbed on the engine cover whilst driving and the 'fluff' off it stuck to the lacquer. suppose if we'd have left it longer to fully cure then it wouldnt have been a problem. but he solved it by scrapping the insultion and using the dynamat stuff.

ive done a few now, and its just crucial to get it smooth before you start. other than that its the same as anything else. so prep, primer paint and lacquer as you would. just remember to buy plastic primer

 

[John185k]

Cheers Middo, just gonna get the monaco blue now.

 

[Ads_172]

On mine the insulation has rubbed and left horrible black marks... wish I hadn't bothered now.

 

[Middo]

^ you can polish them out, but if you dont remove the insulation they'll just come back.

my insulation is really loose on my bonnet, so my try sticking it on better, or just scrap it in favour of the dynamat stuff.

 

[Ads_172]

What happens if you remove it completely and polish up the bonnet?

 

[Middo]

if you remove the insulation and dont replace it with anything and just clean the covered surface then i cant see anything bad happening, except you'll lose the sound insulating properties. standard 2 pack paint can take massive temperatures so i wouldnt worry about the heat coming through onto the bonnet.

alternatively use some wet and dry to remove the fluff and then relacquer the section if its gone quite deep into the lacquer

 

[makavelli]

me picking fluff off laquer

my solution:

 

[JD]

mark mate, im doin my cover soon as well but was worried that standard paint would warp or go funny cos of heat from engine, is this likely or can i just buy from halfrauds and be on my way?

also, sorry to hijack a bit, but how easy would it be to recolour a strut brace? thinking yellow in the bay and all struts goin cheap on ebay are red. . . . .any ideas?

cheers

jamie

 

[one_eight_two]

me picking fluff off laquer

my solution:

defo the sexiest racing blue 182 there is on here!!! gooood jobmate!:rasp: :rasp:

 

[miltage2]

i think Deb182 might have something to say about that! ^^^ lol

 

[Ads_172]

makavelli: I think you'll find you're picking lacquer out of the fluff

 

[Middo]

aww bless. but he does get easily confused lol

combine - did andys strut brace in black metallic instead of red, and with the exception of the fluff sticking to that which is now sorted, its just a matter of spraying it up as normal.

 

[makavelli]

makavelli: I think you'll find you're picking lacquer out of the fluff

ok you got me i was picking the fluff off the laquer just before that pic was taken :rasp:

 

[Ads_172]

Lol, ah so you were putting the fluff back in its rightful place...

 

[makavelli]

Lol, ah so you were putting the fluff back in its rightful place...

errm Yes thats what i was doing

 

[JPW172]

me picking fluff off laquer

my solution:

yea i remember that andy..lmao...that was at the pub we travelled 3 hours too...lmao

cheers jimbo

plus thats me in the picture laughin...hehe