What paint do you guys paint your plenums with?

[Danny133]

As title.

I want black.

Gloss or Matt though? :S and which .. anyone got pics?

 

[James.f]

You need High Temp paint, but i just used hammerite and its been fine

 

[Danny133]

Halfords VHT? No primer or laquer?

 

[Danny133]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...8_categoryId_165495_langId_-1?cm_vc=IOV4PLPZ1

????

and is matt or gloss better? having not seen one painted before

 

[rich-6]

Satin matt Aerosol, Dont need VHT, It dosnt get hot enough

Etch prime and straight over the top with your colour

 

[Mr R.]

Satin matt Aerosol, Dont need VHT, It dosnt get hot enough

Etch prime and straight over the top with your colour

Yes spot on, Halfords do a great Etch prima made by Upol, let it tack off then paint the black over the top we call it "wet on wet" in the trade...

 

[Danny133]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_170745_langId_-1_categoryId_165625

this?

do i need to prime it up or can i not just use the stuff in a tin and brush it straight on? i wanted a cheap mod lol

 

[rich-6]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_170745_langId_-1_categoryId_165625

this?

do i need to prime it up or can i not just use the stuff in a tin and brush it straight on? i wanted a cheap mod lol

I cant see your link, its taking an age to load, but if its a red tin yes, Its actually very good we use it at work occasionally too.

Use the tin and paint it on if you want it to look gash

 

[Danny133]

okay ... matt satin or gloss?

 

[rich-6]

okay ... matt satin or gloss?

Its up to you, Do you want it shiny or dull!

 

[Danny133]

i dunno lol thats the problem.

Cant decide if i want matt or gloss dont know what will look better :|

 

[Fred@BTM]

matt makes oil leaks easier to spot

 

[Daniel]

^^ Gloss it is then!

 

[Danny133]

^^ Gloss it is then!

yes lol

gloss it is haha.

and the plenums easy to remove on the K4M?

And Fred .. TB Off, Sensors out, 8 Bolts and lift?

 

[Fred@BTM]

take the lot off in one go with TB etc installed still, just unplug everything and then remove it all when its all off the car

 

[Danny133]

so 8 bolts? lift off carefully yeah? then what just push sensors out and leave them in bay and way the TB off?

 

[Fred@BTM]

in english?

 

[Danny133]

lol .. are there 8 bolts? undo them. Lift the plenum off the block and then push the sensor things and clips out yeah?

Then undo the TB when its off the car?


What about the mount? And where can i support the block before taking that off?

 

[Fred@BTM]

what car are you on about? i'm confused!

 

[Danny133]

Twingo RS lol. Sorry.

But it has the K4M engine from the 1.6 clio

 

[Fred@BTM]

different intake but its very 172 esque from memory, shouldn't be hard

 

[Danny133]

 

[Fred@BTM]

looks easy enough, just might have to remove the scutle pannels/wipers

 

[Danny133]

arghh ball ache!

 

[Stu_350z]

Nice bay though mate

 

[497adam]

Has anybody done black crickle finish?

 

[497adam]

crinkle even

 

[Danny133]

Thanks stu I have bought some satin black.

Still ain't got a clue how the engine mount comes off

 

[Danny133]

Thanks stu I have bought some satin black.

Still ain't got a clue how the engine mount comes off

 

[rich-6]

Fred you'd make a mint if you charged for advice!

 

[Twisty]

I can't see your pic at work, but I have the K4M and the plenum unbolts as you describe. The bolts on the runners etc had star drive heads but I found a 12 tooth metric socket fitted them no problem.

 

[Danny133]

do i have to remove the scuttle mate? and bolts on runners? huh lol?

 

[Mr R.]

Has anybody done black crickle finish?

Yes i have, or you can get a Powder coaters to do it but if you want to do it your self then get this http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8219&frostProductName=BLACK%20Wrinkle%20Finish%20(310ml)&catID=&frostCat=&frostSubCat=&subCatID=
It what i used and i found it to be very good, but when it gets dirty its a bugger to keep clean.

 

[Twisty]

do i have to remove the scuttle mate? and bolts on runners? huh lol?

TBH I dont know what the scuttle is? I thought a scuttle was something for storing coal.
My runners/plenum unit is plastic, yours looks a lot better, bet it flows better too.
The whole plenum should just lift out when you undo the bolts, and unclip any wires etc attached. If you dont have quite enough room to lift it out of the bay then you can get a few more cm's by undoing the engine mount bolts on the left hand side to lower the engine (obviously you need to be very careful not to drop the whole engine onto the floor, support under the sump etc)

 

[clio_luke]

matt black looks much better than gloss in the engine bay. you dont need high temp paint either.

 

[Twisty]

Ah, I now guess the scuttle the plastic bit around the wipers? I'd only take that off if you get stuck. If I had too I would free the scuttle so it can move a bit but not take off the wipers - I don't think removing the wipers is an easy job - I had to resort to using a slide hammer when I did that!