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    I was surprised to see nobody do this one yet... I decided to take off the engine cover and paint it while I had the hood open and was taking out that resonator. Here are some pics, will post one up when I can take the tape off the numbers and get it back on the engine in a couple hours or so.




    Originally posted by Toyz
    Originally posted by simplyred
    what do you guys think about switching up the teams again?!
    As long as i dont have to catch, i am all for it!

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    NICE!!!
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    • #3
      Questions-me and Coupe were talking about doing this.

      What type of paint did you use-rattle can? engine enamel? plastic paint? caliper paint?

      Do you have plans on painting the 3500 V6?

      Also can you post a couple pics of the cover on the car? I'm thinking about either painting the engine cover like you did or paint the upper portion of the intake manifold. Looks good man, that paint is SHINY!!
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      • #4
        I used the Krylon Fusion (made for plastic) I had the engine running and took the cover off to the guy and he felt it and went, "any paint should work" he could be wrong but the plastic wasnt all that hot at all. You could use engine paint in a can but the colors arent as nice as normal paint. If the paint cant handle the heat its as simple as sanding it down and using engine paint, but the peice has foam underneath it, so if it got THAT hot, wouldnt it melt the foam because its just cheap ass foam!! Yeah I should be able to put it on the engine in an hour or so just to be safe and let it sit all night long I'm going to leave the 3500 silver like it came from the factory, I was going to do it black but decided not to... will post pics asap![/u]
        Originally posted by Toyz
        Originally posted by simplyred
        what do you guys think about switching up the teams again?!
        As long as i dont have to catch, i am all for it!

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        • #5
          Dude I might do that because I have a spare can of red in the basement... BE RIGHT BACK!!!!!

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          • #6
            do you have a red car LOL, if not.. I might pic a different color!
            Originally posted by Toyz
            Originally posted by simplyred
            what do you guys think about switching up the teams again?!
            As long as i dont have to catch, i am all for it!

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            • #7
              Thanks for the pics man, as for the paint-the foam may not melt but it will possibly get warm just enough to make the paint gunny again. Its just a possibility but I really don't see it happening. Once the paint heats up and cools down a few times it should be good to go. I painted the IDE cover on my cavvy with engine enamel and I never had any problems with that and that site between each side of the cam cover-I'll throw a pic up....



              Thats the painted IDE cover along with the polished cam cover that took me a few hours. The Weapon R intake is right under all that.
              TRADED IN BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN: 2006 GT Coupe in granite metallic, 15/5% tint, vinyl side marker deletes, Doctor Speed Stage 3 CAI, RED calipers by DupliColor, RED LED interior lights, 45 LED tail lights, WideView 8000K HID coversion kit, Nokya Artic White fogs installed, running MoBil 1, FIRST ever granite metallic color matched headlights!! Color matched eyelids just finished! GT-R Exhaust installed. R1 Concepts drilled and slotted zinc plated front rotors.

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              • #8
                I have granite metallic... so your suggesting paint everything gray even though it already is? Hahaha... maybe red engine cover/battery cover might look good with a painted red pontiac dart above it. hmmmmm
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                • #9
                  I didnt even think about the Battery cover... kudos on that one... thats next on the list LOL
                  Originally posted by Toyz
                  Originally posted by simplyred
                  what do you guys think about switching up the teams again?!
                  As long as i dont have to catch, i am all for it!

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                  • #10
                    why dont we alternate so we can see how they look when they are on the car LOL
                    Originally posted by Toyz
                    Originally posted by simplyred
                    what do you guys think about switching up the teams again?!
                    As long as i dont have to catch, i am all for it!

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                    • #11
                      lol, but seriously though i might just paint em both tonight and maybe start on that pontiac dart too
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                      • #12
                        yeah I'm thinking battery too... I will have a pic of the engine cover on the car in a few.. dunno how good the pic will come out tho cuz its dark out, but my cam has like 25 different flashes and setting so we'll see what I can do! Heres one with the letters unmasked!

                        Originally posted by Toyz
                        Originally posted by simplyred
                        what do you guys think about switching up the teams again?!
                        As long as i dont have to catch, i am all for it!

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                        • #13
                          Yaa definitely mask the letters when painting the covers. I'd use engine enamel that withstands temps past 500 degrees.
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                          • #14
                            Here are the pics of it on the engine... I'm not going to paint the battery box because I think it would to much red and take away from the engine cover. I've always said Im a firm believer in less is more and I think that opening up the engine compartment and seeing the red engine cover and battery box would be to much (for me at least), I'll have to see how it looks on yours, but I like having the one single red item in the trunk.. I think it makes more of a statement! But my opinion is about as worthless as tits on a bowl to most of yah sooo to each his own LOL




                            Originally posted by Toyz
                            Originally posted by simplyred
                            what do you guys think about switching up the teams again?!
                            As long as i dont have to catch, i am all for it!

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                            • #15
                              Well done. I will have to do that soon. I likes.
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