Suvlaki

Was thinking... you think it'd be ok to paint the heat shield of the JWT Pop Charger a different color, say, the '06 Magnetic Black, to match the rest of my car? I rather like the chrome trim and the light blue tint (when oiled) of the air filter, but the gold just sticks out like a soar thumb. We own a body shop, and thus, can paint/clearcoat it using paint codes from my '06 MB... so it would match. Wat do you guys think? Would it mess up any of the heat absorbtion/reflection the heat shield was designed to perform? Anyone here have done it? Any input would be appreciated :-).

edit: davidv, I did search and came up with no results so don't flame me or i'll have to... just ignore you.

Z_freak

iTrader: (1)

I think i would like to send you some parts to paint MB for me....j/k....I don't see where it would be a problem......about 5 coats of clear it should be fine....not sure how long the paint would last though, be a good experiment....

SpeedRcr

iTrader: (5)

if anything get it powdercoated

Swiffer

iTrader: (8)

I painted mine with this stuff:


Gloss Black. Dupli-Color Engine Enamel. Ceramic. Rated to 500 degrees.

horse110

iTrader: (3)

I think I used that same spray paint too but i just painted the battery and brake fluid covers red and mine withstands to around 900 degrees. I think it should not be a problem because it's a plastic paint so it should be a nice experiment.

driftk1d

iTrader: (14)

GO FOR IT!!

Hotwire

Duplicolor stuff works good...but i'd use actual paint and clearcoat it 5 times as said before. My buddy paints plastic pieces inside his engine bay on his GLI and it looks awsome when the paint is matched.

Wired 24/7

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I can't see any problem with painting it, some people don't even use it at all.


LOL

Chad68

iTrader: (1)

I don't use mine.

If I did, I would paint it flat black because the gold tone looks cheesy.

Or if you were really bored find some of that imitation carbon fiber wallpaper sticky stuff and make it look like carbon fiber

HighwaySpeed

Hola!

It is a...

HEAT SHIELD!

If you want to paint it [LOL], first paint the entire exhaust system.

plumpzz

iTrader: (10)

ooo thanks for the idea. I'll powdercoat is chromemoly

Swiffer

iTrader: (8)

Its safe to paint...just make sure that you use the proper paints (see above).