also forgot to mention on a ppw z what color you think would look good on these pieces?

 

I've never seen anybody paint their cover a two tone before. The silver and blue is kinda cool.

 

That looks really neat indeed.

BTW, what paint are you guys using? Surely the good old rattle can stuff can't stand engine bay temps and the high-temp versions I've seen come in only 1 or 2 colors. I am planning on giving this project a shot this spring, but I don't believe paintscratch.com sells high-temp OEM-matched paint.

 

Gold.

 

thanks man

 

yeah I'd like to try and do the two tone deal on my cover...that looks badass

 

I had my covers painted black metallic, cost me $100.00.

 

+1..I'm interested in doing this myself and wanted to know the prepping process you guys use. Im sure the painting is self explanatory but just what all is involved in the prep is what I'm not sure of.

 

its obviously not as good as some others or pro work but for my first actual hardcore paintjob effort not turning out half bad...just wanted to share with fellow owners cuz i know all of you can reciprocate the feeling of being proud of yourself and accomplishing something of course im talking bout the covers not the actual car...http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2507020/1 sorry guys my pic wont work for some reason so heres the site if you even care

 

looks good so far zimmie...I'm about to hop on this today and say fu*k it...is there anything youre going to do on the engine cover as in sanding or anything for prep work? And btw make sure you keep the directions for the Bat mobile...

 

are we sure that standard automotive paint (spray paint) will last? I plan on starting this project tonight

 

according to z-u-later he used a regular rattle can spray paint with a plastic adheasion helper and his seems to be holding up fine....Maybe he can chime in about it and give an update but I'm really wanting to try the blue and silver two-tone style. If things dont go to plan I'll just paint the bit*h all blue.

 

i used engine enamel on my covers just in case and as for the engine cover im probably just gonna prep it with the paint adhesor like i did for the two back covers...ill get more pics up when the last cover is done too...oh also would it be smart to paint the tube on a popcharger or should i just leave that?

 

well they didnt have any engine enamel around the local stores I went to that would have matched so I got some exterior stuff which should hold up ok...And if not I'll only have spent around $20...so not a traumatic loss if things dont go as planned.

 

thats exactally the blue that i want for mine...^^^^^^ is sanding required to achieve that shine..?

 

started work on mine...looks pretty good so far. I've been taking pictures along the way so if it turns out well...I'll be sure to put up the progress so others can see.

 

I'm going to start mine tonight, post pics asap, and good luck

 

this is how i did mine. http://www.duplicolor.com/training/m..._training.html

I'll post pics later if anyone cares.

 

mine were done for the 50 bux i spent for the paint, i just had to sand and prime them and bring them in, he double checked for bumps etc and smoothed out what he needed and bam 2 days later put them back on

 

I have no problems so far with the paint on the two back covers and the three fluid covers. I have not had any spare time yet to paint the engine cover. And I do not anticipate any problems with the paint on these covers since they really do not build up any heat to really mess up the paint. Just make sure you either prime them first or use the paint adhesor (highly recommended for painting on plastic items) to make it work.