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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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i want to paint my batt cover and electrical cover under the hood, what kind of paint do i use, thanks
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:32 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:44 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:46 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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Finger paint.
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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1) Find the proper forum to post your questions in. You'll get appropriate answers when you do that.

2) Search this forum for "battery cover", "paint plastic", etc. and you'll find threads like this... https://my350z.com/forum/exterior-an...-plastics.html
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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Finger paint.
Dang it!!! You're toooooo quick. I gotta start working on my reaction time.
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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Crayola brand crayons, teachers recommend the 24 pack.
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by TreeFiddyZee
Dang it!!! You're toooooo quick. I gotta start working on my reaction time.
50 years ago finger paint smelled and tasted good: we ate it. Today manufactures have added non-toxic flavors to make paint smell and taste unattractive. I think its a step in the wrong direction!
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Crayola brand crayons, teachers recommend the 24 pack.
That would be the 24-pack with "flesh" eliminated? Flesh never matched anyone's flesh: not white people. Not black people. No one.

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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv
50 years ago finger paint smelled and tasted good: we ate it. Today manufactures have added non-toxic flavors to make paint smell and taste unattractive. I think its a step in the wrong direction!
That's what's wrong with kids today. They don't eat enough paste.
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 03:21 AM
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this guy is annoying

Are you sure you want to add Alan Eaton to your ignore list?
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 04:40 AM
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I painted mine and used Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter, Duplicolor Red Engine paint and Duplicolor Clear. Here is a picture:
Attached Thumbnails paint under hood-red-covers-front-view.jpg   paint under hood-front-side-view.jpg  
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 06:41 AM
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adhesion promoter is a must and then whatever paint you want

here is what mine looks like:

paint under hood-dsc01970.jpg paint under hood-dsc01971.jpg
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