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**pgarner** · 11-05-2010, 06:19 PM

Oh course this is never a good thing now is it !!!

the oldies on here will remember i painted my engine cover and a few other parts a while back ( near enough exactly 2 years going by the tread ) at 1st it looked good

but them the lacquer didnt like the heat very much and turned it a yucky yellow to gold sort of colour.

seen a nice paint technique so thought id give it a go.

stripped back the as much or the old paint as i could get off.
washed and dried it.

couple of coats or primer and then ....

florescent orange

after a couple of coats left it to dry for an hour with a heater close by.

filled a spray bottle with water and spayed a light misting onto the cover.
laid it down and sprayed with a light covering of gloss black and left to dry

still needs to be lacquer but dont have any in the house so will need to get some soon.

different anyway

and comments welcome

***Loz*** · 11-05-2010, 06:27 PM

Thats cool, does that mean the rest of the plastic components will get the same effect?

**pgarner** · 11-05-2010, 09:57 PM

might do. but all thats left under there is the fuse cover on top of the battery (new battery is marginally larger and the cover doesnt fit, although i think it might if i remove the stupid jacket thats on it), lower engine cover below the manifold and the cover for the wiring loom (black bit at the back)

**MasterAuron** · 12-05-2010, 06:06 PM

I'm not too sure personally. I think because the rest of the car is so conservative, it will just look out of place.

**pgarner** · 12-05-2010, 06:47 PM

yeah i know the rest is quite quiet looking, might put it in for a couple of weeks and see how i feel.

***herb*** · 12-05-2010, 10:25 PM

i like! i just dont think it will suit a silver engine bay

**BAD63R** · 13-05-2010, 09:06 AM

Looks good that mate. Nice effect.

**Skullion** · 13-05-2010, 11:22 AM

You must have too much time on your hands lol

Looks Different,....have to get it back on the car and picture taken

**pgarner** · 13-05-2010, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by herb

i like! i just dont think it will suit a silver engine bay

see how it goes. might try it black with a silver spray over the top

**indiaman** · 13-05-2010, 07:31 PM

"filled a spray bottle with water and spayed a light misting onto the cover.
laid it down and sprayed with a light covering of gloss black and left to dry"

You really are an innovative guy, I prefer your first silver finish, though!

**pgarner** · 13-05-2010, 08:15 PM

wasnt my idea seen the effect and found how to do it.

the silver was good but after a week it wasnt that nice as it turned a very dirty gold colour

**jarrus** · 14-05-2010, 12:22 AM

I think it looks cool and you should leave it like that,
get some black or blue silicone hoses to match

**pgarner** · 15-05-2010, 01:26 AM

ok thought id try the black base with a silver top

not bad
(please note it was just as scrap piece of wood used as a test)

jarus - some black hoses may need to go on soon to replace the 7 year old turbo intake and intercooler to throttle body hose

***Loz*** · 15-05-2010, 02:02 AM

Silver looks good, are the drops the same size or a little smaller this time?

**wolfmankurd** · 15-05-2010, 03:40 AM

It makes me feel queasy

**pgarner** · 15-05-2010, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loz

Silver looks good, are the drops the same size or a little smaller this time?

drops are actually bigger on this one. the orange one they were pretty small in places and had to use a small macro tube to focus on them properly so apper slightly larger

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfmankurd

It makes me feel queasy

**MasterAuron** · 15-05-2010, 02:20 PM

Samco do metallic silver PG

Orange would look cool too imo.

**pgarner** · 15-05-2010, 02:55 PM

oohh do i go silver and silver or orange and orange.

would make it a little more different than the normal black
will have to check that out later

***Loz*** · 16-05-2010, 01:39 PM

Orange Samco's would certainly stand out!

**pgarner** · 16-05-2010, 01:58 PM

thats what i was thinking

**MasterAuron** · 16-05-2010, 02:25 PM

Silver and orange looks wicked too...

**jarrus** · 17-05-2010, 08:18 PM

Awesome, I think that you should do a blue base and orange over the top like that and have blue hoses, now that would look the dogs!!!

**pgarner** · 18-05-2010, 03:42 PM

have actually redone it, but revered it.
was rubbing it gently ready to apply lacquer but rubbed the effect off. tried it the other way as had no silver paint left so it was a black base with a very thing orange coat
looks black with orange rain on it from top but at an angle its looking more orange.
Edit ok took it out into the all to get the photos done where i wouldnt need the flash it actually looks like a very very deep red from above

not going for blue hoses. way to common having been done to death my the chavs. do like the idea or the orange ones something different there

pics added

**jarrus** · 18-05-2010, 08:47 PM

Ok then I'll let you off with orange hoses then

looks good by the way chap

**TERKIN** · 18-05-2010, 09:01 PM

like it