about to paint my engine..
11-03-01, 09:42 PM
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about to paint my engine..
Should i paint and which color????..or should i polish it??..
I've already polished my intakes...so polishing is not a problem..
I just need to know if polishing looks sweeter than a painted housings....Also i will polish my FMIC tanks and the T04..
Should i also do something with the HKS cast exaust manifold??..
I've already polished my intakes...so polishing is not a problem..
I just need to know if polishing looks sweeter than a painted housings....Also i will polish my FMIC tanks and the T04..
Should i also do something with the HKS cast exaust manifold??..
11-03-01, 10:00 PM
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I prefer the painted side housings and natural aluminum rotor housings scheme. Rob Golden showed me how to do this properly. You use junk rotor housings (12As or 13Bs), a bunch of plastic caps, and some tape or other means of masking off the larger openings. Use a normal engine paint. It's best to put on a light coat, then flow on a single heavy coat once the light coat has gotten tacky. Too thick and the paint will flake, so go easy on it. Here's what it looks like:
11-03-01, 10:23 PM
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Originally posted by fcturbo2
wow..looks sweet!...how about YELLOW??..
Does anybody have a picture or done any POLISHED housings???..
wow..looks sweet!...how about YELLOW??..
Does anybody have a picture or done any POLISHED housings???..
Not a great photo, but it's yellow and has polished rotor housings. Personally, I don't like anything yellow or anything polished, but to each his own.
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11-03-01, 10:43 PM
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Originally posted by Node
thats the way to go
and here are pics of a polished and painted 20b from 3rotor.com
thats the way to go
and here are pics of a polished and painted 20b from 3rotor.com
11-03-01, 10:59 PM
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Originally posted by Node
the car is too faded and banana, thats more of a brighter glossier yellow on the engine. I like painted and polished engines. But yeah in some cases the glass beading (my best guess) looks damn good.
the car is too faded and banana, thats more of a brighter glossier yellow on the engine. I like painted and polished engines. But yeah in some cases the glass beading (my best guess) looks damn good.
) color that is readily available. My favorite is a royal blue, but the Ford Red (first set of pics) is the next best thing. Black sucks. Yellow sucks. And my least favorite is (surprise) black and yellow -- the so called "Killer Bee" combination. Anything polished just looks stupid, too, IMO. Obviously, it all comes down to personal preference. And none of it will make the car any faster!
Anyway, find something you like and have fun. It doesn't matter what I think
11-04-01, 02:26 AM
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neh. I wouldnt risk my 400 dollar housing for a powdercoating process... I think it will **** it up some way. I know engine temperature is probably higher than baking process in the powdercoating oven.
I think painting it with highheat enamel will do the trick.
I think painting it with highheat enamel will do the trick.
11-04-01, 02:39 AM
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Yeah, you don't wanna powdercoat certain things. My bro used to work at a local powder coater and snuck his GSL-SE upper radiator shround in and did it gloss black. Oh man it looked nice, but stuck out like a sore thumb compared to the rest of his engine bay :p
