I was bored today so I painted these...

http://home.comcast.net/~jonathanwong/DSCN3047.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~jonathanwong/DSCN3049.JPG


it turned out pretty good.... except i couldn't get the 3 bolts off the PS pulley....so i didn't paint that...

disregard the mess in the engine bay.... its all wires from useful crap
plan to re-wire the electronics this summer

 

Nice man what kind of paint is that and do they have anyother colors?

 

they have green, purple, blue and i think smoke

its Duplicolor Metalcast paint
they tell u to use THEIR ground coat for painting on painted stuff, but i used chrome paint instead, chrome paint looks smoother and has less metal flakes in it so it looks clean in my opinion...

 

are you running no intercooler?!?!?!

 

oops that was me.... am i missing something or is there really no intercooler, i cant tell if those wrap around to a front mount or something

 

It's an older style intercooler where both sides of the piping go through the passenger side of the engine bay, so that you don't have to relocate your battery.

 

You didn't paint the grooves where the belts sit, I trust? (belt slippage!!)

 

yes, its an old greddy intercooler,
want to change that eventually....

and no i did not paint the grooves of the pulleys

u know... my old ones died, so i painted my new ones....these damn pulleys are hard to find... i go to local part stores kragen, checkers... autozone, and they don't have these pulleys....

luckily i found a place with one....and then i wanted to paint them like other people on this forum =D

 

Have I ever mentioned how much I love MetalCast?

Looks good. FWIW, I find that their ground coat is great when you want a candy finish. The flakes are HUGE, but when buried in multiple coats of MetalCast, the effect in the sun is amazing...

 

Metalcast, + duplicolor in general is the ****

 

Yeah Metal Cast kicks ***.

I sprayed my hood prop, AFM, BAC,pulleys,wastegate solenoid/actuator,and Oil tube.

Just sand and clean it up. Then apply the metal cast grey/silver base. Then spray your fav color.

Although watch out it does tend to flake a bit and stick for a while.

Also If you do the PS pump make sure you put it on the right way. I put it on backwards and offset the pulley. An hour later I new it because of the horrible noise from the PS. DOH!

 

here are some I found. Can't find up to date ones with the AFM and accessory rack done.



Yes the paint has withstood the hotside as well!

 

Where do you find this paint at? Does it look good enough to paint the engine bay with ???

 

Good enough for parts in the engine bay but I woudl not recommend large otems which may get lots of contact/rubbing/etc

you can get it at Checker/Napa autostore places usually.

 

Yea you'll find it in kragen/autozone etc. I painted this housing and rotor over the weekend as a matter of fact.

 

i couldn't get those three bolts off on the PS pulley... so i didn't paint it...

does anyone know an easy way to do it?

 

funny, i dont remember seeing your vert around town!

I did my pulleys in metal cast.. i did the grooves though i think itll be okay. ill just watch it and see if it slips, its the pulley for the water pump and alt.

 

Ah yes, you are just a tad north of me- I work to the south (Clearwater) and work graves, so it is rare to spot me in the daytime. Good to see some local rotary folks!

 

It's easy to mask off the grooves. Or you can just paint it and put them on the car.

The natural friction WILL wear the paint off. Quickly I might add.

 

i just put an old belt in the grooves to prevent paint from entering where the belt sits