quick paint question...
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quick paint question...
hey guys well heres the deal i blew the motor a while back in the process right now of rebuilding it motors out but i dont feel like taking off all the electrical to paint the engine bay.... so i was thinking what do you guys think of getting a few cans of flat black and spray painting the engine bay black and painting the car STI blue??? im not talking about no cheap job im talking about spraypainting it then a nice sand a redoing it ... just give me your ideas if not then ill just stay with the car red and thats it
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Well, it's just the engine bay. In no time, it's going to get dirty, greasy, etc. It's MUCH better to remove all the wiring and hoses, but if you're not trying to win any shows, spray cans work fine in the engine bay.
For that matter, spray cans work fine EVERYWHERE if you are willing to put in the effort. I have produced some satin smooth finishes with spray cans. Just use a quality paint system, and WET SAND.
For that matter, spray cans work fine EVERYWHERE if you are willing to put in the effort. I have produced some satin smooth finishes with spray cans. Just use a quality paint system, and WET SAND.
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How many colors did you use?
Sorry, I just had to.
Sorry, I just had to.
peace
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ill post the a pic of my one color engine bay
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Originally Posted by JamesBong
How many colors did you use?
Sorry, I just had to.
Sorry, I just had to.
LMAO, so true.
hahah, felix posting in a thread about painting an FC.. who woulda thought
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O and tweak to awnser the acutall question u asked.. i think you should pull off all the elctronics and paint it properley.. that way it will look good and you wont regret it
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Definitely just use spray can but take a little extra time and mask it well. You'll be able to take more pride in it when its done and it will be worth it.
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Well i managed to do it.. but a really good tip the same thing i did was took like 100 pics of everything in the engine bay so if i got confused i could just look to the pics
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Originally Posted by TwEaK
only thing im scared of is all the wiring i dont want to take something off and **** it up later...
TwEaK
any tips??
TwEaK
any tips??
My dad's an electrictian, so I happen to have access to this handly container with 10 different rolls of tape, each tape is just a repeating number (0-9). You can pick these up at any hardware store. So when you take off any electrical connector, just mark both sides, then you know that 1 goes to 1, 2 goes to connection 2, and so on..
it made my engine re-install painless. Which is what I was going for since there was a 5 month gap between when I removed the engine and when I put the car back together.
Definatly take at least a few pictures, though, it will make your life a lot easier.
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