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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 12:09 AM
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Engine bay parts going in for powder coating - what colour?

Im sending off a bunch of parts to the powder coaters and cant decide on colours...got any pic for some ideas?

Im a big fan of satin colours and arnt interested in polishing bits.

Heres a few I was toying with using either gun metal colour or a flat grey maybe.

Im thinking of a flat black now though





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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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I like the flat black idea
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 01:59 AM
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have you considered a different color for every part?
i always thought that would be pretty funny and creative....
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by slpin
have you considered a different color for every part?
i always thought that would be pretty funny and creative....
Yeah but I dunno if I could live with all the flameing over here ....plus it will double the cost. If theres just a few colours, its pretty cheap.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 03:26 AM
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second pic, but keep the tb the same colour as the cooler piping =D
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 03:30 AM
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Isnt there a few people on this board that have a mat black detailed motor? Anyone know who they are?
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 05:36 AM
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Not sure, but is it such a good idea to powder coat the T-body? And unless you press the bearing out of the idler pulley, you won't be able to powdercoat that either. The alternator stator and stock plastic Power Steering pulley should just be painted as well IMO.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Sgtblue
Not sure, but is it such a good idea to powder coat the T-body? And unless you press the bearing out of the idler pulley, you won't be able to powdercoat that either. The alternator stator and stock plastic Power Steering pulley should just be painted as well IMO.
Throttle body and anything plastic will just be painted to match. Same goes for alternator stator.
And yes, the idler bearing has been pressed out
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:56 PM
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I'm partial to silver or ceramic chrome.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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A light flat grey colour looks all good

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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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Yeah way I see it is there are a few things that only come in one colour (or things I cant be bothered replacing) like the speedflow fittings and pushlock hose (all mainly blue with a bit of red). The Pipe joiners that are currently in blue are available in red....but cost an arm and a leg so im not willing to spend that mush just for a change in colour.

Filter I will look at dying black or something (I cant find a different filter that fits the T51R and the tight space I have)

Soo looks like the constants are going to be:
Blue joiners
Blue pushlock hose
Blue and red fittings
Blue vacume hose (are we seeing a blue theme here lol)
And black engine bay

I would rather not end up with a rainbow so might just stick with the blue details and find a colour to match....I quite like that light flat grey I think.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 09:17 PM
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torque brace
blue couplers....

imo fix those accordingly theyre kinda and eyesore when everything else looks black and blue..
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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:06 AM
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this is what i did with mine the colors are also known as "super durable wet colors" and don't scratch easy there are a few red accents that are hard to see the "turbonetics" on the turbo and "greddy" on the elbow.


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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 03:14 AM
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this is mine, cooler isnt painted yet and car is in at the shop getting piping made up now:

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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by pyro_racer_0016
i like the red and black combo but the blue seems outta place...

i may be going overboard on colors and im not sure how its gonna come out buttt... im doing...

purple
UIM
greddy elbow
IC piping
pulleys
turbo housing
engine brackets (hooks)
strut bar arms
calipers
rotors

polish
front cover
housings
misc lines
fuel rail

black
alternator
TB
LIM
irons
tranny
IC?

gold
all suspension arms
rear subframe
subframe
letters (greddy on the elbow, bw on turbo, mazda on caliper kgparts on fuel rail)

everything else that looks like poop either polished or black
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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 01:57 PM
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This is what I did:



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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by muibubbles
i like the red and black combo but the blue seems outta place...
yeah i haven't had a chance to pull the pulleys off and coat them i have been busy with my FC
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