Interesting paint themes for engine area?
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by Red73
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Originally Posted by Turbo-Jet
fauxs- very clean! not often seen on a C3. how much prep work for the fiberglass?
After priming - scuff again - prep-sol and tack rag.
3-4 coats color 4 coats clear
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
sounded like a good idea in the paint isle at home depot
well i was looking for an industrial gloss gray type paint and this gray metal looking can of metallic finish jumped out of the isle into my basket!!! I said oh this is going to be cool...
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i think i need to sleep on this....maybe satin black isn't such a bad idea after all.......
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[/IMG] i think i need to sleep on this....maybe satin black isn't such a bad idea after all.......
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by comp
99% of the time i say black or body color
in my case its the same... Black....and add to it a black engine... i think thats too much black .....but i may have no better choice....
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by comp
change engine color
not a bad idea...any body have pictures of an orange engine with silver heads/intake manifold....and if i can push my luck in a black car with a black engine compartment?
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
tonights setback... argument with wife over time spent on vette
tonights progress...
found the right color gray in my spray can box ( it figures)
new gray color
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spent 35 minutes taping
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and five minutes spraying
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i'm thinking the hose/wire retainers either red or black, i'm leaning to red right now i will have to try one out and see if i like it..
tonights progress...
found the right color gray in my spray can box ( it figures)
new gray color
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[/IMG] spent 35 minutes taping
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[/IMG] and five minutes spraying
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[/IMG] i'm thinking the hose/wire retainers either red or black, i'm leaning to red right now i will have to try one out and see if i like it..
Last edited by bobs77vet; Nov 18, 2004 at 08:33 AM.
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Originally Posted by Clint's C3
fauxrs,
Is that a cold air intake in your picture? Is it stock or after market? I've been looking for one for my '82 with no luck.
Is that a cold air intake in your picture? Is it stock or after market? I've been looking for one for my '82 with no luck.
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Since you are sharing a few post spraying shots here is a few of mine from the paint job....
This was right after we pushed the car back in the garage - basecoat and clearcoat are easy to spray...since its the engine compartment - no sanding and buffing - much of it gets covered by this.....
this is what was put in the car...engine is black - wondering now if it should have been body color too
close up of the passenger side with new coolant recovery bottle - also new a-arm splash shields installed.
Everything pretty muich back in place and awaiting engine - but first we had to repaint the core support...
it was really simple and the actual prep and paint didnt take more than a weekend...thought the engine was out for some time.
This was right after we pushed the car back in the garage - basecoat and clearcoat are easy to spray...since its the engine compartment - no sanding and buffing - much of it gets covered by this.....
this is what was put in the car...engine is black - wondering now if it should have been body color too
close up of the passenger side with new coolant recovery bottle - also new a-arm splash shields installed.
Everything pretty muich back in place and awaiting engine - but first we had to repaint the core support...
it was really simple and the actual prep and paint didnt take more than a weekend...thought the engine was out for some time.
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by fauxrs
Since you are sharing a few post spraying shots here is a few of mine from the paint job....
close up of the passenger side with new coolant recovery bottle - also new a-arm splash shields installed.
Everything pretty muich back in place and awaiting engine - but first we had to repaint the core support...
it was really simple and the actual prep and paint didnt take more than a weekend...thought the engine was out for some time.
close up of the passenger side with new coolant recovery bottle - also new a-arm splash shields installed.
Everything pretty muich back in place and awaiting engine - but first we had to repaint the core support...
it was really simple and the actual prep and paint didnt take more than a weekend...thought the engine was out for some time.
wow that blows me away....my engine has exactly the same look to it...you would think you were seeing double.. show me more pics as you get them...thks bob
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With an all black car, you might want to paint the motor orange or the original blue, then carry that color as a highlight in the engine compartment. Using the spatter technique on black or grey would set off the motor well. In the 90's it was trendy to use granite looking paint, but I think that fad is over. But that mottled look using a contrasting color might be cool. My brother did some cool effects on my bike using a toothbrush or a small paintbrush to splatter different colors on the base. It might take a long time to do a whole engine compartment that way, though. It's good that people are thinking outside the box, if all cars were 100 point restorations it would be pretty boring. Joe
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by joe73vette
It's good that people are thinking outside the box, if all cars were 100 point restorations it would be pretty boring. Joe
fender wells gloss gray,brake booster hammered gold, radiator supports red , radiator/core support gloss black, frame glossy black, fire wall satin black,headlight vacuum actuators metallic silver, brake MC gloss black, hose retainers gloss black everthing in front of radiator satin black.
engine is black but may go to orange, heads silver, intake silver
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
i drool at Red73 and Fauxrs..... my engine actually will look very similar to Fauxrs,
well heres to nights work 2hrs....
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hope to have the engine compartment done this weekend. ordered trans tunnel insulation, zero clearance, tunnel foam collar and new vacuum lines for the headlights...
Heres the question for the night any body ever disconnect the mst cyl from the vacuum booster to paint the vacuum booster? i'm thinking the brake lines should move some and hold it up what do you guys think? or am i asking for more work? thks bob
well heres to nights work 2hrs....
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[/IMG] hope to have the engine compartment done this weekend. ordered trans tunnel insulation, zero clearance, tunnel foam collar and new vacuum lines for the headlights...
Heres the question for the night any body ever disconnect the mst cyl from the vacuum booster to paint the vacuum booster? i'm thinking the brake lines should move some and hold it up what do you guys think? or am i asking for more work? thks bob
Last edited by bobs77vet; Nov 20, 2004 at 12:26 AM.
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Engine Compartment
i painted my engine compartment gloss / epoxy black, the only exception I made was my roll bar, I painted red. When your working up from half a car you just wont to get on the road............LOL