Hood liner Question???
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Racer
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From: Wilbraham MA
Hood liner Question???
While cleaning my vette's engine bay the other day I cound't help but notice how dull the hoodliner was looking (literally). Would it be a good idea to hit it w/ a coat or two of some rustoleum satin black. I just want to give it a cleaner, darker apearence, but I'm not sure if the rustoleum would hold up. Has anyone done this before??? Advice is needed. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Grumpy
brush it off, hit it with the paint..3-4 coats..
Do this and it will look new again.
Good luck, just take your time, let the paint dry each time so that it will build up and give you good coverage.
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Originally Posted by gtoformula400
While cleaning my vette's engine bay the other day I cound't help but notice how dull the hoodliner was looking (literally). Would it be a good idea to hit it w/ a coat or two of some rustoleum satin black. I just want to give it a cleaner, darker apearence, but I'm not sure if the rustoleum would hold up. Has anyone done this before??? Advice is needed. Thanks
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I wash mine from time-to-time; spray it down with Simple Green and rinse... rinse... rinse... then leave the hood up over night. Takes its time to drain all the water out. Looks like new afterward.
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If you can get all the dust off, you can then paint it with a good spray paint. It will probably take several coats, but should look very good when done.
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