Painted Windshield Cowl
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Beautiful engine bays in this thread - and the painted windshield cowls are a 
addition.
addition.
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From: Valdosta GA
I went the easy way and had a local auto body shop do the paint work. I ordered a used cowl piece from Gene's Karshop (was/is a forum vendor who sells used corvette pieces). This allowed me to leave the part with them and they could get to it when they could and still allowed me to drive mine around. I was also getting my rear spoiler touched up then too.
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St. Jude Donor '08
While working for a parts dealer, I purchased a new cowl and had it painted at a local shop. All I had to do was remove the old cowl and install the new. If you search under "cowl removal" or "udder cleaning" you should find directions for the removal of the cowl. Don't remember what member posted the directions.
Gene
Gene
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Will be doing mine in the next week or so and have a question for everyone who painted their own. Did you use a primer first or just an adhesion promoter before going with the primary color paint? Seems like a primer might clog up that wire mesh area? 
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Prior to taking the cowl panel in for paint, I removed the metal screen, and the rubber edging that seals up to the windshield I didn't remove, but pried it off the edge of the cowl, masked it, and folded it around the backside of the cowl. (It's not an easy piece to remove/replace completely).
Once painted, I unmasked the rubber seal, and pressed it back in place along the cowl edge, and re-glued the screen back in place.
Once painted, I unmasked the rubber seal, and pressed it back in place along the cowl edge, and re-glued the screen back in place.
Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Prior to taking the cowl panel in for paint, I removed the metal screen, and the rubber edging that seals up to the windshield I didn't remove, but pried it off the edge of the cowl, masked it, and folded it around the backside of the cowl. (It's not an easy piece to remove/replace completely).
Once painted, I unmasked the rubber seal, and pressed it back in place along the cowl edge, and re-glued the screen back in place.
Once painted, I unmasked the rubber seal, and pressed it back in place along the cowl edge, and re-glued the screen back in place.
Melting Slicks
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From: Redding CA
Actually man, is there any way that you could email that pic of your engine compartment.
I think that I'm gonna pull some parts off and give my paint guy that picture and tell him "I want it to look like this". lol
Thanks so much!
Donnie
uraceulose@gmail.com
I think that I'm gonna pull some parts off and give my paint guy that picture and tell him "I want it to look like this". lol
Thanks so much!
Donnie
uraceulose@gmail.com
Melting Slicks
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From: Paducah Kentucky
Actually man, is there any way that you could email that pic of your engine compartment.
I think that I'm gonna pull some parts off and give my paint guy that picture and tell him "I want it to look like this". lol
Thanks so much!
Donnie
uraceulose@gmail.com
I think that I'm gonna pull some parts off and give my paint guy that picture and tell him "I want it to look like this". lol
Thanks so much!
Donnie
uraceulose@gmail.com
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From: The Vice Presidential Suite Elite Street, MD
St. Jude Donor '10
Here is mine... I shaved everything and painted it satin black.
By shagsterneil, shot with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi at 2009-02-28
By shagsterneil at 2009-02-28
By shagsterneil, shot with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi at 2009-02-28
By shagsterneil at 2009-02-28