Garage Mod yesterday ...engine is now under
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Garage Mod yesterday ...engine is now under
Construction ....went to a automotive paint dealer and bought some quality primer , and a can of spray paint ( color matched ) anyway
220, 320 and 600 got sandpaper oh yea and 1 can of clear coat to preform painting the raditor cover ... This project took about 6 hours to complete
What I'm trying to show is that I managed to sand out the words
( caution fan )
220, 320 and 600 got sandpaper oh yea and 1 can of clear coat to preform painting the raditor cover ... This project took about 6 hours to complete
What I'm trying to show is that I managed to sand out the words
( caution fan )
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Looks like you got a very good finish laid down on that upper radiator cover. Nice job and good luck with the rest of the pieces.
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i like it, looks real good
.....I was torn after smoothing and painting my fuel rail covers, if I was going to paint the radiator cover or the air bridge....I ended up doing the air bridge to match the frc's....the air bridge was some tuff plastic but I was able to get her smooth as silk 
.....I was torn after smoothing and painting my fuel rail covers, if I was going to paint the radiator cover or the air bridge....I ended up doing the air bridge to match the frc's....the air bridge was some tuff plastic but I was able to get her smooth as silk
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Yeah of the 6 hours
i like it, looks real good.....I was torn after smoothing and painting my fuel rail covers, if I was going to paint the radiator cover or the air bridge....I ended up doing the air bridge to match the frc's....the air bridge was some tuff plastic but I was able to get her smooth as silk
.....I was torn after smoothing and painting my fuel rail covers, if I was going to paint the radiator cover or the air bridge....I ended up doing the air bridge to match the frc's....the air bridge was some tuff plastic but I was able to get her smooth as silk It turned out pretty good , my air bridge is carbon I'm thinking it will look pretty good
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...sanding takes the longest....and yes the carbon air bridge is gonna look sweet over the red radiator cover. 
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I tired doing my Coil covers and for some reason the paint is turning back to liquid when the engine gets hot. I used caliper paint because it matched the color of my car real close and also i figured could stand up to high heat...it says 500deg. i dont know what i did wrong. I was going to do that part yoyu did next but have to find a better way. let us know how it stands up to the heat
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Yes you can....
Pricing it was not a cheap way to do this but less than buying the rad . Cover
Primer ( deep fill ) $25 .00
Torch Red paint that was mixed there then put into an aerosol can $33.00
It's all in the sanding though if any of you want to try this just do do it
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Well kinda ...
Them Palm Sanders , the rad. Cover has a texture to it I just sanded
Sprayed it with premier repeated that 3 times then 2 coats red ,wet sanded once , hit it one more time with red then clear coat
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, palm sander I got to remember that, it looks great man.