$20 Rainy Weekend Mod
04-11-2016, 06:13 PM
#21
Burning Brakes
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To answer member Curahee's question: I did the same thing on my 2000 Plymouth Prowler's hood insulator ( that embossed logo was of a Panther as I recall). Never had any problem/issue with engine heat affecting the painting the 4 years I ran the Prowler as my daily driver. Of course the Prowler had fuel injected V6 ,and not nearly the ponies that our C7's generate.
04-11-2016, 09:03 PM
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16,'18
Like several members on this forum have posted: 1. I got tired of waiting for a vendor to come out with a hood insulator decal for my C7..(it seems as though GM has really tightened up on granting anyone a license to create one), 2. I really didn't care for the look of GM's "custom" hood insulator, and, 3. I wasn't prepared to pay RPI $599.99 for their airbrushed crossed flag C7 hood insulator.
So, last rainy day weekend, I decided to remove the hood insulator on my C7 and have a go at painting the embossed crossed flag logo myself. Below are pics of the finished rainy day weekend mod, which cost me all of $20.00, and, a little TLC.
The hood insulator is easy to remove:
1. pop off the 6 plastic retainer caps. Be careful removing these as
they brake easily and cost $5.30 each;
2. remove the 2 screws holding the extractor to the hood; then
3. pop off the extractor, and the hood insulator falls free.
Tips on painting the hood insulator's embossed crossed ****:
1. the insulator pad is quite porous, so to facilitate your painting
the embossed crossed flag logo, tape off the outside outline
and initially paint all the inside of the logo with a black acrylic
paint. This will allow your enamel model paint to go on smoothly.
2. I used the little bottles of Testor's model paint ( ie. gloss black;
dark red, silver,or, steel, and gold,or yellow), and, a $1.50
three brush kit. You can get all from your local hobby store.
3. Then, when all the painting was done I taped off the outside
outline of the embossed logo, and, sprayed the painted logo
with a clear artist's painting finisher/protector, which all
local hobby stores also carry.
A little bit of TLC, and you have it. Good luck on your rainy day project.
So, last rainy day weekend, I decided to remove the hood insulator on my C7 and have a go at painting the embossed crossed flag logo myself. Below are pics of the finished rainy day weekend mod, which cost me all of $20.00, and, a little TLC.
The hood insulator is easy to remove:
1. pop off the 6 plastic retainer caps. Be careful removing these as
they brake easily and cost $5.30 each;
2. remove the 2 screws holding the extractor to the hood; then
3. pop off the extractor, and the hood insulator falls free.
Tips on painting the hood insulator's embossed crossed ****:
1. the insulator pad is quite porous, so to facilitate your painting
the embossed crossed flag logo, tape off the outside outline
and initially paint all the inside of the logo with a black acrylic
paint. This will allow your enamel model paint to go on smoothly.
2. I used the little bottles of Testor's model paint ( ie. gloss black;
dark red, silver,or, steel, and gold,or yellow), and, a $1.50
three brush kit. You can get all from your local hobby store.
3. Then, when all the painting was done I taped off the outside
outline of the embossed logo, and, sprayed the painted logo
with a clear artist's painting finisher/protector, which all
local hobby stores also carry.
A little bit of TLC, and you have it. Good luck on your rainy day project.
04-11-2016, 09:54 PM
#26
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Yes. But, don't get overly upset if one or two retainers break. Your local GM dealer's parts dept. will have plenty on hand..guess their not just for the C7. good luck. You can do this, trust me. I have two left thumbs.
04-13-2016, 09:59 AM
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Will the high heat generated under the hood cause a problem with the Testors model paint? Should I get high heat paint from AutoZone instead?
Plan to do this mod soon...
Thanks,
Steve
Plan to do this mod soon...
Thanks,
Steve
04-13-2016, 03:33 PM
#34
Looks Great! Never be afraid to paint.
04-13-2016, 04:28 PM
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Looks great.
One question: You initially painted the whole area in black first, then the other fill-in colors. Would it have been beneficial to have painted the whole area white first, then the fill-in colors?
One question: You initially painted the whole area in black first, then the other fill-in colors. Would it have been beneficial to have painted the whole area white first, then the fill-in colors?
04-17-2016, 08:41 AM
#38
Le Mans Master
Lookin' good!!
04-17-2016, 12:14 PM
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Burning Brakes
