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Originally Posted by hectic_filo
Very hot. Love it...
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Originally Posted by hectic_filo
Very hot. Love it...
Yep got my VHT from autobarn. Gave the original paint a light scuff, dont bother stripping it back, then mask it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by hectic_filo
I let it air dry in the shade, gave it 2 coats and let it dry for 2-3 days. sanded the letters with a block, the sanding is the most teadiest part of the job.
Looks better than the original IMO.
Jords.
Its not a DOHC but here mine is...
Fortunately there was no original paint for me to remove..
Its not really necessary to oven bake the cover after you've painted it. It'll get baked in your engine bay. On a previous cover I've done I left the logos for 2 weeks to harden before sanding them off.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../Week6-003.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../Week6-005.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...pWeek4-008.jpg
nice work dude:thumbsup: looks hot.. mines is not a DOHC either but its a VTEC-E planning to paint mine red, so you painted it.. how long it took u to put the cover back after spray?Quote:
Originally Posted by markismaximus
I'm planning to do both my B16A and D16Y1 when I get back from Europe...I love my SOHC D :)
maybe 30 minutes to put back on, taking your time obviously. I cleaned all sealing edges and the bolt seals, applied gasket silicon to prevent any future oil leaks. If you just put it straight back on it would take about 5 minsQuote:
Originally Posted by hectic_filo
This what is did, just sanded it back to a nice smooth surface and hit it with primer, i got a spare one which was stripped. :)
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102341.jpg
I originally wanted to go for gold, i got a few coats on but then the can decided to crap itself and shoot paint all over the place and bacme blotchy
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102342.jpg
so i sanded it back a bit and hit it with a sexy red
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...20102344-1.jpg
Ripped off the old one, replaced all rocker cover bolts, nuts, gasket and seals to brand new and torqued them to spec
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102345.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102346.jpg
Presto, applied a few coats of matte clear, sanded back the letters very carefully, turned out well, was baking on monday in the 43 degree heat.
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102347.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102348.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102349.jpg
Then the day after i had to strip all the paint off the other one, i was aiming to paint it spoon yellow, i didn't have paint stripper laying around, just my luck
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102351.jpg
Used a little blade to get the stubborn paint off, and different varietys of fine and rough grit sandpaper, It only took me about 4 hours
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102352.jpg
Primed her up
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102360.jpg
First coat was yellow, but i wasn't really happy with it, the paint quality was awesome but it think it would stand out way too much in the bay, so i decided to mix it up a little
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102361.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102362.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102363.jpg
Brother and sister
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...0120102367.jpg
So now that my rocker cover is red, i now have an extra 25kw at the wheels :p
i mean.. how long it took you to wait to dry the paint before you can put back the cover back to the engine?Quote:
Originally Posted by markismaximus
wait at least 2- 3 daysQuote:
Originally Posted by hectic_filo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...g?t=1265633175
My K series rocker cover in wrinkle black
they look good, i should motivate myself and paint mine
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2689/...25613e66_o.jpg
Polished Nuts.
New polished grommet gasket
Painted spark plug wire cover.
OEM Type R oil cap.