that is an absolutely sweet job mate and the red looks nearly as good as a type R cover. I am so giving this a crack. Thanks for the inspiration. A lot of other people i know have done this but the colour never looks that good!!!!
yes, the plain aluminum looks good too .... i was also considering for a minute there to leave it like that ... but then ... I wanted some red in my engine bay ;-)
is the paint still perfect now thats it worn in or have you noticed blistering, or flaking? Im quite curious about how hard wearing this paint is due to the fact that i like the crinkle effect but im concerned about the temp that the paint works up to
Valve cover has been on for about 3 months and 5000 km. So far no flaking. No blistering. Looks fine. Will let you know when first signs of deterioration occur.
Beauty.. nice work. Oh also.. is it a red red or more a pinkish red?
I would classify that red as a reddish red without an orange touch to it. Doesn't look pinkish at all, It's just the flash and insufficient white reduction or whatever that is called. Don't have a RAL code to supply but it is a nice red. Most off the reds I've seen were leaning too much towards orange and I was looking specifically for a color that wouldn't do that. VHT red works for me. The color btw is very close to the color the EP3 emblems are.
I noticed I didn't post an installed pic. So here it is:
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