painted engine cover

So i was thinking about painting my engine cover for "S's and G's" I have some color match duplicolor to do the front emblem and figured why not do more? one guy on here "dalesrn" did his and it looks pretty nice, even though its something few people would ever see. question is do i need a primer coat in order to make the duplicolor blue stick to the plastic cover? i do have some black krylon for plastic would that work as a primer coat? sorry for the newb questions I dwelve more into the wood working than the auto modding as a hobby. just started into this stuff after stumbling onto this forum. love this thing!

 

Good question. I would email/PM the guy ("dalesrn") you say has this done. Better to get the answer from the horses mouth as it were.

Frank

 

I used primer and clear coat when I did mine.
I probably wouldn't use black as primer, but that may be just me.

 

Yes, you do need a primer or adhesion promoter when you paint plastic. I have never used the Krylon Plastic paint, but from what I have heard it works good. However, I would rather use a real dedicated primer rather than a paint that kinda acts as a primer.

 

x2. If you find the right color with Krylon Fusion, you don't need a primer for use on plastic however I wouldn't use Krylon Fusion as a primer.

 

shoot i figured as much i was just hoping to get this done tonight and forgot to get the plastic adherent primer stuff. the blue krylon is soooooo close...bum bum bahhh


might be close enough for under the hood though...hmmmm...... but i dont want to paint it and then be like ahhh suck that looks bad. guess i should wait and get the primer.

 

I used the Duplicolor color match and did not use a primer on the first coat. Let's just say that that coat was sanded down then an adhesion promoter was added. Do yourself a favor and do it right the first time

 

Here is a pretty nice write up on what you are looking to do
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/97729-diy-painting-engine-cover.html

 

yeah that was what i was using for ref but he uses plastic rattle can not necessarily color match I was looking to use dupli to match the ext paint. its not bondable to plastic so i wasnt sure how to roll.


thanks for all the help folks I will get the primer tomorrow grrrr so close!

 

I went to the auto parts the other day and picked up a can of this idk if it would work with Krylon...currently doing my emblems black
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/we...osol-Duplicolor_7140919-P_N3281A_T|GRP2050___

 

you wouldnt have to use it with the krylon fusion stuff it bonds with plastic. im going to get the adh promo tomorrow so for now the engine cover is taped up and hanging in the garage

 

or if you know a guy with water transfer skillz you could do this

 

It was very difficult to find a silver paint that said it would bond to plastic. I went to Home Depot and found a rim/hubcap paint that worked awesome. I did not have to sand. Only prep work was to clean and tape what I did not want painted. No primer was recommended, I did it without primer. Still looks awesome without chipping.

 

definitely not i wear enough digital cammo for work i hate the way it looks (no offense to each his own!)

 

I actually really like that! Wish I had water transfer skillz