PAINTED Engine Cover Awesome!

Nice! That looks good

 

Got it partially done and clear coated. Tomorrow I'll tape off the letters and finish them in red.

 

Looks good! How are you going to do the letters?

 

Gotta cover everything but the raised parts of the letters I guess. More concerned with how well I can cut them out with a razor without cutting into the cover. How nerve racking was it for you.

 

Well I was just asking because they way you did it seems a little difficult haha. Did you tape the whole center? Or did you want to black the center? It was pretty easy for me because I taped the whole center and then once it was dry I took the tape off so the letters were still chrome. Then I used a paint pen to make it white.

 

Yeah I taped the entire center. There's no chrome on mine. Maybe I'll try the paint pen first, thanks.

 

I see, I'm not sure how your red will come out because it's over the black. But what ever your doing you should put a couple of layers of red so it looks better

 

Please pm me where to send both my covers to be done like above,white,black,red,trd. You may have just started a new business!! Looks great, nothing better than i nice engine compartment.

 

i did this one in carbon fiber!! Ha, ya right,

 

Bling bling, motherfucker.

 

I would do this!! Nice!
What did you use?
Tell me more please.

 

LOL nice dood!

 

Nothing to it. Just cheap Rustoleum metallic spray paint I had lying around from some crafts projects.

 

no other prep for it other than the typical sanding huh?
Nice.
I like it.
Think I am going to copy your idea.

 

Sanded, primed, painted. Hit everything with a heat gun between coats just to quicken things up, but didn't do anything special. The can for the metallic says they don't recommend a clear, but I threw one quick coat of clear on top just for shits and giggles.

 

Like it.
Metallic can be fussy.

 

Haha I would love to start doing these for people. Maybe when I get back to Utah (I'm in Hawaii) then I will have people send them in if they want.

 

Where did you get the TRD sticket or template? Looks great!! I like the lay out

 

I got it off of eBay. Not to hard to find

 

Here is my newest mod.