Anyone ever refresh their engine covers with some black paint?

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Mar 31, 2008 | 04:59 PM

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Anyone ever refresh their engine covers with some black paint?

Difficult to accomplish? Just use a standard spray can?

Mar 31, 2008 | 05:04 PM

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Han's has the trick......He did KrusTTy's too and they looked great.

Mar 31, 2008 | 05:05 PM

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Trick?

Mar 31, 2008 | 05:06 PM

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The paint he used......I forget what it was..

Mar 31, 2008 | 05:07 PM

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Easy as...

If you want a new look to go with it, take a higher grit sandpaper and sand the pieces you want to paint until they no longer have those little bumps, you can go to Napa and they will mix you up a perfect match batch of paint pretty cheap, $20 first can $10 each additional (bring your paint code if you want to do something like Lake silver that is) throw a few coats on and then a clear or two and bam you're are done...I have seen this done with wetsanding in between coats and with no sanding at all, both look good. Have Fun!

Edit: tape off anything you dont wanna paint that color (like the middle part with the rings) blue painters tape works good...Same method I used for my headlight mod and it turned out very nice.

Mar 31, 2008 | 05:27 PM

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here is the solution>>>

This is what is looks like finished.....

<img src="http://images25.fotki.com/v908/photos/8/89907/5158004/P7120375-vi.jpg">

Cleaning them is the key...i used diluted simple green and washed the covers good.....once done, there is no need to sand or clean up scratches....

The paint is in the link....brand and color code...it has a tiny bit more of a sheen than OEM, but if you like your covers to look like they did on the showroom floor....this is the deal.<ul><li><a href="http://public.fotki.com/TTinCT/tt_modifications-1/engine_mods/touching-up-the-eng/">http://public.fotki.com/TTinCT/tt_modifications-1/engine_mods/touching-up-the-eng/</a</li></ul>