anybody painted their V6 engine cover?

[LitoCG2Rider]

i was wondering what paint did you guys brought or used and should i sand it down a little to make sure it stays on good..do i clear coat it or no...i want to paint it red....any help would be great...

 

[simplicity]

Sand it if possible.

Get some Duplicolor high temp primer and some high temp color paint from your local auto store. You can clear or not clear, personal preference.

 

[hancockd]

^ yea what he said, thats what i did just w/o the sanding. i did clear coat it, have not had any issues

 

[MikeyMike]

i did it black with high temp engine paint.. but i took all the trimm off. make the motor look meaner. and it makes people who dont know the j30, think something is done to it

 

[Dinzdale40]

i sanded mine down completely flat and had them painted to match my car at a paint place when i got my lip kit...takes alot of work but it's worth it

 

[LitoCG2Rider]

ok sooo i came home from work and thought my homegirl got the right paint for me..didnt even looked at the front label..i quickly sand it with a 220 sand and blur off the crap out of it making sure there nothing left on it...anyways spayed 2 layers of primer..look pretty cool..then waited and shot 3 coats of red paint on it within 30 mins...i like wow this is better color then VNT paint i use to buy..then i looked at the label and it say krylon paint..Lmao i like waaaaa t f ................................ she was like did she do somthing wrong and i told her no....now im online and trying to find out what to do..should i remove all the paint by sanding it down again and go to autozone and get the right paint myself and repaint it..or paint on top of what is on it right now...thanks for your help guys..

 

[av6_sm1ke]

I'd sand it down to the primer and re-paint.. funny that happened though haha

 

[LitoCG2Rider]

thanks..i will do that 1st thing in the afternoon when i get home from work ..LOL..it look soo nice right now tho..soo sad i got to sand it down..

 

[talontsiawd]

It will look so much better if you sand it flat, spray some filler primmer on and make it so smooth. Since you have to do it anyway, take the time.

However, i didn't use hi temp paint on my valve cover, it's holding up fine. I wouldn't worry. If it peels or bubbles, you are in the same situation. If you really like it, just throw it on and see what happens. I'm sure that sees less heat than a valve cover, it may work fine. I used regular rustolium. I'm about to do mine again, different color and plan to use the same as i found a color i love.

 

[Nittanys1]

got pics?