Painted my engine cover

abouttobeglue · Aug 28, 2017

Used Chrysler engine blue, 2 coats each of primer, base, and clear. Had a little bit of paint get under the tape on the ridges, think I got most of it with acetone.

Pull Ya · Aug 28, 2017

Looks good!!!! Top of the air box and the fuse cover next???????
Jay

abouttobeglue · Aug 28, 2017

Appreciate it! I think that's it for me on painting, I just wanted a little pop of color under the hood. I'm thinking about doing the hemi and 5.7 with my granite crystal touch up paint, that or maybe doing the chrome bits of the rams head on the front and rear badges with the touch up paint

Sir John · Aug 28, 2017

Looks great! I did something similar.

abouttobeglue · Aug 28, 2017

Looks awesome, your taping skills are way better than mine. How long did you wait for yours to cure, the duplicolor cans said to get all my coats done in an hour, and let it set for a week.

Curlyp · Aug 29, 2017

Looks great!

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huntergreen · Aug 29, 2017

Nice job.

Sir John · Aug 29, 2017

abouttobeglue said:
Looks awesome, your taping skills are way better than mine. How long did you wait for yours to cure, the duplicolor cans said to get all my coats done in an hour, and let it set for a week.

I wouldn't say that....you're looks really good too. The taping took, by far, the longest. I cannot remember honestly how long I waited for the paint to cure. I did wet sand in-between coats though and that will make a huge difference in the end.

BAMF · Aug 30, 2017

I like the idea... Simple but looks good.... I think I want to do mine too. I think I'll get a painter from work to do it.... I'm a mechanic by no means a painter

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abouttobeglue · Aug 30, 2017

I had fun painting it, just prep and clean it real good, make sure your tape is secure, lighter coats from 8-10 inches away. Would recommend a mask or respirator though, I had blue boogers for awhile.

Sir John · Aug 30, 2017

abouttobeglue said:
I had fun painting it, just prep and clean it real good, make sure your tape is secure, lighter coats from 8-10 inches away. Would recommend a mask or respirator though, I had blue boogers for awhile.

Haha...mine were red. Plus I painted mine in the winter....in the basement. My wife was PISSED!....the furnace ever so nicely pumped the flumes throughout the house. lol

Pull Ya · Aug 31, 2017

I think some DIY projects are better if they are performed in the garage or outside. Wives can be really picky sometimes----mine gets really pissed when I put parts in the dishwasher to clean them----- :naughty:

Jay

Sir John · Sep 1, 2017

Pull Ya said:
I think some DIY projects are better if they are performed in the garage or outside. Wives can be really picky sometimes----mine gets really pissed when I put parts in the dishwasher to clean them-----
Jay

lol....wives...

transam210 · Sep 1, 2017

Soon you'll be doing work like this

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Pull Ya · Sep 1, 2017

^^^^^ Outstanding!!!!! Best I've seen yet!
Thank you
Jay

RT-SCAT · Sep 1, 2017

Looks good.

Moose328 · Feb 18, 2018

Did you have to remove the intake tube from the throttle body?

Tray Burge · Feb 19, 2018

So much better than stock, great job.

abouttobeglue · Feb 19, 2018

Moose328 said:
Did you have to remove the intake tube from the throttle body?

You do, it's held on with band clamps on both ends then it slides right out. The engine cover has 4 mounting posts, pull up firmly and it should pop out.

Moose328 · Feb 19, 2018

abouttobeglue said:
You do, it's held on with band clamps on both ends then it slides right out. The engine cover has 4 mounting posts, pull up firmly and it should pop out.

Thanks, I ended up figuring it out! Turned out nice when I painted it.

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