Diy Painting Stuff

[Hadouken]

Hey all

Thought Id post this up as a mini DIY for those want to explore. Might have been done before, but I dont know. Delete if not appropriate .

So what youll need is:

Box cutters

Trusty screw drivers

Allen keys

Masking tape

Newspaper

Youre assorted spray paint

Paint stripper

And ofcoarse your trim and valve cover

Firstly remove all youre trimming. Its not hard and you can find a relavant DIY for that.

Then remove youre valve cover. A little more complex, only because some of the screws are in awkward spots.

As you can see, my trim has seen better days, thanks to the rubberised coating peeling. :S.

And my valve cover's paint has starting peeling aswell.

Firstly you will need to start sanding. Lots of fun (not) and takes the better half of an hour to do. Make sure you start with a coarse sandpaper and then move up to a fine one. Its a bit of a pita, because as soon as the rubbery exterior starts to warm up it just clots.

To remove the paint from the valve cover I went to auto one and got some paint stripper. I tried just sanding but scrapped that because it was taking forever to remove the paint.

After stripping the paint, give it a nice sand and then it will gleam.

But none the less soldier on and all that. And you end up with this. I left it kind of textured, just to see what it would look like once painted (seeing as the paint reflects the base)

Now you have to give everything a wipe down with a damp cloth. Get rid off all the dust, and make sure you let it dry before you start painting. I just wiped it with a bit of rag to dry it.

After the dust has been removed, its time to mask up all the bits you dont want painted. I masked the metal tally on the engine cover and the heat sink thingy at the rear of the cover. I took all the vents and clock out of the dash, but couldnt remove the mirror adjuster so i just taped it up along with the cigarette lighter.

Paint accordingly. I did a few base coats, then let it flash over, added a extra few layers. Let it settle for an hour and added a few more. haha.

After you have painted youre bits. Put them in a safe place to dry overnight.

I had to put mine in the bathtub because my girlfriend was getting a headache. :S. Make sure you dont have a shower while they are drying in the bathtub if you decide to go down that road. It will ruine the paint.

And here you go. Sleeping tightly in the tub. I quite like the textured pattern sort of deal going on with the cover. Hope you like it .

Just an added extra. I decided while im at it I might get rid of my yellowy headlights.

So I broke out the kittens polish that I had lying around and gave it a shot.

Came out not too shabby. I was actually amazed that it came out so well.

Thanks guys. Ill post up pics of the cover back on when I do it tomorrow. Hope you liked it .

[jonesl]

Pics installed pleasee =)

Looks good.

[Hadouken]

Will do mate .

I'll get on it ASAP. Will be doing the whole engine cover this weekend, and interior needs a couple more coats. But looks stacks better.

[Hadouken]

So here they are

And a action dash shot haha.