DIY:Cam cover painting.

[[[d a n n y]]]

Hey peeps

i need sum guide to paint my cam covers on my RB26

and any1 tell me what to do

how to take of the covers?

thanks

[DAN00H]

the covers are attached by phillips head screws, any auto paint place will give you the cleaners and paint/ sandpaper that you need. preparation is the key to a great result (ie, remove all traces of oil, sand with decent paper, use good paint (high temp is best) and apply light coats and allow to dry between recoats.

[[[d a n n y]]]

ah..k thanks for the good advice..

what about the timing belt cover and the two side bits next to the cover that covers the spark plugs?

[DAN00H]

yeah - the cam covers are held in with the phillips head screws, I think the plug cover (the one that runs down the middle) requires allen keys (I done have one - so can't confirm!). the timing cover also uses the allen keys bolts (don't know the size), but you will need to remove the CAS (the thing that has the wires and is sitting on the front right of the timing cover). Note, if you do remove this, be careful to mark adn take note of excatly where it was installed.

[Boostn247]

the covers are attached by phillips head screws, any auto paint place will give you the cleaners and paint/ sandpaper that you need.  preparation is the key to a great result (ie, remove all traces of oil, sand with decent paper, use good paint (high temp is best) and apply light coats and allow to dry between recoats.

this is right!

i actually went to my local hobby shop, i bought the TAMIYA remoite control car paint, it sprays out finer than any other paints i have used, & the colour choice is massive! then get a clear gloss from the tamiya range, spray it about 7 times or until your happy with the glossy shine, & let it dry about 1/2hr between coats for an unreal finish!

[wilch]

tamiya paint will "melt" with the heat won't it?

[thizzle]

tamiya paint will strip right off with any solvent... carefull cleaning it...try powder coating

[[[d a n n y]]]

i found that the engine bay stuff was the best to use

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

anyone have a pictoral guide ?

mark

[Boostn247]

tamiya paint will strip right off with any solvent... carefull cleaning it...try powder coating

My paint job hasnt changed since the day i sprayed it....like 3 months ago!

The heat under the bonnet hasnt affected it what so- ever, & how often do you use metho or some other type of harsh solvent in the engine bay anyways for it to come off?

[FATGTS-R]

I didnt do it personally as it was like that when I bought the car but both my cam covers are anodised blue and it looks great.

I beleive its not an expensive thing to get done either.

[low747]

Take it to a panel beater and get it sprayed in 2pak paint. Looks great and you can colour code it to whatever you like!

[DAN00H]

I didnt do it personally as it was like that when I bought the car but both my cam covers are anodised blue and it looks great.

I beleive its not an expensive thing to get done either.

any pics?

[[[d a n n y]]]

Take it to a panel beater and get it sprayed in 2pak paint.  Looks great and you can colour code it to whatever you like!

mate not many people have the money to spend 2pak paints on cam covers..

just want a simple DIY process that wont cost that much money that's all

[Ronin 09]

I have seen the Nismo R-Tune covers are done in red crackle paint. The benefits of a crackle paint are two fold:

1. generally are high temp, so no issues there

2. as they are a crackle, don't have to prepare the surface to a mirror finish to end up with a good result

I'm sure most automotive paint suppliers can get crackle high temp in a variety of colours

[GTR-NUTTER]

HI ALL

i got my covers on my rb20det hand polished and it looks cool :wassup: :kick: , but i need to put some kind of laquer on it to protect it(the t.belt cover it steel so it has to be done, anyhow i was wondering will normal car laquer work on this or will it flake????

K

[Abo Bob]

Hmm this has got me interested. White cam covers in white R34. What do yas all reckon?

[JH32]

could look good

i've never seen white cam covers before !

[Abo Bob]

My thoughts exactly.

[PHATR32]

would get real dirty real quick