How To Paint Your Engine Cover

How to paint your engine cover.

*Things you will need*

- 300 grit sand paper, 2000 grit wet and dry paper, spray bottle for water, degreaser, spray cans of high temp paint ( colour of your choice ), masking tape, stencil knife.

- remove the cover from your engine

- Sand back with a 300grit sand paper getting rid of old paint on the letters and also ruff up all the face of the cover.
This will give the paint a chance to grip to the cover.

- Now that you have done that you will need to give it a good clean up with degreaser and hot water to remove any oil, If you don't do this you will end up getting paint separating and will not give you a smooth finish. Allow to dry completely.

- Now its time to give it a hit of plastic primer (follow the instructions on the can).

- After that is all dry get you high temp paint ( what ever colour you want for the letters ) and give it a light coat over the letters. Allow to dry and repeat until you get the look you want. DO NOT over spray to try and speed up this step as it will become blotchy. You only need to spray the letters and maybe the raised lines if you want them the same colour. Allow to dry for a day before going on to the next step this is a must!

- It’s now time to start covering the letters. With a good wide masking tape cover the letters. Then with a sharp stencil knife cut around the letters and any other part that you want left the colour you have picked. Remove any tape that is not needed.

- It’s now time to add your top colour. With smooth passes over the cover apply your high temp colour ( cover every thing ) again don't rush this step. Do a coat and allow to dry ( see info on spray can for drying times between coats ). Repeat this step until you get the result you are after, normally about 3-4 coats.

- Allow this to dry over night.

- With a set of tweezers remove all the tape from the letters and lines to show the bass colour. You are almost there.

- Allow to dry in the sun or a warm dry area for two days for best result.

- If there are any small imperfections in the paint dust or any thing like that get your 2000 grit wet and dry sand paper and give it a light sand [don’t forget to use a spray bottle of water to keep it wet at all times!]

- Time for a clear coat if you wish to have a protective cover over it ( I would recommend this ). Again follow the info on the spray can for drying times between coast, two coats should be fine.

- Allow to dry for a day or two and place back on the car.

pics to come soon

This post has been taken from ftoaustralia