Valve cover i cant help you there but if your changing the color yea you got to powdercoat it. When i get back from my deployment i am going to change some things up. New RKSport carbon fiber hood and 3 piece wing which i am going to try to find someone to wrap it in carbon fiber. So that means i will need a new carbon fiber trunk as well. Then a clean stereo install after that crazy motor work.

 

you may wanna pm urban rouge or something like that

 

That sounds pretty sweet twisted. Id like to see that after its done. But first we gotta get some pics b4 you leave

 

I've seen standard paint used on valve covers for years, hell mine is done with Krylon crap that's not high temp or anything. Same with my blower, it was done with an industrial enamel.

I say do it.

 

^Really? thats interesting. I might attempt it. I tried googling all of this and i cant find answers anywhere, and i know it must come up all the time. Im not the 1st person who painted there car and wanted to paint the pieces that get hot lol. Your engine bay is really nice too. good job on that

 

my first valve cover, powdercoated, the next one krylon'd. both held up about the same to the heat. krylon'd one was easier to scratch.

 

Pimp My Ride could of had this done in a half hour plus commercials!

Jk man, it's looking damn good. Can't wait for finished pictures.

 

Damn you have done some progress since I've last seen it. Engine bay looks ****. Did you remove that heat liner on the firewall? Also how hard was it to spray everything with the motor still in?

 

WIN

 

made even more today. but thanks no i didnt remove the heatliner just sprayed it black. Figured all that goey **** would be a pain in the ass, and I dont plan on ever removing it so stay on is what it did. And the bay was pretty easy with a Sata Minijet! ! Just had to hang some lights over it while spraying to make sure i got everywhere, and pretty much pinpointed the gun to spray the thing

lmao thats true, but i didnt want a dinasour on my car and a dartboard in my trunk

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Im gonna do the same thign to the headlights as my rims and like my old eyelids. Black with an orange pin stripe on the edge of it. I layed the silver base, and candy base, waited like 15 minutes and put pinstripe tape down over the orange, and i was worried it was gonna lift, so i checked it and lifted an edge and what to you know, it lifted. So I sprayed it again and cleared it, and tommorow ill wetsand the edge where the layers are different and then lay the black down and be done with it.





And sprayed the front gill the metallic black: (i cleared it just didnt get a pic of it)


I cant find the damn front bowtie piece to spray, but when i find it ill spray that, and I gota do the front intercooler grill piece, and the rear grills, and thats about it besides the whole car

 

Wheels look sic

 

They actually have ALOT of silver pearl in them. In the sun they look charcoal. Its just my cell phone that makes them look all black. Ill bring my good camera tommorow and snag some pics. I added a little TOO much silver pearl, but then after i sprayed it, i was like GOD DAMNNN i like it.

 

very nice bro. Its comin along well! Im lovin the wheels!

 

thanks brotha! hows life in the desert?

 

whens the next update?

 

i just gave ya one ya greedy bastard!

and tommorow is another. working on it till friday this week. hopefully spraying it tuesday

 

lol not to bad, ready to get out of here though!

 

Damn, very nice work man. I cant wait to see it finished!!

 

lol i missed a few post.

 

hows the spoiler did you finally get it all done

 

not yet. needs finishing glaze in a spot and then another prime. tommorow ill bang that out. i was gonna do it today but put it off. Didnt feel like sanding anything today lol.

 

hey as long as it gets done if this isnt done by the end of the month i will be very disappointed

 

It has to be, next friday is the last day we can work on anything in the shop. Then we have to get everything out and powerwash the floors to get ready for special finishes in the summer. So ill be working last this week to get it ready for tuesdays paint hopefully

 

just key everyones car who is in front of you for the booth to speed up the process

 

Lookin' real nice!