Engine Bay Paint Project

April 11, 2010

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Painting my spare engine cover, cross bar and air box. Read more »

Cleaned the cover, then used one coat of plastic primer.

Cleaned the cover, then used one coat of plastic primer.

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Three coats of red paint for the engine cover.

Three coats of red paint for the engine cover.

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Cross bar, primed and painted.

Cross bar, primed and painted.

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"V6" upside down, before painting.

"V6" upside down, before painting.

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V6 after black paint.

V6 after black paint.

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Plastic primer on the air box.

Plastic primer on the air box.

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Air box done, three coats of red. Still a little wet in this pic.

Air box done, three coats of red. Still a little wet in this pic.

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Cover finished. I had to hand paint the letters. It's not perfect, but it looks decent.

Cover finished. I had to hand paint the letters. It's not perfect, but it looks decent.

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Everything finished, waiting to get put in the car.

Everything finished, waiting to get put in the car.

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Gutted air box.

Gutted air box.

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Engine bay, stock. Before project.

Engine bay, stock. Before project.

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