DIY Painted my engine cover

[Peter Salerno]

looks GREAT

 

[pssstitsmike]

Nice diy. I just painted mine too on an lx but skipped the sanding and primer and used high temp caliper paint. Lets see if my paint stays on.

 

[Daniel Peden]

This looks really nice. I think I am going to attempt this tomorrow on my FB R18

 

[pssstitsmike]

This looks really nice. I think I am going to attempt this tomorrow on my FB R18

Thanks. U should do it. If u dont live in a sunny place a blow dryer would work pretty well to help it dry

 

[Monk]

Thanks. U should do it. If u dont live in a sunny place a blow dryer would work pretty well to help it dry

Or, paint it inside, unless you're married.......

 

[Daniel Peden]

I live near Atlanta Ga but I have a garage I hope I can get it warm in there but I'm going to try I will try and post pics after its finished

 

[pssstitsmike]

So far the paint is staying on well without sanding and primer. Guess the key was just doing thin coats and letting it dry between coats.

 

[12civic5speed]

whay you need to do now is take and mask off the honda and paint it in silver or white that would look sick

 

[12civic5speed]

wonder if they have paint that looks like dyno blue

 

[andre12dbsi]

wonder if they have paint that looks like dyno blue

I'm sure they could mix whatever you want. I bought a spare engine cover to try this once the weather warms up. I'm debating the same color as the car or red to match the battery tie down etc.

 

[12civic5speed]

i would go with blue cause red can stand out

 

[andre12dbsi]

i would go with blue cause red can stand out

The blue would be different for sure. The red looks good too. Lol. Decisions, decisions.......

 

[Daniel Peden]

So far the paint is staying on well without sanding and primer. Guess the key was just doing thin coats and letting it dry between coats.

 

[Daniel Peden]

This is the first step I'm going to work on it some more

 

[Daniel Peden]

Almost finished

 

[12civic5speed]

wonder what i could put inbetween mine if i paint it blue

 

[12civic5speed]

i wanna put a emblem on it like i vtec but i wanna find one that has studs on it so i can attach it with nuts. i dont think that 3m tape will hold up to the heat of the bay

 

[pssstitsmike]

Almost finished

Looks good.

 

[CivicCanuck]

i wanna put a emblem on it like i vtec but i wanna find one that has studs on it so i can attach it with nuts. i dont think that 3m tape will hold up to the heat of the bay

I can't see why it wouldn't.... your outer body panels get to 140ish F in the sun or hotter, and outer emblems don't fall off. It may soften some, but it won't fall off.

 

[KennyGS]

Should be fine.