Smoothing these parts is a blast!
Well i have spent most of the day sanding,priming and sanding.

I went with a medium metallic silver, black and the body color. I am almost done with the intake cover and am working on fuse box and then a few other peices.

Let me know what you think



I need to finish up the fuse cover tomorrow and do a few touch ups on the intake cover.
I will paint the intake tube and the radiator cover silver when i have some time again.

 

Looks pretty damn good jeff. Which Grits of paper did you use? Is that out of a spray gun or rattle can?

Either way it looks really good..

 

Looks good man.. I just did a out board engine cover for a buddy, did it all with a rattle can, it turned out like a new cover after I wet sanded it and buffed it... Yes it it time consuming...

 

Thanks

Dawn wash
Wax and Grease remover
220,320
Wax and Grease remover
Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter
high build primer
320,400
Rattlecan silver
Blue and Black brushed on
Rattlecan Clear

I used to have access to some nice spray equipment at my old job but they went out of business. I plan to get a gun and a good compressor soon, i like painting stuff. It takes time, but i enjoy it.

I am going to let it cure then i will do a wetsand and buff also.

 

you should use bulldog paint adhesive on those plastic parts before you prime, it will hold better

 

Sorry forgot a few steps,
Wax and Grease remover and adhesion promoter was used, thanks for reminding me, i updated the origional list

 

cool...... yeah i seem many paint jobs on plastic that look good, but after a few months it start to peal off because they didnt use adhesion promoter and didnt do good preparation for paint. good job, lookin clean !!! tip: after primer use only 400 to wet sand the primer

 

Sweet. same steps i used to do my mirror caps, I used a lil different grits but pretty much the same.

Thanks for writing out your steps...

 

I like the choose of color. I'm with you on the painting, just don't think I could do it for a living (not to offend anyone).

 

looks clean man, I was thinking of doing the same but the weather sucks its been raining for the past 3days. I was thinking of doing mine like orange red since my truck is white.

You did good on ur masking, but damn I think im going to sand everything really good and paint everything, I hate masking and cutting lol.