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| jonathon |
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does any one have any good tipes on painting the rocker cover on a 4.0l
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| Rick_Deckard |
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I'm no pro, but my work hasn't peeled or anything, still looks good.
I just gave mine a clean and a lite sand with fine sanding paper. Then I just used one of those spray on paints designed for items where heat is the issue, like rocker covers. Sprayed a few layers, and there you go, nice gloss black rocker cover. 
Yes, bay is dirty. Just follow the instructions on the can of speciality paint, and you should be fine.
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| Pulco |
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i gritblasted mine before primimg then painted it red then baked it for an hour to cure the paint
used vht stuff or watever it is from autobarn
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| Rick_Deckard |
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That's an example of a pro job ^ lol
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| bowsaw |
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Do a different colour, red ones are a dime a dozen.
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| twr7cx |
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bowsaw wrote: Do a different colour, red ones are a dime a dozen.
And they don't even match the original Tickfoird red covers colour... |
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| rushed |
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vht red here, about 6 coats, came up great.
p.s. Till hows your steering? heavy? |
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| akademiks |
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lol dont go red, im thinking of doing mine just not sure what colour to go, car is black, but engine bay is pretty grotty atm, so i might go white
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| Rick_Deckard |
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rushed wrote: vht red here, about 6 coats, came up great.
p.s. Till hows your steering? heavy? 
Yeah, just a tad mate.
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| Sturmovik |
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Heres mine
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| Rick_Deckard |
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Nice, how did you do the silver bits without getting any on the red base?
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| Andrew J |
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sanded back the aluminium
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| Sturmovik |
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When the paint was still a little tacky I scraped the paint off with a razor. Then after it was completely dry I used steel wool and alot of elbow grease.
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| cjh |
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I used an XH ute one, the were just plain alloy to start with, so it was a case of smooth out the casting/flashing edges, and give it a light sanding with 600 wet&dry, done with water.
I know its not an XR6 cover, but I wanted it to be RED. I used 1&1/2 cans of VHT Engine enamel, spray over a period of about an hour, and left in the sun for 3 days. ( brought it in at night). Hope you have luck with it.
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| stomper |
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davey gravey powder coated IIRC. Have a look in the SA cruise forums under murray bridge cruise..there are a couple pics on page 2.
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