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ah fair enough
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{USERNAME} wrote: I think he means the FPV turbo blue moters I think its looks really good, you did a really good job mate!
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yer man
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thanks guys...nice to see people complament my hard work....makes the cold nights out the shed worth it
cheers
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that AU cover is amazing man top effort
anybody every painted a rocker cover pearl white? how ould it hold up in the engine bay/
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{USERNAME} wrote: that AU cover is amazing man top effort anybody every painted a rocker cover pearl white? how would it hold up in the engine bay/ I had my cover powdercoated black. Has copped a pizzling with the leaks i had etc'.......and still shiny as the day i put it on......after a wipe down Dunno if you can get a pearl in powdercoat......maybe possible.?????? Definately would last longer. Cheers Daz
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hey guys, looking to do this to my AU tomorow as my rocker cover gasket is leaking so its coming off. what supplies do i need?
grease and wax remover primer (what kind?) anodized top coat in dark blue (what kind?) sand paper to polish the embossed lines and ford badge (how many grit to get a nice shine?). cheers, adam |
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Hey Adam,
I did this about 2 days ago and i think it came up looking mint as! i used Duplicolor Metal cast ground coat as the prime ( has metalic in it to make the blue really "pop") and the i used Duplicolor metal cast color paint Used wax and grease remover first ( couple $) Then sanded back then Primed and after a few coats of primer i sanded back with 600grit sand paper (light sand) Then the color went on and after a few coats of color and i was satisfied i used more 600grit paper and a sanding block and really carefully sanded back the Ford logo and the 4.0i OHC and it came up pretty nice Pics Below
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{USERNAME} wrote: hey guys, looking to do this to my AU tomorow as my rocker cover gasket is leaking so its coming off. what supplies do i need? grease and wax remover primer (what kind?) anodized top coat in dark blue (what kind?) sand paper to polish the embossed lines and ford badge (how many grit to get a nice shine?). cheers, adam - W&D sandpaper of varying grits e.g. 320, 600. - Wax and grease remover (methylated spirits does a good enough job of this for me) - If you are going anodized, best to use the silver base/ground coat as the primer which is what they advise - Either VHT or Duplicolor, both have anodized paints with matching silver base coats and both do a great job, as what can be seen here in this thread. - Also grab a sanding block to rub back the fins and lettering, i think i used 280 grit to break the paint down to bare metal again, then 320, 600, and 800 to get the metal real smooth and then clear-coated the entire cover with Duplicolor clear enamel. EDIT: pretty much what A-Bone said up top. By the way, the rocker cover and belt cover came out great on your XH, nice job Last edited by KWIKXR on Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:52 am, edited 1 time in total. |
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Thanks for all the help with mine by the way KWIK, what ya think
Also Adam, the best results are gonna be with about 90% prep work, the cleaner and smoother the better
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You beat me too it mate haha. No worries, my first post edited
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Thanks bud. the Duplicolor works great, couldn't find and duplicolor clearcoat but, ill keep an eye out.
Didnt have the stones to attempt the lines down my cover so i thought id leave them, bit risky lol *Somethings missing on the left side.... EXTRACTORS!!!
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{USERNAME} wrote: Thanks for all the help with mine by the way KWIK, what ya think Also Adam, the best results are gonna be with about 90% prep work, the cleaner and smoother the better well its an AU rocker cover, so i'm guessing i won't need to sand it much, just use w&g remover. otherwise where did you get the duplicolor paint? who stocks it? going to get supplies now |
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Supercheap, Repco should have it
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awesome, if all goes well i'll have some pics up tonight
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