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painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover
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Author:  2L_16Valve [ 05 Jan 2012, 12:53 ]
Post subject:  painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

want to paint my xe's tappet cover and cam belt cover, any special paint or tequniques that i need?

Also what colours would be nice?

Author:  EvanTate [ 05 Jan 2012, 13:33 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

Use sprayon engine enamel for both and sprayon plastic primer for the belt cover.

Silver + red or silver + black.

Author:  GUMPTION [ 05 Jan 2012, 15:52 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

OPC Blu also works

Author:  2L_16Valve [ 05 Jan 2012, 18:46 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

its an alliminium cam cover. Maybe i must do it same colour as diablos?

Author:  EvanTate [ 08 Jan 2012, 03:45 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

It all depends on the colour scheme of the car as a whole. I personally am planning to spray my motor matt black and red, but then it's harder to spt an oil leak.

Author:  CoRsA FeVeR [ 08 Jan 2012, 07:07 ]
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GUMPTION wrote:
OPC Blu also works

+1

Author:  2L_16Valve [ 08 Jan 2012, 08:29 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

car is charcoal so wanted a light colour.

Author:  crispy boss [ 08 Jan 2012, 19:07 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

It's called Arden blue

Author:  2L_16Valve [ 08 Jan 2012, 20:37 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

crispy boss wrote:
It's called Arden blue

opc is shorter to type. Lol.

Author:  CoRsA FeVeR [ 09 Jan 2012, 08:17 ]
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2L_16Valve wrote:
crispy boss wrote:
It's called Arden blue

opc is shorter to type. Lol.

8)

Author:  crispy boss [ 09 Jan 2012, 08:38 ]
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2L_16Valve wrote:
crispy boss wrote:
It's called Arden blue

opc is shorter to type. Lol.

:f_u: :mzekezeke: :eh:

Author:  EvanTate [ 09 Jan 2012, 10:28 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

crispy boss wrote:
2L_16Valve wrote:
crispy boss wrote:
It's called Arden blue

opc is shorter to type. Lol.

:f_u: :mzekezeke: :eh:


:clap: :clap: :clap:

Author:  2L_16Valve [ 09 Jan 2012, 14:46 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

sooooo any other idea on colours?????????

Author:  crispy boss [ 09 Jan 2012, 15:17 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

2L_16Valve wrote:
sooooo any other idea on colours?????????


arden blue is a winner

or Ultimate green

Author:  2L_16Valve [ 09 Jan 2012, 15:34 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

and sticker bombed?

Author:  crispy boss [ 09 Jan 2012, 15:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

go for ultimate green


the focus RS looks jazzles

Author:  2L_16Valve [ 09 Jan 2012, 16:13 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

got a sample pic?

Author:  crispy boss [ 09 Jan 2012, 16:26 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

bra of mine sprayed his s14 this colour

Image

Author:  GUMPTION [ 11 Jan 2012, 09:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

damn that thing is cheap in the UK! we paying double that price!!! The SA motor industry is :fight: us...

Author:  EvanTate [ 11 Jan 2012, 13:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: painting a tappet cover and cam belt cover

GUMPTION wrote:
damn that thing is cheap in the UK! we paying double that price!!! The SA motor industry is :fight: us...


Well, we have to pay import taxes, exchange rate fluctuations, ANC officials costs of living etc...

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