Reedy
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Registered: 11th Apr 04
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Right, i was looking into spraying the inside of my engine bay bits.
Is it ok to spray the air box and the long pipe that goes onto the top of the engine? also is it easy to take off? and also the yellow oil cap, can this be taken off and sprayed?
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Reedy
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heres a pic of what i mean:
The bits that i have circled. Are they easy to take off and put back on again?
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Adam-D
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the big round black thing you can spry the out side but NOT the inside
the flexi pipe no point as it may flake off
the airbox
again the outside but not the inside
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Reedy
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so it can be done then, cheers.
Is it alright to take the round black thing off? It looks like star shape screws so i can take them off ok and refit it.
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Reedy
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is there anything else i can get colour coded? I know about the rocker cover thing with the vauxhall logo. Im gonna do that too but is there anything else? Do you wrekon i should use primer and then spray it and then laquer it? or should i just go for spraying it the colour straight away?
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PaulW
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yes it can be done - like adam said, do the outside & not the inside...
I just prayed mine & didnt laquer as I couldnt be arsed, but laquering will give a better finish...
Use a plastic-primer once you've prepped the surcafe by roughing it a bit with some 800-grit sandpaper... then spray it with a few coats of primer, letting it dry each time, then a few of regular spray (thin coats) let it dry & then laquer it, pretty easy really...
heres a pic of mine with no laquer...
not the best pic, but only one I have sorry!! (was my old corsa btw)
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Reedy
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quality mate. looks alright, i think it would have definately looked abit better with a big of laquer, but still nice
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casper_ac
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u see that engine u have up there paul w is there nayway of gettin a cover for it ie like th one in the above picture with the vauxhall logo and ecotec wrote on it
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dna23
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mate, when u take the big black thing off could u take it apart (just take the lid off) and take a picture of whats inside for me  thanks 
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Reedy
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it wont be till june time when i do it.
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