koolkorsa
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Colour coded my engine cover again today, pleased with it i am. Mite put a little sticker or something on it.
[Edited on 10-02-2004 by koolkorsa]
[Edited on 10-02-2004 by koolkorsa]
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koolkorsa
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I'd prefer it a bit shinier though, how could i do this?
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LukeGSi
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plenty of laquer (sp) will do it, looks good matey!!
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Greg_M
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laquer?
rubbing compound then pollish after a week or so?
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Dave
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Laquer?
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LukeGSi
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im in the process of doing mine!!
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Korsa
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looks a bit plain m8?
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koolkorsa
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yer thats y i'm thinking of sticker or something. It was covered with imbedded coolant before, so had to do something.
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Korsa
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yea get something to break it up a bit and 
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Fear
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ive put a VTS 16v badge on mine
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koolkorsa
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how du get it so bloody shiney!
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LukeGSi
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that looks cool, think ive got 1 of those badges somewhere....i wana paint my oil cap 2, any ideas what paint to use and what colour if i paint my cover caribic blue??
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koolkorsa
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i just used teh same painting method on my coolant cap, seems to have worked fine. as for colour, fuck knows!
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corsa starter
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can u colour code 8v covers??
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mike_1.2LS96
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa starter
can u colour code 8v covers??
Pretty sure you can
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koolkorsa
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if they come off like that then i cant see why not!?
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corsa starter
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but they are crappy and horrid tho lol... not a cover as such.... i email sum1 a pic so they can post it and peeps know what im on about?
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Dave
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Yours is true rocker cover and can be painted.
The one in this thread is just the plastic engine cover, a rocker cover cover if you will!
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corsa starter
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what about the plastic cover above my engine??? i paint tht 2?
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Nath
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How did u get it clean before painting it? Its awkward to clean. I was gonna spray mine but it needs cleaning first or the finish will be pants.
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corsa starter
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yeh what paint shud i use and assuming thts plastic can u paint n e platic bit of your engine??? talk us thru it boys... (mines the 1.4 8v engine tho so cover is different 
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Greg_M
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clean it with degreaser.
you can use normal bodywork paint, with plastic primer, and normal body work laquer
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koolkorsa
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with my engine cover (above) i just washed it, sanded it down. Primed it several layers. Slightly sanded it. Then left to dry for a few hours before putting on several layers of glacier white spray paint. Let that harden. Then some lacquer, and another coat of paint then more laquer. Theres prob better ways. I'm not one for sanding it down constantly to get a perfect smooth finish. The finish i've got is good enuf 4 me.
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Greg_M
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just use high build primer to get smooth finnish but dont paint on top of lacuer!
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corsa starter
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does the paint not have to be hat resistant?
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