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23-05-2005, 02:17 PM | #1 |
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Painting bits and pieces
I've been painting bits and pieces in my engine bay and the time has come to paint the head cover but i want to keep the "DOHC 16-VALVE" & the "MAZDA" text unpainted so i can paint it a differant colour. on other projects ive used masking tape but i think it would be to touchy and give a crappy result. Any advise?
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23-05-2005, 04:52 PM | #2 |
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i had mine powdercoated then used sand paper / paint stripper and a stanleyknife to get my logos back
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23-05-2005, 06:44 PM | #3 |
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Kewl that sounds alot cleaner than taping it all up... i'll put some pics up when its finished
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23-05-2005, 06:53 PM | #4 |
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Something like this?
Best to polish the letters before you paint. It makes it easier to remove the paint the valve cover. Please remove it before you prep and paint, it makes for a much better job.
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25-05-2005, 03:28 PM | #5 |
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That looks really sweet! You should paint your heat shield, I did mine a while ago and it came up so good. How did you ploish the letters?
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25-05-2005, 05:46 PM | #6 |
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That does look good. I did the same thing on the GTiR Pulsar. Paint it and then machine the the paint off the letters/words. Looks phat.
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25-05-2005, 08:22 PM | #7 |
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I started with 1200 sand paper and finished with Autosol metal polish. It worked well on the BP as the letters are flat and even, On the FE it was a pain as the letters were all over the place.
I also had a Whiteline strut brace with the ends painted and the panel on the radiator top matching. Mr Payners photos and the grey Ballarat day also help
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11-06-2005, 10:51 PM | #8 |
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i just did mine recently fellas used Velocity Red
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12-06-2005, 07:20 AM | #9 |
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That looks great. Not over done and carries the theme well.
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12-06-2005, 05:57 PM | #10 |
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hey when u painted the valve cover,did u take it off or paint it on there?im guessing u took it off so i was wondering did u just undo it and pull it off or is there more to it.like disconnecting stuff?
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12-06-2005, 06:08 PM | #11 |
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you have to disconect about two or three hoses, and then undo the bolts in the correct order, and replace them in the correct order to the correct torque!
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12-06-2005, 06:09 PM | #12 |
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oh ok,thanx
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12-06-2005, 10:03 PM | #14 |
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Hoses what hoses nate???
i just unscrewed the bolts holding the cover to the engine and it comes off easy as 4 screw and its off... painted it first with plastic primer and then used the mazda velocity red... has a slight speckle in it.. before i did this i masked the air vents and mazda emblem.... 4 - 5 coats later there ya have it!! |
12-06-2005, 10:06 PM | #15 |
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he's talking about the valve cover (ie metal), not the plastic engine cover the sp20's have. the BG's are plasticless.
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12-06-2005, 10:17 PM | #16 |
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ahhhhh i c miss understood
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13-06-2005, 11:30 AM | #17 |
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:d :d
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13-06-2005, 09:46 PM | #18 |
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yeh that High Temp Paint really does the job!!!
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