Painting Cam Covers

[yates]

Just wondering whose done it, what colour and what paint?

Cars going into body shop to get a few bits done, was chatting to guy doing it and he said to see what others have used, can get it powder coated or normal paint, just wondering if they paint has reacted to the heat when using normal paint?

any help or pictures be spot on

 

[Billy MR]

Had everything I could take off powder coated

 

[EVOIV MJC]

Be very very careful when getting it stripped.. if your going to strip it for powder coating etc it would be best getting it chemicaly dipped..

You dont want to have it lets say blasted and then not cleaned out properly then to find there may be bits of debris finding its way into the head/engine etc and doing damage.

if you get what i mean.. and i take it you mean the rocker cover ??

 

[yates]

i know the body shop used them for years, i know they will do it all properly and clean it properly

billy got one of yours head on, looks good, nice and subtle, what i like, did you get the pics btw?

 

[Billy MR]

That's a old picture when my brother first did them for me, its crackle black
I have a look for a better picture its needs light shining then it really looks awesome

 

[Billy MR]

Anther old one

 

[yates]

nice that, i need to get the air scoop for my air box

 

[B6lee]

Make sure they don't paint the underside like some muppets have. Seems the oil pump doesn't like it when it has to try pump the paint around that's fallen off the underside the cover

 

[Simon@NTS]

like the matt black

 

[evo arm's m7960]

matt black all the way :0)

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[yates]

I'm going Matt grey I think

 

[Nath-t]

Have done many of these

 

[yates]

done plenty in normal paint or powder coated?

 

[Billy MR]

Powder coating lasts

 

[yates]

yeah i iknow mate, just wondering what hes used. still cant decide if i should go satin or gloss, tough choice!

 

[Dirtmatt]

Had everything I could take off powder coated

Like the looks of that.. very stealthy...ttinking of painting the rocker cover black.. wouldn't want to powdercoat as its just so thick and will hold the heat in. Or so I was told many years ago.

 

[Billy MR]

No think you been told porkies matt, you got them bits ready yet

 

[Elijah007]

hmmm the mat black is the best color ever and its looks good then all other colors. There is another good thing with black color is that is get less dirty then other colors. If not like black then you can try to make it chormic... Yes its good.

 

[yates]

nah no polished look

think il go for a satin look