Painted engine cover, anyone do it?

[dondonbabyraptor]

Oh boy. Put it on and I can already imagine how good it is going to look once I do it properly and with the full boomba anodized blue dress up kit…. Beautiful. @RANGER PRIDE $500 for closet work. Hope it made you cringe will send a final photo in a week or two to blind you.

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[dondonbabyraptor]

So I read that plasti dip holds up just fine on engine bay covers. It also works well on foam due to it filling in the porous material. I found this

Blaze Blue Plasti dip. Might just go this route and save the other paint cans for some other project

https://www.autozone.com/paint-and-...ti-dip-blaze-blue-spray-paint-11oz/540202_0_0

 

[AdamHarris]

https://www.amazon.com/Bulldog-Adhe...t=&hvlocphy=9013577&hvtargid=pla-571859709017

Best Adhesion promotor in the business here.

https://www.amazon.com/SEM-39728-Su...t=&hvlocphy=9013577&hvtargid=pla-569479145174

Must be used with spray equipment (gravity feed spray gun) but helps paint be more flexible and thus last longer on pliable surfaces.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

https://www.amazon.com/Bulldog-Adhe...t=&hvlocphy=9013577&hvtargid=pla-571859709017

Best Adhesion promotor in the business here.

https://www.amazon.com/SEM-39728-Su...t=&hvlocphy=9013577&hvtargid=pla-569479145174

Must be used with spray equipment (gravity feed spray gun) but helps paint be more flexible and thus last longer on pliable surfaces.

Thank you Adam!! I’ll have to check this out

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Hahaha I actually don’t mind this. But it’ll be cool to do it perfect. Love the blue accents on the fuse box and little screw cap thing

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Just drove on 20 minutes WOT when I could and the foam cover and screws are not even hot at the slightest… tells me that high temp heat paint isn’t needed at all. Holds up great. Might just have to do this method again but make sure I seal the foam properly

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

you need to tie it all in now with the FORD being blue

I thought about it. But too much color. Leaving the front all black. Only my side mirrors and door handles get some color.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

GUYS I FIXED IT!!! Just threw another coat of dupli-color but the metal specks specialty final coat. Omg. It’s so prettty.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

A little splotchy still but good enough until I care enough to do a perfect one on the second engine cover. I now know this speck stuff looks amazing though.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Final product with everything metal specked. Very very happy with the results. I think during thanksgiving break I will attempt to perfect the other engine cover. Here’s the pics!

 

[HDA]

It looks fabulous.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

It looks fabulous.

Thank you so much HDA

 

[micl9]

Man you guys are Brave! Just got my engine cover, I had a assumed it was the type of foam with a hard shell. This thing is a sponge!
I doubt I will paint mine, but PlastiDip or Vinyl paint would be my choice. And test spray out on the under side!

I was looking for a metal Ford emblem to place over the one on the cover, but it will probably just fall off.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Man you guys are Brave! Just got my engine cover, I had a assumed it was the type of foam with a hard shell. This thing is a sponge!
I doubt I will paint mine, but PlastiDip or Vinyl paint would be my choice. And test spray out on the under side!

I was looking for a metal Ford emblem to place over the one on the cover, but it will probably just fall off.

Haha yes Mike. It is quite the weirdest foam material I’ve ever seen. I think you are on the right track with plasti dip or vinyl paint. I have a brand new engine cover sitting to perfect but haven’t gotten around to it. Bought “blaze blue” plasti dip too for it.

Somewhere on one of these pages, Rick mentioned how him and Phil have a little technique to keep the metal emblem to stay on the engine cover. Might be worth looking into if you want that look

 

[micl9]

Somewhere on one of these pages, Rick mentioned how him and Phil have a little technique to keep the metal emblem to stay on the engine cover. Might be worth looking into if you want that look

Thanks I missed that! Will go read thru again
Found it! I stopped reading after the painted peeled! Did not realize he had a plan B.
@Trigganometry That's EXACTLY what I was thinking, but I was searching for a match in size @4.75, will go look for a 5 inch emblem!

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