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Old 29-08-2010, 07:09 AM
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hi i am thinking of repainting my engine bay gloss black. it is a 4x4 sapphire that is white. just asking becuase i think it could look quite good. or then again it might not. one reason i want to repaint it as it must have had a crash prior to me buying it and its a little rough in some places and just want a tidy up and dont really want to keep it white if im going to do that if you know what i mean.
here it is atm.
i know it already looks tidy but i want to enter it in shows and it needs to be tip top



Old 29-08-2010, 08:03 AM
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Make it look factory best option imo
Old 29-08-2010, 08:08 AM
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I 2nd that!

Going by what you said above, if its had some damage, then start from scratch and complete a stock look. Then consider alloy tanks and aeroquips etc.
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i would not do the engine bay black as it would not look as good as if you done it white ,a light engine bay photographs much better than a dark bay
Old 29-08-2010, 08:33 AM
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hello mate. If your going strip the bay to paint it then just tidy up any then just sort the dodgy bits and paint it the same colour as the car and while your at it just smooth out some of the other parts of the bay. But less is best .
Old 29-08-2010, 09:25 AM
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yea thanks might just take the engine out of it and respray it. is it easier to get someone lese to do it or is it easy to do your self?
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easy to do yourself mate
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