i need to spray my engine bay white on my cossie well the top half as my engine is still in so im doing from the step on inner wing upwards.
how much paint would i need? cheers

 

1/4 litre should be enough, but i would advise you to get half a litre so you know you wont run out.

like i did when i done my engine bay on my fez and had to rub it all down again

 

dont talk to me about spraying cossie engine bays


i sprayed my 4 fucking times,,,, 1st time it ran,,, second time it was fine BUT i decided to fill in the holes,,, 3rd time it was fine THENi closed the bonnet and it rained and the fucking bonnet vents let the rain drip on it (spraying on the side of the road)

4th time i got it MINT, FUCKING SMOOTH and got all new clips and recovered the loom ect

FOR SOME FUCKING TOSSER TO STEAL THE CUNTING CAR !!!!

 

damn mate you didnt have much luck there.

like a fool i primmed my engine bay before painting it, dont ask me why but i did, then i painted it, ran out of paint before finishing it and had to rub it down again and paint it

i though mine was bad but after reading you reply...

 

wish i took pictures as the amount of fucking paint i used on it,,,,, and they was rattle cans baked on with a halogen caravan heater with the bonnet down,,,,,, thats a extention lead from the first floor of a flat down to where my car was parked on the main road


was fucking mint,,,,, and i really did spend time to get it mint

next time i wont fucking bother and just drive the peice of shite

 

spray cans bet that wasnt cheap.

LOL for the lead from the flat to the car

 

I sprayed my old cab with rattle cans myself

before

And after - If i can do it any one can

 

think it cost just over a ton in parts. wet and dry and,,,, well 8 cans of paint but i also get a discount being the factors buy there ford parts from me and i look after them for discounts

wasnt about the money though,,,,, it was the only option i had and when i spent about 3 hours HAND POLISHING it with G3 the innerwings came up fucking MINT !!!!!

 

I got my cans from halfords - think it cost me about Ł25 to do

 

faye i filled the holes in, spray fillered it, celulose putty aswell for the tiny weeny bits, then used 2 cans of spray each coat on the entire engine bay then hand polished it

remember i also sprayed it 4 times,,,,, i may have actually spent more that 100 quid thinking about it now

 

that bay cam up nice mate

i used a cheaper 2 pac paint for a spry gun to do mine, didnt even polish it after as it came out really well IMO


total cost with primer, hardner and 2pac thiners and some cheap thiners to clean gun out etc was prob about Ł45 plus i stone chipped the inner wings wheel side so with that prob Ł55


i dont have any before pics, but i got primed and finished

 

But i bet mine still looked as good

 

faye mine never had a DOT of orange peal in the paint,,,,, i had to rub the fucking paint down HARD due to the 3rd attempt got spots from the rain

seriously wish i took piccys of it as it was smooth as silk and shined like it was wet paint,,,,, i was sooo proud of my inner wings,,,,, the rest of the cat looked like shite though

 

na

i only painted mine as i fitted a new battery trya dn it was nice and shiny and the rest of the bay looked real shit, i was gunna just washe and polish it but it wouldnt of come up as nice.

 

oops i put four coats on mine using half a litre each, yes 2 litres on and engine bay!!! was gleaming though.

 

i have my engine STILL in i just want to spray the top half of mine for now the bit u can see.
cheers guys

 

2 lites of paint on a engine bay i wouldnt even use that on a colour change in the bay

for the top half of the bay your prob need about 1/4 litre, and i think thats the smallest they sell anyhow, but i would get half a litre just so you got some spare.

if your gunna use spray cans, well, i guess i would get at least 6, maybe more cos the ones you dont use you might be able to take back.

dunno what halfords dimond white is like now but it used to come out like a off cream colour from halfords..
if you get spray cans made up dont get too many as they wont take them back

 

 

Stu its a cossie. You'll have the engine out in a month Wait till then and do the lot so it all looks nice. Got any pics of this one mate?

 

look in my garage mate