just had blasted question is do i have to use heat paint also would normal primer do or sumthing more specialised cheers

 

normal paint be ok mate

 

yep primer and paint is fine, all the ones we get done are done by a body shop so i guess just like car paint !

jim

 

I painted my cam cover and inlet,



Acid etch primer, high build primer, 2 pac moonstone then clear

The engines done about 2000 miles now n the paint looks as freash as the day it came out the gun

 

o,k thanks great help been professional blasted so thinking primer and can spray halfords jobby or even thinking buying powder coating machine that was in think fastford review while back and haveing a go myself

 

had mine powder coated and it seems to have gone funny due to heat, it was mint when done but now all pitted looks shit, id stick to normal wet paint

 

last time i had a came cover powder coated it was about £30,

 

if its giong too be under high heat ie a rocker cover normal paint is ok only if its two pack! but if u go to B and Q u can buy a paint called plasti kote its a very shiny hard wearing heat proof paint that sprays well too (comes in a spray can) also in lots of colours mate and they do a primer so u can prime it then wet and dry it nice and smooth they also do a lacquer gives a really good finish

 

I found rattle can paint a little soft, when I tightened down the cover the paint seemed to rinkle?

looked nice - this is prior to a polish up

 

 

if it has any sort of baffle in it i'd cut it out, clean it thorougly then re-tack it in place, you CANNOT guarantee all the shot is out, i've saw engines wrecked from shot blasted rocker covers...

 

Tuner that done mine got some dick to paint it candy blue (twice) and the fookin laquer is peelin off again after 1000 miles. Looks shit. Prob end up gettin a standard one back on.

 

laquer is shite on rocker covers, seen people have a nice paint job, skim it and polish the u shape bit then laquer, give it a while like you say and it looks naff

 

i had mine powder coated on my gti and it went all pitted after about 600 miles as said was mint when done


and my series 2 was a chrome 1 from as autos got it blasted and as said had the baffle removed as ive heard of the shot wrecking engines
it was etch primed 2k primed 2k paint and laquer and has been spot on and has a better finish than the powder coated 1


the powder coated 1 cost 40 all in
the painted 1 has cost 25 thats inc blasting too the charge cooler is powder coated though

 

It needs to come off soon to retap the centre rear thread on the head to bolt down cover, So i'll get it sorted then! Will get focusST2 on here to do a job on it.

 

still looks gay

 

normal paint and laquer will look shit its not high temp so it will crack and fade thats why u have to use 2 pac paint on something like a rocker cover i used plasti kote on mine from B and Q thats made for high temp i laquered it to with there laquer and ive had no problems at all still very shinny

 

Audi electric red (i think) £6 from Halfords, rattle can, job done!

 

I have not had any problems with mine and that was 'normal' paint. It's been 2 years since it was painted and no cracking and no fading.





For the header tank and the lifting eye i used Plasti-kote rust not (just because i had some) and that has been fine too,

 

thats the gamble u take maybe u had a good quality paint but its not meant to be used for high temp stuff read the can lol

 

yeh looking close at my standard original blue big turbo rocker cover theres only a light wafting of ford blue and deffo no laquer,if i could not have it exactly the same ie the milled effect in the exposed part where the logo's are i would not bother,i find when they go shiny they look a bit too home made,mine still has the milled effect in it and i would hate to lose that.

 

very smart coosti thats normal can spray is it

 

now thats is nice

 

heres my old rocker cover and my new one the first ones painted but going to sell it now since buying my new one which is powder coated.

 

is that the rs that was at jackos mate was stunning if it is

 

Dont use normal spray can laquer its not good enough to last on a rocker cover, even 2k lacquer can dry out and crack but thats the best to use, u can actually buy cans of 2k lacquer too which would be more durable. Obviously u can get high temp lacquers etc.

I did mine in candy blue with about 3 coats of high solids lacquer so hopefully will last, also painted my inlet in a course metallic silver which looks pretty good

 

yeah thats my car

 

thank you, lest just hope it still looks good in a1000 miles

 

Anymore input into this thread I'm close to doin mine with red base coat and 2k lacquer

 

Don't suppose you can use std rattle can for the colour, then plasti cote laquer on top, if its more durable?