eventually id like to get this powder coated but ill wait til i have a few items to send in together!

so short term im going to paint it!

whats the best way to prep it for paint,what primers etc does it all have to be heat resistant or can i use a heat resistant primer and then regular car paint or..........

 

Why waste your time prepping and painting, when you can have it powdercoated for around £15?

 

Is it not dodgy getting it power coated? I know lads that have got Honda rocker covers powered and ended in engine problems?

 

maybe they had the inside powdercoated too which isnt what you want. if you powdercoat the outside you are good to go, wont get you any problems.
The paint on the inside flakes of and blocks oilways

 

I'm experienced powder coater for over 6 years. Don't do any prep work apart from rubbing it down and even then that should be the companys job. They will use a pretreatment that treats the metal before bonding the powder

 

I used nitromores on mine as it had been sprayed before. Cleaned it up and gave it a light sand. Used high temp spray and then a few coats of high temp laquer.

For the cost and hassle just get it powdercoated!

 

i,ve got a rocker cover powdered white in the garage, looks good, I dont use it as ghot 1600i rocker cover on mine now

 

maybe u will hae to pt up a pic of it kev might buy it off ye!

 

i will do, pm me

 

Hi mate saw that you wanted to paint your rocker cover, I done mine not too long ago.

This is how my bay was looking before I started buftying it up.



I stripped down the old paint using a wire brush drill bit which cost me like £4.. and used 180 grit wet and dry paper to prep the hard to reach bits





I then used etch primer in a can for a base coat - Cost me around £8





Used a touch up gun as it covers a smaller surface area





Then came base coat







And the laquer



Heres a few pics of it finished













Etch primer is fine to use, it sticks to the metal nice and you can get it smooth before you put down your basecoat. You dont NEED to lacquer it but I did it because its easier to clean and it makes the paint finish look much shiner!

Hope this helps!

 

If you don't laquer it then it'll just get dirty real easy!

 

well i started it today! dont know if ill bother with lacquer! as i do plan to powder copat that and other bits down the line i just had a few days off work so thought id do it coz ive not got much else to do!

 

For the cost of laquer do it and if done right won't need powdercoating

 

Ok nuff said lacquering it tomorrow!

 

Very true mate.


Get some pics up! What colour will you be painting it? The colour that I used was Mercedes blue black, it was just some leftover paint my mate had! Come out really nice though.. Well I like it

 

WELL ITS NOT THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD. i just used a black hight temp paint! the finish is rank! tbh but ill be doin it again! pics up soon! i also want advice on some other things with tarting up my bay! coz i dont want to be too blingy! i have an idea in mind tho!