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txrhino · 10-02-2010, 08:56 PM

OK just installed my "neon" bowtie/airbrushed hoodpad, new engine / fusebox covers and my painted blackwing intake. Not real sure about the silver on the engine cover but thats why you have to love paint,,,,,,only a can away from metallic grey!

Kevin
Txrhino

wer2foxs · 10-03-2010, 07:55 PM

Very well done txrhino! Very original!

txrhino · 10-06-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by wer2foxs

Very well done txrhino! Very original!

Thanks I really like it,,,,,had my oil changed the other day and the techs loved it,,,,,,

Kevin
Txrhino

Markal · 10-10-2010, 04:45 PM

Work done by my son-in-law. He took his time but...damn....it looks good, don't ya think???

Mystic Blue · 10-10-2010, 04:54 PM

Mine is in the works.... did the primer and one coat. Haveing to let it really sit for a while... when i taped over the paint, it peeled the paint off. And I'm using just the regular blue painters tape.

txrhino · 10-10-2010, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Markal

Work done by my son-in-law. He took his time but...damn....it looks good, don't ya think???

Looks GREAT! Great job......It is getting harder and harder to do something original and you nailed it!

Kevin
Txrhino

fixxer56 · 10-11-2010, 05:27 AM

Maekal, I just love what he did! What type of screen did he use?

Mystic Blue · 10-11-2010, 10:00 AM

figures I'd be the only on here that had paint issues LOL

Went AutoZone and bought a plastic primer, the multiple cans of DupliColor paints I wanted to use and a can of DupliColor clear coat.

I washed the cover in dawn to get rid of any contaminents.
I sprayed the primer on in 2 even coats and let it dry for 2 hours.
I sparyed two coats of one color and let it dry for 5 hours.

Went to tape it using the standard 3m blue painters tape and it just peeled the paint right off. I left it overnight and tried again, and same thing.

I didn't sand anything, but I see lots out here that didn't sand. All I can think is that the plastic primer and dupli-color aren't complatible?

kjd15 · 10-11-2010, 10:08 AM

I didn't tape over paint, just the plastic itself, so I didn't have those issues. But yeah, like you said, maybe the 2 paints are not compatible.

USAFJeeper · 10-11-2010, 12:51 PM

Just wandered on to this thread. Did mine a while back, this must have been a picture from my IPhone, little blurry, but the idea is there!

fixxer56 · 10-11-2010, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mystic Blue

figures I'd be the only on here that had paint issues LOL

Went AutoZone and bought a plastic primer, the multiple cans of DupliColor paints I wanted to use and a can of DupliColor clear coat.

I washed the cover in dawn to get rid of any contaminents.
I sprayed the primer on in 2 even coats and let it dry for 2 hours.
I sparyed two coats of one color and let it dry for 5 hours.

Went to tape it using the standard 3m blue painters tape and it just peeled the paint right off. I left it overnight and tried again, and same thing.

I didn't sand anything, but I see lots out here that didn't sand. All I can think is that the plastic primer and dupli-color aren't complatible?

Mystic, I used 2000 grit sandpaper, duplicolor adhesion promoter and regular duplicolor spray paint after I washed it down with dawn..just my personal experience, of course others havent sanded, or washed or used adhesion promoter. JMHO....Walt

Angrybird 12 · 10-12-2010, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by rareslick

I painted my engine cover with the oem paint codes n recently I painted the intake with a paint from autopart store called orange-red Chevrolet match perfect what u think can u tell a difference?

Uh that looks good, but this is the V6 engine cover thread, I think there is a separate V8 engine cover thread....You may want to repost in there

Markal · 10-12-2010, 06:26 PM

Hey Mystic Blue (and others)
My son-in-law took his time because he also had trouble with the paint sticking or wrinkling. I think some dealerships have the engine detailed with silicone for shine and a new looking appearance. I suggest scrubbing with isopropl alchol (sp?), especially in the cracks and crevices...then dish soap and hot rinse. Adhesion promoter should be used on the parts to be painted...then a primer....then the color....then the clear coat if needed. Its not as easy as it looks.

The screen is gutter material from Lowe's....4, CCFL's for light stripes and a circle of LED's for the central Chevy bowtie....looks real good at night!

1FINE 69 · 10-12-2010, 06:48 PM

LOOKS GOOD

10-02-2010, 08:56 PM	#603
txrhino Drives: '10 LT1 CGM "Sweet Emotion" Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tx Posts: 688	V-6 underhood mods OK just installed my "neon" bowtie/airbrushed hoodpad, new engine / fusebox covers and my painted blackwing intake. Not real sure about the silver on the engine cover but thats why you have to love paint,,,,,,only a can away from metallic grey! Kevin Txrhino Attached Images __________________ "SWEET EMOTION" is an LT1 CGM RS FLATBLACK STRIPES w/ RED PINSTRIPING, SUBWOOFER ON BA SYSTEM, ABL DOOR PANELS, BLACKWING INTAKE, GREY MATS, CARBON FIBER BOWTIES & A CUSTOM ENGINE COVER SEE MY ALBUM FOR PICTURES! THANKS CAMARO5.COM MEMBERS!!!

10-03-2010, 07:55 PM	#604
wer2foxs Drives: 2010 VR SS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 722	Very well done txrhino! Very original! __________________ http://www.indynexgen.com

10-10-2010, 04:45 PM	#606
Markal White Lightnin Drives: 2010 Summit White Camaro LS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gulf Coast - Biloxi MS Posts: 273 View My Garage	Work done by my son-in-law. He took his time but...damn....it looks good, don't ya think??? Attached Images

10-10-2010, 04:54 PM	#607
Mystic Blue Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Antonio Posts: 251 View My Garage	Mine is in the works.... did the primer and one coat. Haveing to let it really sit for a while... when i taped over the paint, it peeled the paint off. And I'm using just the regular blue painters tape. __________________ Let Your Soul and Spirit Fly, Into the Mystic.... Van Morrison - Into the Mystic

10-11-2010, 05:27 AM	#609
fixxer56 Thin Blue Line Drives: ABM 2LT/RS #10094 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SE Pa Posts: 1,386 View My Garage	Maekal, I just love what he did! What type of screen did he use? __________________ One of the "Few Blue"

10-11-2010, 10:00 AM	#610
Mystic Blue Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Antonio Posts: 251 View My Garage	figures I'd be the only on here that had paint issues LOL Went AutoZone and bought a plastic primer, the multiple cans of DupliColor paints I wanted to use and a can of DupliColor clear coat. I washed the cover in dawn to get rid of any contaminents. I sprayed the primer on in 2 even coats and let it dry for 2 hours. I sparyed two coats of one color and let it dry for 5 hours. Went to tape it using the standard 3m blue painters tape and it just peeled the paint right off. I left it overnight and tried again, and same thing. I didn't sand anything, but I see lots out here that didn't sand. All I can think is that the plastic primer and dupli-color aren't complatible? __________________ Let Your Soul and Spirit Fly, Into the Mystic.... Van Morrison - Into the Mystic

10-11-2010, 10:08 AM	#611
kjd15 Finally!! Drives: '10 2LT Summit white, '68 Camaro Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 1,075	I didn't tape over paint, just the plastic itself, so I didn't have those issues. But yeah, like you said, maybe the 2 paints are not compatible. __________________ -Karen SW 2LT Ordered 9/30/09 November 28, 2009 - Delivered!!!

10-11-2010, 12:51 PM	#612
USAFJeeper Bringing mullets back Drives: 2010 Rally Yellow 2LT/RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 632 View My Garage	Just wandered on to this thread. Did mine a while back, this must have been a picture from my IPhone, little blurry, but the idea is there! __________________ Stripes, InJen CAI, Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust system, Knight Rider scanner bar behind the grill (sue me!, I like it!) Next - Tinting

10-12-2010, 06:26 PM	#615
Markal White Lightnin Drives: 2010 Summit White Camaro LS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gulf Coast - Biloxi MS Posts: 273 View My Garage	Hey Mystic Blue (and others) My son-in-law took his time because he also had trouble with the paint sticking or wrinkling. I think some dealerships have the engine detailed with silicone for shine and a new looking appearance. I suggest scrubbing with isopropl alchol (sp?), especially in the cracks and crevices...then dish soap and hot rinse. Adhesion promoter should be used on the parts to be painted...then a primer....then the color....then the clear coat if needed. Its not as easy as it looks. The screen is gutter material from Lowe's....4, CCFL's for light stripes and a circle of LED's for the central Chevy bowtie....looks real good at night! Attached Images

10-12-2010, 06:48 PM	#616
1FINE 69 Drives: 2010 synergy green and a 1991 rs Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Binghamton New York Posts: 148 View My Garage	LOOKS GOOD

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