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10-15-2018, 08:35 AM
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 Drives: 2018 RS Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: NY
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Painting engine cover
Anyone painted their own engine cover? If so, what type of paint did you use? I have seen the painted covers for sale but they are expensive and am thinking of trying it myself.
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10-15-2018, 09:18 PM
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        Drives: 2016 2SS M6 Mosaic Blk Met-SOLD Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: KY
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Yes I painted mine DIY. It came out pretty nice. It's not perfect but it was fun, I learned a lot and I like it. I started with engine enamel. I didn't like the way the engine enamel was unevenly covering the pattern on the V6 engine cover so i did the final coat with thick red brake caliper paint! I coated the brake paint with engine enamel clear coat. I painted the bow tie with krylon glitter blast and krylon clear coat. It has totally held up.
If I were to do another one, I would do it differently. I would not use rattle cans, i bought a spray paint setup for compressor since then. I would try some adhesion promoter first. I was going to buy a new cover and do a better job but, heck, i like it.   If you mess up, replacement covers are pretty cheap.
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10-15-2018, 09:22 PM
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Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013
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I've painted two covers, and I always use the same procedure; a gray primer, then the basecoat, then the clear then rotary polish, orbital polish and finally seal. I use the paints from automotivetouchup.com...great vendor.
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10-16-2018, 12:27 AM
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Drives: 2016 Camaro LT1 RS Black on Black Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: San Bernardino, CA
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I actually made a thread on this when I did mine. I used a couple of different types of paint and finished it with a high temp clear. Hope this helps
https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=515754
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10-16-2018, 06:39 AM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS 6MT Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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I took mine off and threw it in the spare parts bin in the basement. I just like the raw look of a natural engine without a 10 cent piece of plastic covering it.
One thing I did think of doing was painting the intake manifold so it didn't look like the big chunk of black plastic that it is. I miss old engines. You could pop the hood and look at them, even a regular 350 in Chevy red, for a long time, like a piece of art. 
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10-17-2018, 01:11 AM
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Drives: 2016 2SS M6 Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dantooine
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looks good.
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10-17-2018, 09:37 AM
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Drives: 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: California
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_lots_ of people have painted their engine covers. there's a riverside something or other company on here that basically paints stock parts and resells them. They've got all kinds of interior parts as well if you're not a diy person.
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