Well I decided to spray some of my engine bits :eek:

 

Looks cool, very...........er........ BLUE:cool::cool: :D

I got very pissed which was nice.. like the colour stu

 

jay

What paint did you use Stu? Did you prime, paint then laquer? You're giving me ideas... ;)

 

Cheers

 

Pete

That's really neat spraying - missing the table.:dance:

Pete,

 

Sanded down with 400 grade wet and dry, washed with hairy lips quid to remove grease.

Primed in 2 coats of grey leaving 15 mins between coats.

Leave to dry for 24 hours and then lightly sand with 1200 grade wet and dry.

Apply main coat in three stages leaving 20 mins to dry between each stage.

Leave for 24 hours, then lightly sand down with 1200.

Apply lacquer in three stages leaving 15 mins between coats to dry.

 

I used a Metalic/perl paint on mine and although the photo doesn’t show it up very well, it's changes colour slightly when the sun hits it.

Cool thanks Stu - pretty similar to painting other bits then :)

 

Will the lacquer be fine with the engine heat? I suppose the painted bodywork under the bonnet survives fine...

I've used lacquer on my calipers and it's fine, so I'd imagine it will be ok.

You don't wanna know what I did Saturday night :D

Well i blow up my engine on saturday! PMSL:( :( :mad: :mad: