Painting Rocker cover

[DaNnY_LaD]

Am gonna be taking my rocker cover and Inlet manifold of this weekend and painting them black..

What type of paint can i use? Is there any primer needed...

Also can i rub them down with wet and dry to get rid of a crap and sharp edges..

I was gonna Polish them up but seem way to much hard work..

plus does the inlet and rocker simply unbolt ect..if i take the coilpacks off ect

 

[crezz]

done mine mate, (see my thread)

i used some wet and dry to get harsh crap off and then washed it down to get any greasy residues off. allow to dry and apply lots of thin coats of hight temp paint. i used an enamel bassed painbt as its alot harder to break down. go to motot factor shop to purchase and not halfords stuff..

also leave the spray can in a bucket of warm/hot water for 5 mins or so

 

[DaNnY_LaD]

So what about the hammerite BBQ high temp paint?

 

[CupraElliott]

I just used normal paint on my rocker cover and it's fine. And the inlet mani doesnt get much hotter.

I shotblasted mine so cant reccomend a sanding process.

 

[DaNnY_LaD]

Do they Just simply unbolt the rocker cover and Inlet manifold

 

[cuprabaz]

I got a rocker cover painted black for sale, bolt down coilpacks only though. All lumps bumps and spikes removed.

 

[ChrisCurzon]

where at mate i wouldent mind a look

 

[Big_daddy]

I just used normal paint on my rocker cover and it's fine. And the inlet mani doesnt get much hotter.

I shotblasted mine so cant reccomend a sanding process.

so would normal spray can work fine?

 

[chris_200120vt]

when i did my first rocker cover sprayed with high temp exhaust paint then went over with normal spray paint, now the new one i have had it powercoated only cost me £15 got it back in 2 days

 

[Ibiza125]

so would normal spray can work fine?

You need high temp paint. The rocker cover does get hot. I put on high temp wrinkle paint which looked great. Then put normal blue stuff over the top and that has started to crack a little.

 

[daves ibiza]

i used high temp paint to havnt had no problems.

with taking inlet off simply take the 2 bolts out of fuel rail to release injectors ect move rail out of way and i think theres around 10 bolts holding inlet on allen key needed carnt think of size. unplug 2 sensors on throttle bodie then you will have 1 big size allen key bolted to a bracket unbolt it. bolt in right hand corner of inlet mani left side of throttle body. then there you go mate. i done this took my injectors ect out and then i went to buy some o rings for injector seals as they give a little leak on 3rd 4th injectors hope this helps mate.

with taking rocker off its easy mate release coil packs and theres 10m nuts holding rocker cover down take off jubilee holding breather and its as asy as that feller.

dave

 

[s1l3nc3r]

Ive got a tin of the halfords high temp bbq paint sitting at home ready to do this. Ive just got to find somwhere to get some new gaskets for it because my local stealers has just closed down. Then i will be getting on with it...

 

[daves ibiza]

yeah mate i would advise you to change gaskets as they perish always good to have new

 

[__B3NNY__]

Normal helfrauds paint for me and its been fine, IMO you should replace what ever gaskets come off with fresh ones, for the sake of a couple quid it cant hurt to put new ones on.

 

[Robbie C]

As above, mine was wet sprayed with normal paint and no issues for me. Make sure you replace the gaskets for peace of mind.

 

[Big_daddy]

As above, mine was wet sprayed with normal paint and no issues for me. Make sure you replace the gaskets for peace of mind.

what do you mean wet sprayeds?

 

[Robbie C]

Sprayed normally with a proper spray gun, like you'd have panels done in a body shop.

I actually asked for them to be powdercoated but the place where they were done seemed to think that they're resist the heat better if sprayed, something I am personally a little sceptical about but to date I've had no issues either way.

 

[Poundie]

Personally had bad expiriences with spraying stuff, specially that high temp heat paint, just doesnt come out as a nice finish, just try and wait and save that little extra and get it powder coated, cant really go wrong then imo.

 

[Fl@pper]

i've got a fancy to try that crackle paint like the Honda TypeR's have etc, somethign about that gravel finish

 

[Mat]

when i did my first rocker cover sprayed with high temp exhaust paint then went over with normal spray paint, now the new one i have had it powercoated only cost me £15 got it back in 2 days

where was that at mate?

I want my rocker, charge pipe and inlet manni all spraying