Painted Rocker Cover

[Jameze]

The blue GTi Does look nice!! I think i need 2 spend a day cleanin my engine up soon, I love the way these are looking!

i agree

 

[crezz]

cheers peeps

 

[Danny_MK2]

I went into halfords last night about some paint, but i only found high temperature colour paint, they dont have the high temp primer or laquer and they only have red or black colour! Taking a trip to b&q tomorrow after work see what they got in stock

 

[G223]

you dont get hi temp primer or laquer as far as im aware.

 

[crezz]

listen to me, use enamel paint as it can be bought in gloss so dont need the laquer

 

[EnGbudd]

crezz knows best guys!

 

[crezz]

he or she knows it

 

[G223]

listen to me, use enamel paint as it can be bought in gloss so dont need the laquer

I agreee, i sprayed calipers with halfords vht red spray paint ( hate halfords but its all i could get at 7pm) and it looked like red chalk, so went back and complained it was shite, got some engine paint in replacement and some caliper paint too, used both and cant really complain, just needs about four coats of paint, its real watery stuff, looks good finish in the end.

 

[OllieL]

listen to me, use enamel paint as it can be bought in gloss so dont need the laquer

Think you are banging your head against a brick wall here
This is the kind of incident that needs the help of a certain scot hero

Ollie

 

[crezz]

the irn bru superhero you mean ollie? lol

 

[wilz]

Well im scottish, and god listen to crezz one of the nicest mk2 ibiza engine bays ever along with beeza gti,

So go order some enamel paint and it dont only come in black if thats what your thinking.

I aint no Mckellar tho he has years of expeirence under his belt.

 

[crezz]

good shout tho wilz, cheers bud

 

[EnGbudd]

You guys hijacking my thread!

only jokin

 

[wilz]

No i am backing up valuable information from our posty of the forum crezz

Enamel paint is what to use to paint parts in your engine bay pics of crezz engine bay says it all

 

[EnGbudd]

Ok guys unless you want your car smelling of burning laquer, dont paint your exhaust heat shield with laquer. Use enamal paint like crezz said!!

 

[Danny_MK2]

I just bought some sandpaper instead, it was cheaper and hopefully it will work Going to give it a bash today so il let you know how it went!

 

[wilz]

You should keep on top of it then cleaning it wise, as i polished the heatshield and engine cover on my old mk2 and it was a pain to keep rust free.

 

[CraigW]

Im going to get enamel paint to do it aswell. For 2 reasons a) i can get hold of it without having to travel 20 miles and b) crezz used it and has had no problems, I mean just look at his engine bay!!

Oh and I'm Scottish aswell.

 

[CraigW]

EnGbudd do you get abit of an induction sound with the cold air feed like that??

If its nice this weekend then my rocker cover and heat shield will be getting done. With Enamel paint (Thanks Crezz).

 

[EnGbudd]

Erm i know this sounds silly but there is a better noise coming from my car since i fitted the cold air feed, i dunno wether this is because of it or not. I didn't think it would make any difference at all.