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Old 28-11-2008, 08:46 PM   #1
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i want to paint my rocet cover whats the best way?
powder coat?
engine pait? and whats a good brand vht?

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Old 28-11-2008, 08:47 PM   #2
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Powder coat your Rocker cover (covers your Rockers). Or polish it.
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Old 28-11-2008, 08:56 PM   #3
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I just painted mine with heat proof (engine) paint. Seems pretty OK to me, just hit it with HEAPS of wax and grease remover first.
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Old 28-11-2008, 09:31 PM   #4
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I just painted mine with heat proof (engine) paint. Seems pretty OK to me, just hit it with HEAPS of wax and grease remover first.
Or sandblast!

I would get it powder coated!
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Old 28-11-2008, 09:36 PM   #5
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heres mine that i got powder coated
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Old 28-11-2008, 09:43 PM   #6
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thats a very clean bay
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Old 28-11-2008, 09:44 PM   #7
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cheers
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Old 28-11-2008, 09:45 PM   #8
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did you get the intake manifold done aswell
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Old 28-11-2008, 09:46 PM   #9
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i want to paint my rocet cover whats the best way?
powder coat?
engine pait? and whats a good brand vht?
You cover your rockets?!!



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Old 28-11-2008, 09:55 PM   #10
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did you get the intake manifold done aswell
yeah the intake is done also
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Old 29-11-2008, 12:54 AM   #11
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Check mine out in the workshop section ('The Suave Futura Tidy Up') I painted mine with engine enamel. Works decently well, and costs about $15-20 rather than $100+
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Old 29-11-2008, 01:23 AM   #12
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I dunno where $100+ comes from in the post above, I paid $27.50 for mine to be powder coated. Plus I think $30 for the 2nd hand cover so I didn't have any down time. I then got the old one done too, and sold it for enough to cover all my costs then some
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Old 29-11-2008, 09:16 AM   #13
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well powder coating sounds the go can you get any colour?
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Old 29-11-2008, 09:26 AM   #14
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When I rang around for quotes, I was given $100-150 to powdercoat my cover. I'm sure there are cheaper places around, but none that wanted my business.
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Old 29-11-2008, 11:09 AM   #15
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Try Powder Coating Professionals (07) 3855-3700.

I got mine done in Melbourne, but the guys above did a set of wheels for me a while back.
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Old 29-11-2008, 01:43 PM   #16
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Yeah I think those were one of the mobs I tried. Didnt seem that interested, probably why I got the high price, to fob me off.
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Old 30-11-2008, 12:16 AM   #17
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I had mine powder coated ... came up pretty damn nice as well.
Whad a base and a top coated ... the base was a stin silver for the candy green to go over it.

Made the Egas green look like crap really.

Base coat powder coating is cheap ... it costs more when you get a colour that needs a base under it.
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Old 30-11-2008, 08:40 AM   #18
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have you got any pics
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Old 30-11-2008, 11:22 AM   #19
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what about painting other stuff like the fuse box covers and that power steering cover ive used engine paint before it just cracks and flakes off in time
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Old 30-11-2008, 12:50 PM   #20
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to paint plastic scrub the hell out of it with a grey scourer pad and some Ajax dish washing powder stuff(its in a green tin) to get rid of any silicon or oil based gunk and to score the surface for the paint to stick to
then plastic prime it.. then paint it with what ever paint you like(2pack is best but engine paint will probably be fine due to the heat the motor makes.. probably safer
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Old 30-11-2008, 01:25 PM   #21
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cool thanks for that engine bay needs a real clean up
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Old 04-12-2008, 01:22 PM   #22
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heres mine that i got powder coated
All i can say is... I LOVE IT!... well the body colour anyway ;)
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