Engine Paint Updated 4/30

michaelhinkle1

4/30

Took a little over an hour today, grinded down the Honda and the 16 valve parts, cleaned up the entire engine bay.

How's it look now?

wagodizzle

noice noice. you should sand down the H and the lettering on the VC, and it'll look much better... imho.

michaelhinkle1

i planned on it, then throwing another coat of clear so it didnt rust.

wagodizzle

its not going to rust dude. the VC is aluminum

ragenasian

michaelhinkle1 wrote:

i planned on it, then throwing another coat of clear so it didnt rust.

:shock:

eldonciv777

I would seriously consider changing the color. Looks good :!: :!:

michaelhinkle1

ragenasian wrote:

michaelhinkle1 wrote:

i planned on it, then throwing another coat of clear so it didnt rust.

:shock:

is this good?

wagodizzle

it means you dont have to worry about rust :P

michaelhinkle1

eldonciv777 wrote:

I would seriously consider changing the color. Looks good :!: :!:

i like the color!
but it'll get changed to match the exterior after i get it painted.

and for the record, this vc was so fucking hard to paint, sanding in between the timing belt cover and the side of the vc was so hard. :x

michaelhinkle1

bump for updates!

wagodizzle

looks much better with the lettering/etc sanded bay looks damn clean too! haha.

michaelhinkle1

wagodizzle wrote:

looks much better with the lettering/etc sanded bay looks damn clean too! haha.

haha thanks man. i used a lot of degreeser and a pressure washer. took around an hour but well worth it!

what should i paint next? and what color?

wagodizzle

paint the car, LOL. and what color? Rio Red.. or Silver.

michaelhinkle1

wagodizzle wrote:

paint the car, LOL. and what color? Rio Red.. or Silver.

hahaha martin you smartass. i mean engine and interior wise. the cars going to be black! idc if you like it or not :twisted:

im paint everything black like njcivicwagon's wagon. except im also painting the bottom trim. it'll get paint after i get the new body parts.

it's going to sit on some black with chrome edges 15's" idk what brand or kind yet

lalunette

michaelhinkle1 wrote:

and for the record, this vc was so fucking hard to paint, sanding in between the timing belt cover and the side of the vc was so hard. :x

Would it not have been easier to simply remove the VC and paint it outside of the engine bay ??

I plan on painting the same 2 things you did... but flat black.

Cheers !!

michaelhinkle1

lalunette wrote:

michaelhinkle1 wrote:

and for the record, this vc was so fucking hard to paint, sanding in between the timing belt cover and the side of the vc was so hard. :x

Would it not have been easier to simply remove the VC and paint it outside of the engine bay ??

I plan on painting the same 2 things you did... but flat black.

Cheers !!

dude, i did remove it.

when you remove the vc the part that holes the timing belt cover in place has about a 3 inch drop that you have to sand between. look closer.

lalunette

michaelhinkle1 wrote:

dude, i did remove it.

when you remove the vc the part that holes the timing belt cover in place has about a 3 inch drop that you have to sand between. look closer.

Oops... I misread. :P

TIMELESSWHITE

nice bay!!

wagodizzle

michaelhinkle1 wrote:

wagodizzle wrote:

paint the car, LOL. and what color? Rio Red.. or Silver.

hahaha martin you smartass. i mean engine and interior wise. the cars going to be black! idc if you like it or not :twisted:

im paint everything black like njcivicwagon's wagon. except im also painting the bottom trim. it'll get paint after i get the new body parts.

it's going to sit on some black with chrome edges 15's" idk what brand or kind yet

i know i know :P um, i like black. as long as its nice and shiny

i think your engine painted days are done :P stuff looks good get some closer shots of the bay. like, detailed shots.