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Offline jnufcuk

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Re: Sprayed engine cover. What do you think?
« Reply #10 on: 27 June 2011, 17:38 »
need to spray some white paint into the middle hole of the engine cover mate.lol.

Looks real good mate, looks very clean OEM :afro:

Yh forgot bout that bit lol. Had a bit of tissue in it and was going to do all 4 but then decided not to then forgot to pull it out lol

Was it your thread that you done it white? If it was thats where i got my insperation from just took me a few weeks to get around to doing it  :grin: :afro:
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Re: Sprayed engine cover. What do you think?
« Reply #11 on: 04 July 2011, 21:54 »
looking good mate that is mine in white as well :)

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Re: Sprayed engine cover. What do you think?
« Reply #12 on: 04 July 2011, 22:38 »
deleted rear wiper, black front and rear vw badges, debaged golf/gti, 17"tsw alloys, rear tinted window with silver tint on top, golfgti.co.uk stickers, 10mm spacers on rear and 6mm on front, silver painted engine covers........... coilovers on there way

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Re: Sprayed engine cover. What do you think?
« Reply #13 on: 05 July 2011, 07:26 »
Hey

That does look the dogs dusters as other said the blue hoses will really finish it off nicely!

Any chance you could knock a quick list of products used and how you did it?

Think there be a few more wanting to do this! I'm one of them :)

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Re: Sprayed engine cover. What do you think?
« Reply #14 on: 05 July 2011, 10:56 »
looks like this with blue hoses mate this is an old pic of when i done mine last summer  :wink:



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Re: Sprayed engine cover. What do you think?
« Reply #15 on: 05 July 2011, 11:12 »
looks like this with blue hoses mate this is an old pic of when i done mine last summer  :wink:



That looks the buisness! So anyone got a guide to painitng/spraying the cover and what you need please? I really like the look! Might even go with Red hoses now?

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Re: Sprayed engine cover. What do you think?
« Reply #16 on: 05 July 2011, 11:34 »
is that blue hoses or just covers for standard ones?

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Re: Sprayed engine cover. What do you think?
« Reply #17 on: 05 July 2011, 12:12 »
yes just covers mate it was a cheap alternative till i can afford proper silicone ones but makes a difference and to spray cover you wil need some plastic primer colour of your choice and some lacquer just give it a good degrease before you paint it  :wink:


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Re: Sprayed engine cover. What do you think?
« Reply #18 on: 05 July 2011, 12:23 »
Just some spray paint from halfords, White primer and laquer. Just make sure you let it dry enough between each coat and will turn out fine. Can't remember off the top of my head what the paint is called but when I get home will see if can find it. It was just a halfords bog standard
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Re: Sprayed engine cover. What do you think?
« Reply #19 on: 05 July 2011, 12:34 »
Thanks! Never done any spray painting before thats why it might of seemed a silly question.

Guys I should practice on something else first as might be blotchy :)

So you prime it then let it dry then the paint let it dry then the laquer correct?

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