GPGG70

I need to repaint my fuel rail covers. I'm looking for something different then just red paint. Although theres nothing wrong with just plain red paint, I'm just looking for other options such as raised lettering, smooth rail covers and or even stainless steel flames taped to the covers.
I had a set of covers custom painted at a car painting center last fall. One of the fuel rail covers developed a blister the size of a dime, over the winter anyway I took them back to the painter. He's had them for a month, NEVER even started working on the cover, so I picked them up and took them home and I'll paint them myself.
I dont care if there store bought or DIY, let's see the covers.
BTW My covers are on a Machine Silver 2004 Z06.
Thanks.

0Double D Mods

WCC Carbon LS1 Engine cover
I painted the Torched Red on it and used some stencils in Corvette font to allow for the carbon lettering to show when I removed them
cleared, wetsanded then buffed.
just a few hours of work into this one

jol

Really beautiful Dennis! Still waiting to see if you'll sell the flame engine parts
Regards,
Jeff

Dixiecrat

Beautiful ! and your quite talented !

Vetteman Jack

Here's what I did on the '00 I had:



And here is an older pic of what I have on my '03 - things have changed a bit since then but no pic right now - will have to snap one and update this:

0Double D Mods

The flamed stuff is long gone Jeff.

I sold those well over a year ago

GPGG70

Thank you all for taking the time to post up the pictures. All the pictures of your cars look great even the old and new upgrades. This has given me a few new Ideas.
Has any one ever painted or have you seen the stock intake manifold painted on a C5. I dont think the intake gets to hot but will talk to a PPG shop about painting the intake and what they might recomend. I do like the chrome covers but looking for something out of the box. Heck, I'm really not sure what I going to do until I'm knee deep into it. LOL Thanks.

Johnson 92

Here's mine

GPGG70

Hi Johnson92,
I was hoping you would post your fuel rail covers (enging bay), so I could study them. Even though I took pictures of them the other day, I dont have them with me.
Thanks.

chasboy

I would LOVE to know what method is used to paint between the 4 ribs and 5.7 area on the fuel rail covers. I'm pretty good at masking but I want the lines to be crisp, I don't want to peel paint off with the tape, and I don't want it to run either.

GPGG70

I'm not 100% sure but think vetteman Jacks fuel rail covers in his post have stickers inserted between the ribs and numbers. I'm pretty sure I've seen them in a few vendors sites.
I vibrate pretty good even with out coffee in the morning, so I know I'd never be able to paint something like that.

mre1974

Here's a lil something I did a few weeks ago. I've been playing around with hydrographics and thought that these turned out pretty well.

GPGG70

You my friend have some serious talent. Great Job!! What kind of paint did you use, better yet what process did you have to go thru to achieve that outcome. Thanks for sharing.

mre1974

From the feedback I've been getting maybe I'll have to do a DIY for the next set. Seriously, the hardest part was shaving the ribs and the 5.7 and getting a smooth surface and then closely followed by getting a clear that worked well. The hydrographics takes some trial and error to get the technique down to work well. I had to redo those FRCs two times prior to that. Paint was just rattle cans bought at one of the auto supply stores...the metal cast line I think. The hydrographics patterns are available in all sorts of designs and can be found with a google search. PM me if you'd like to know where I got my stuff from. Like I said...it's been trial and error. I'm trying to do a set in a candy purple now with that same skull pattern. Not sure what color I'll do the "CORVETTE" inserts. Maybe I should consider picking up a few sets of FRCs and do them and sell them in the parts forum. IDK...I just do it for fun. Thanks for the kind words.

chasboy

Nice job! Like me with my shift *****. What is meant hydroqraphics???

mre1974

Hydrographics is a process where you "float" a film with a special ink and a design on the surface of a vessel of water, spray an activator which disolves the film and activates the ink and then you dip the item you want the pattern transerfed onto into the water.

Here is a link to a youtube showing an example of it. I have no relation to this link...just an example of the process.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGA3BUOTWRA

chasboy

Wow. that is very interesting!!

mre1974

The video makes it look easy. It really isn't that easy and does take a certain skill to do. I'm having fun with it.

dw99vette

Fuel rail covers were ground down and filled for smooth look.
Same treatment on air bridge.

GPGG70

Boy I'm sure glad I had my sun glasses on when this engine bay picture opened up. Did you paint the air intake manifold while still on the motor or was it off the engine?
Thanks.