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04-01-2006, 07:21 AM

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Finished engine bay

I finally got around to finishing my engine bay. Thought I'd post up some pics to show the final look. I did all the paint work myself, I also made the oil cap and overflow cap decals and the fuse box cover.

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04-01-2006, 07:25 AM

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Very nice job indeed. Clean engine. What type of paint did you use?

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04-01-2006, 07:26 AM

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I like it!!! It must be extra satisfying to know you did it yourself.

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04-01-2006, 07:26 AM

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Very nice job indeed. Clean engine. What type of paint did you use?

Ditto.

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04-01-2006, 07:34 AM

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Looks good

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04-01-2006, 07:55 AM

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Very nice job indeed. Clean engine. What type of paint did you use?

I used color matched paint from levine auto. Send them your paint code and they will color match it and send it to you in a spray can. Then just clear coat it.

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04-01-2006, 09:08 AM

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St. Jude Donor '06-'07

Looks great, you do nice work

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04-01-2006, 10:54 AM

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I used color matched paint from levine auto. Send them your paint code and they will color match it and send it to you in a spray can. Then just clear coat it.

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04-01-2006, 10:09 PM

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Looks great.

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04-01-2006, 10:14 PM

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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'09

Nice job!

What surface prep do you recommend prior to painting?

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04-01-2006, 10:16 PM

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Nice job, tastefully done.

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04-01-2006, 11:13 PM

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Nice job!

What surface prep do you recommend prior to painting?

I had to sand down the fuse box cover until it was smooth but other than that all I did was put on two coats of primer. I then put on three to four coats of paint and four coats of clear coat.

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