diy sprayed rocker cover black.... big improvement

[eun]

i decided to take my rocker cover off and clean it up and spray it black and sand off the raised bmw area.

i'd been wanting to do it for ages but seeing as im banned at the moment there seems no time like the present.

bought the metal primer and couple cans of satin black paint.
already had the sand paper and block and some wire wool

started of without degreaser as i dint have the money at the time and was bored so got some elbow grease on it with some wire wool.

it was unbelievably greasy underneath i dont think its ever been taken off and the top had oil over it anyway.

pics below

before underneath you can see where iwiped some of the grease and it was shiny underneath




then after cleaning that bit up and starting in the grooves

you can see where the black bits are on the other half how dirty it was and what a difference it makes


here is the top before. it was filthy but camera decided to play up so i sanded it a bit and got the oil and shit off then it worked again.
i used degraser to get everything off and used it on the underside on the other half to get every bit of grease out.




haf way thru degreasing


then primered and sprayed black



got a few blemished underneath and its not perfect but its only for now and looks 100 times better than it did.

and then with the bmw section sanded



and a couple finally fitted on the car



opinions welcome.

now i just gotta get the inlet manifold off and do the same had a quick look but looks a bit of a bastard to get off as the nuts are in stupid places.

cheers eun

[stevenannahouse]

good job bruv,,i was thinking of doing this at some stage..I would also like to have the inlet manifold sprayed but cant be arsed with the hassl

[Giggz]

Thats a really nice job you done there mate. How long did it take you to do that?

[dazleeds]

looks good fella

but i agree ya gotta do the inlet too

[Ziggy]

Inlet manis are a pain - that's why I've not done mine! Looks like you've done a pukka job though

[eun]

Thats a really nice job you done there mate. How long did it take you to do that?

took a day to clean up ..............well a few hours

and then sprayed and fitted it the next day.

surprised how easy it was

[Giggz]

Thats a really nice job you done there mate. How long did it take you to do that?

took a day to clean up ..............well a few hours

and then sprayed and fitted it the next day.

surprised how easy it was

Not long at all then. Good job mate. Never know you might get a few people on here asking you to theres to

[thebigone]

Looks nice, been there and done that to mine (check out thread under my name) the inlet is easy to take off, just make sure that the dip stick is out and then with a good set of exstention bars you be able to get at the nuts underneaith, done it in about 2hrs good luck

[Pal318is]

That looks sorted...in the process of doing mine at the moment..

Pal

[Cloggy Saint]

This has to be one of the most effective 'mods' you can do, and it costs virtually nothing. I've done a few of these and punted them out for a tasty profit

[thebigone]

Looks nice, been there and done that to mine (check out thread under my name) the inlet is easy to take off, just make sure that the dip stick is out and then with a good set of exstention bars you be able to get at the nuts underneaith, done it in about 2hrs good luck

[dazleeds]

what i will add is for the best finish make sure you bake the paint on

i didnt when i did mine and as in scratched the paint when i fitted the inlet

gonna do them on the sport soon and this time im deffo baking em

[e30bemer]

should be the same for doing it on a M10 lump!

[schuey]

Nice work sitting it on top of the setee,if i tried that my missus would have my nuts on a plate!

[nwmlarge]

did you say you sprayed the inside?

isn't that just gonna flake off when it gets hot?

otherwise it looks the nuts

[spook]

good work fella, might get around to doing mine, might even polish it up

[Dan318-is]

dude

that amount of oil deposits etc under your rocker is not good news!

[E30BeemerLad]

if anyone can't be arsed spraying theirs up, I have one already sprayed and looking the same

Ԛ£20 + postage and it's yours

PM me if you want it

[shazE30]

Looks very good mate gonna do mine in a few week's time only thing i was wondering was isnt the paint going to

flake.....what with the engine heat did you use a special kinda paint or the standard stuff in a spray can???

[dazleeds]

you should use vht paint that can cope with the temps

but saying that i used satin black normal and havent had any probs from the heat

just my clumsyness when fitting that chipped mine

[eun]

did you say you sprayed the inside?

isn't that just gonna flake off when it gets hot?

otherwise it looks the nuts

na i just left it underneath .....no point in spraying it.

i just degreased it

[eun]

Nice work sitting it on top of the setee,if i tried that my missus would have my nuts on a plate!

fuck that my carcomes first lol

[eun]

dude

that amount of oil deposits etc under your rocker is not good news!

well what does it mean dan?

[eun]

[quote="shazE30"]Looks very good mate gonna do mine in a few week's time only thing i was wondering was isnt the paint going to

flake.....what with the engine heat did you use a special kinda paint or the standard stuff in a spray can???[/quote

well i got told the rocker cover or inlet manifold doesnt really get hot enough to need to use vht so i just used normal spray paint

we will see

[Sparkysparks]

That looks nice man, ive been meaning to change the gaskets and while i got the cover off, sandblast it and paint it again, but i can't find gold paint anywhere. Looks really nice in black though, good job

[Dan318-is]

dude

that amount of oil deposits etc under your rocker is not good news!

well what does it mean dan?

most likely that you have a blocked breather pipe somewhere mate

[thebigone]

go down to your local power coating firm, with it being backed in an oven at over 200, its rock hard and wont peel or flake

[tobias]

great job looks fantastic just goes to show that a little work can go a long way.

[cliffybabe]

u could do ur inlet like this

[shazE30]

well i stuck a spare rocker cover i had in the dishwasher came out looking PUKKA was wondering when you say

bake the paint would sticking it in the oven be sufficient???

oh and by the way im living in rented accomodation so dont really give a

shit if the appliance's fuck up...

[Adammcf]

Defo do the inlet and other bits and pieces too. Heres a pic of mine -

[eun]

well i stuck a spare rocker cover i had in the dishwasher came out looking PUKKA was wondering when you say

bake the paint would sticking it in the oven be sufficient???

oh and by the way im living in rented accomodation so dont really give a

shit if the appliance's fuck up...

haha shaz

fuck a garage you got your kitchen.

[eun]

dude

that amount of oil deposits etc under your rocker is not good news!

well what does it mean dan?

most likely that you have a blocked breather pipe somewhere mate

well the breather pipe if thats what its called coming onto the rocker from the inlet sort of area had a split in it so could that have been the problem?