Painting Cam Cover

[Demlotcrew]

This is mine after i used some VHT wrinkle paint,its good stuff but takes ages to cure properly.



I didn't use any primer,i bought it from here.

https://www.usautomotive.co.uk/Scripts/default.asp

andy that looks the dogs! Do you think it will fit the M42? because that wrinkle effect is on all the older engines.

Andrew

[Kedge]

Will be taking it all off to do it proparly next week just got to get hold of some gaskets.

Love that crinkle effect but i don't think it'll suit the M42, have already got some high temp matt black paint anyway.

[Kedge]

Delmot, did you get it from the $tealers and how much, or do you fancy selling yours(has it got both clips?)? Now the lacquer is off they are silver again but most of that has come off as well?

[Kedge]

Heres a pic of how it looks after a quick clean up, looks no end better already.

[Demlotcrew]

Yeah i got it from the stealers i think it was about Ԛ£8 it comes with both clips.

Andrew

[Andy335Touring]

This is mine after i used some VHT wrinkle paint,its good stuff but takes ages to cure properly.



I didn't use any primer,i bought it from here.

https://www.usautomotive.co.uk/Scripts/default.asp

andy that looks the dogs! Do you think it will fit the M42? because that wrinkle effect is on all the older engines.

Andrew

Sorry mate don't get what you mean,what will fit the M42 ?

That VHT paint is about 7 quid a can to your door,one can should be enough to do the inlet manifold and rocker cover for a 4 cylinder motor.

Don't use any more than three coats of paint.

[greg325]

well here mine ....

[Jimbob]

Andy, is the product in question?
https://www.usautomotive.co.uk/scripts/ ... roduct=221

Also, Rob where abouts are you based? I like the look of your work for Adam!

[nwmlarge]

sorry to hijack but as far as engine bay detailling goes is there an alternative to the washer bottle available?

[Andy335Touring]

Andy, is the product in question?
https://www.usautomotive.co.uk/scripts/ ... roduct=221

No mate,try this

https://www.usautomotive.co.uk/scripts/ ... roduct=234

[Jimbob]

Heh cheers mate, didn't notice that earlier

[Jimbob]

Camera flashes..

[E30Adam]

How did you go about doing the white BMW bit?

That's silver you plank, just sand off the raised parts.

[Sjoerd320i]

if you sand the stripes and the BMW letters down won't that corrode like hell??

[johnono]

corrode?? its aluminium...

[austinsom]

Rob,

Am interested in both the Cover and the Manifold, what is your price posted? And can you do the crinkle effect? Also, have any ever started peeling at all?

Just in case you are located nearby I may be able to collect, where are you based?

Cheers,

Greg

[e30maystar]

if anyone is interested i have powdercoated bits done, also got a fair amount of bits waiting to be coated in black, also got some polished bits done & doing at mo, also will do most bits, polished or powdered, powdering in 144 different colours, this is my engine bay a couple of weeks ago, done few bits since

[greg325]

neet engine their

about the coroding; alluminium does goe white again if you dont look after it....

a little cloth with oil on it and passed on the strippes and leters keeps it clean.

ps ; mine is not shiny cause of oil looooooooool sanding & polishing to miroir like ( forgot the word sorry ) stays piloshed loger even though the work to get this result is longer than just sanding

[Jhonno]

Love the crinkle finish on the engines guy -

[Sjoerd320i]

corrode?? its aluminium...

yes, corrode aluminium corrodes and steel rusts

[Kedge]

What does everyone use to give a polished finish?

[Dom]

if anyone is interested i have powdercoated bits done, also got a fair amount of bits waiting to be coated in black, also got some polished bits done & doing at mo, also will do most bits, polished or powdered, powdering in 144 different colours, this is my engine bay a couple of weeks ago, done few bits since

details please

[e30maystar]

Dom, what bits you interested in having done , all different prices depending on what it is from polished stainless jubilee clips to powdered subframes, rockers approx Ԛ£25 exchg 4 pot , e-mail me on thbr35990@blueyonder.co.uk with your e-mail & i will send you some pics. Terry

[greg325]

What does everyone use to give a polished finish?

i sanded it down with 400 then 1200 paper....(with water stuff my memory again )

then i used a product that looks like a soap and that polishes the aluminim. its like brown and bleu stuff come in rectangles usally , and you need a drill ( or high reving machine ) to aply it apon the surface... a little like polishing wood....but much much faster ......i know some one will be a lot more preceise than me :;)

[Kedge]

Wet and dry sanding paper i think you mean.

Can you remember where you got the soap stuff from?

[greg325]

well i go to my local hardware store....
(castorama here in france ....)
it is meant just for that purpose....i'll try and find a link to give you an idee...

but some people do it with Belgom Alu....if you guys know that ....i just find it a little less effective on flate surfaces like that
better for the strat bar for example....


example .... it on a site i don uderstand but it the way i did it....( exepte i used a piece of flat wood & the wet sanding paper to suface everything ideally... )

Sorry for the language but its the idea ( this is the link loool )

these are the soap like ( its not soap loool )






each of them is to be used with a diferent type of brush....

[Andy335Touring]

Sanded mine off with P80 then P180,i wasn't after a high polished effect i wanted to look like the ///M lettering on ///M air boxs.

I don't know if you can make it out from the picys but they arnt highly polished.

[e30maystar]

kedge if you want some polishing soap i can do you a bit if you pay the postage, i have about 30 bars of different grades, as i use loads, got 2 polishing machines in my garage, thats why iv'e got lots of shiny bits on my engine...Terry

[e30maystar]

here is a few pics of some of the bits i do ( crap quality pics,will try & do some better ones) bad shakes if i dont ave a

[Demlotcrew]

those are really cool E30may

[Kedge]

Yeah that'd be cool mate, just PM me with some details and we'll sort something out.

[BenE30]

Would really like to change my engine bay but mine is immaculate any way!! not sure if i want to change it from standard to black as the induction kit i want is chrome!!

[Cloggy Saint]

just did mine,



before


after

the pictures aren't great but you can see it's a huge improvement

[johnono]

very very nicely done, not bad at all

[e30maystar]

lOOKS GOOD, GR8 Improvement over last pic, only thing is its a swine to keep em clean, as ive found out.