Refreshing & Painting Engine Bay Bit's N' Bob's?

[KaiKayden]

I am looking to give everything inside the engine bay a bit of a makeover and was wondering if anyone had any specific tips and suggestions for paints.I'd be particularly interested in suggestions for a decent colour match for the black/dark grey on the airbox etc

Also unsure if to paint the air intake silver or just give it a good scrub and coat it in clearcoat... any experiences would be welcome

[onthames]

Hi mate I'm not sure about the airbox but for stuff like the brake booster and the metal brackets holding clutch fluid etc I just used Hammerite black (spray) and it worked well.

[steve_k]

Hi mate I'm not sure about the airbox but for stuff like the brake booster and the metal brackets holding clutch fluid etc I just used Hammerite black (spray) and it worked well.

i did all my engine bay in black hammerite, no probs so far,

[Tzantushka]

Welcome.

As with anything preparation is key.
if your car has the factory anticorrosion spray applied in the engine bay (by now, turned yellow and a b*tch to remove) you'll need to clean that off.
I found Duplicolor matt black plastic paint works well on the airbox - see here

High-temp or engine enamel in cast aluminium colour works well for the intake manifold & valve cover.
Some also prefer satin/matt black for the valve cover with the embossing sanded back for something a bit more contemporary.



Even black wrinkle finish if you're up for that!

[martauto]

Welcome to the zone mate and we really must see the finished thing or how you get there too.
Oh and this also includes the car as well please

Mart.

[onthames]

Welcome.

As with anything preparation is key.
if your car has the factory anticorrosion spray applied in the engine bay (by now, turned yellow and a b*tch to remove) you'll need to clean that off.
I found Duplicolor matt black plastic paint works well on the airbox - see here

High-temp or engine enamel in cast aluminium colour works well for the intake manifold & valve cover.
Some also prefer satin/matt black for the valve cover with the embossing sanded back for something a bit more contemporary.



Even black wrinkle finish if you're up for that!

I second all of this apart from the wrinkle finish

[Cloggy Saint]

If you really want to push the boat out ....

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[twenty]

Welcome.

As with anything preparation is key.
if your car has the factory anticorrosion spray applied in the engine bay (by now, turned yellow and a b*tch to remove) you'll need to clean that off.
I found Duplicolor matt black plastic paint works well on the airbox - see here

High-temp or engine enamel in cast aluminium colour works well for the intake manifold & valve cover.
Some also prefer satin/matt black for the valve cover with the embossing sanded back for something a bit more contemporary.



Even black wrinkle finish if you're up for that!

Mine has the yellow stuff all over - how do I remove it without damaging the paint please?
I've had more success with plastic parts as I simply used a extra fine sand paper to sand and then used autotek matt black paint to repaint to factory finish.