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myaristo95
12-15-2011, 03:57 PM
has anyone painted their engine bay? where did u guys but your paint?
ezza
12-15-2011, 04:06 PM
buy?

paint shop (y)
xBtony
12-15-2011, 09:09 PM
No different then painting a car. lol
chetos13
12-15-2011, 09:37 PM
I used duplicolor paint shop they sell it at auto zone in one quart containers works great
ryandriftingfat
12-16-2011, 02:06 PM
Me.

http://givemeshred.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/givemeshred-painted-engine-bay-6.jpg

$4 cans of spray paint from Lowe's. It's a 240SX, don't take it too seriously.
boms
12-16-2011, 02:43 PM
before
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff80/jeremy699/SU1HLTIwMTEwMzMxLTAwMDYyLmpwZw.jpg

during
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff80/jeremy699/317170_2169548366938_1493580355_32318718_204085743 6_n.jpg

after almost done.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff80/jeremy699/ddd.jpg


custom mixed gold.. primer (3 coats) base (3ish) clear (4 ish)
ILoveJDM
12-16-2011, 02:46 PM
why is you oil catch like that.
boms
12-16-2011, 02:48 PM
testing a few things out.. what do you mean why is it like that
nissanfreak317
12-16-2011, 03:02 PM
has anyone painted their engine bay?

We have an entire thread dedicated to engine bays.

Your options are quite varied from spray paint cans on up. It really depends on what you want to spend and how long you want it to look good for. If you like repainting your engine bay every year or two and seeing chips every time you drop a wrench then spray paint is for you. If you want it to last longer, consider Eastwood chassis paint, its durable and comes in any color you want as long as its black, also sold in spray cans. Or, if you feel like going all out, do real automotive paint but be prepared to pay quite a bit to do it right.
S14Driftr91
12-16-2011, 03:06 PM
Primed with SEM primer, Paint is wk0 (3 stage pearl), using PPG products which i picked up from a local auto autobody supplies shop.

http://i54.tinypic.com/28k579t.jpg

2 base coats, 2 pearl coats, and 3 clear coats later :boink:

http://i54.tinypic.com/2ns1kp2.jpg
boms
12-16-2011, 04:11 PM
looks good man
nissan 240 1989 turbo
12-17-2011, 10:44 PM
look really nice
CleanAndLegit
12-17-2011, 11:08 PM
Primed with SEM primer, Paint is wk0 (3 stage pearl), using PPG products which i picked up from a local auto autobody supplies shop.



2 base coats, 2 pearl coats, and 3 clear coats later :boink:

http://i54.tinypic.com/2ns1kp2.jpg


needs day time pic! im doing mine soon, its in prep stages along with motor, hoping to have the cleanest engine bay in my area, no body really takes engine bays into detail over here.
hypercrush
12-18-2011, 12:05 PM
some customer/friends/sponsored cars bays ive done:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q209/smokinshutdown/IMG_0037.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q209/smokinshutdown/DSCN1353-1.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q209/smokinshutdown/raymondbay7.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q209/smokinshutdown/IMG_1027.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q209/smokinshutdown/IMG_0419.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q209/smokinshutdown/Dustins%20build/DSCN0828.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q209/smokinshutdown/Steves%20starlet/DSCN1568.jpg

i use the same automotive paint as you would on your exterior. most important is to CLEAN that bay! paint hates oil obviously. i use a good sealer prior to my base coat and an etch primer on any new metal i.e. tubes/tubs/gussets. SEM self etching primer is good, i dont trust anything else. usually i charge $400-$500 for a bay, thats with it brought to my shop stripped. materials are only $150 ish usually so if you do all the work yourself its really not that expensive to have a great looking bay. why not right?