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Old 03-24-2008, 07:59 PM
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i have a white SS with a white intake and lid. i want to paint valve covers coils and brackets. what color should i paint? i wanted to paint brackets and covers black and red coils but i dont want it to look tacky, any ideas?
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red is how mine are painted......i like them....
only thing is i will have to deal with everyone asking "are those the msd coils".......
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pics of current setup will be useful...
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Heres mine red coils w/ black valve covers.

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Red coils and black valve covers and brackets will look good.
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I did Black Valve Covers, Silver Brackets and Red Coils. Definitely go with Red Coils.


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current pics.http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m...andends196.jpg http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m...andends197.jpg http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m...andends196.jpg
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i dont want it to look funny with red coils with all the white. but i dont know what to do, whites hard as hell to keep clean. i have them primed but havent decided on a color to paint
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I guess if you're worried about it you can't go wrong with gloss black or silver?
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Does the paint hold well on the coil packs? Fish eye or anything
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so far the primer looks good just make sure to degrease with solvent of dishwashing soap.
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I guess if you're worried about it you can't go wrong with gloss black or silver?
i thought about black but it will not be very noticable. i still cant decide.lol
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Painted mine red, all I did to prep was wipe em down with rubbing alchol first. I have been wondering though if the paint might now hold in more heat and cause a problem??
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Mine have held up pretty well. I lightly sanded them, primed them, and painted them. They still look good.
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i would say paint your valve covers red, coils gloss black and brackets black. and paint your intake gloss black and your lid gloss black too.
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i just dont think red will look good on a white car with no red accents
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red valve covers= dick harrell camaro=sweet!!!!!!!
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the 1st car i did was 2 years ago and hss still looks great! I did my car a few weeks ago red. You need to make sure you clean them good or they WILL FISH EYE
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mine




The after pics







Now all together






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hey dan thats a sweet looking setup. looks good but it blends with the red car. I dont think it will flow well with my white car and white intake and lid. i wish some one had a pic of them on a white car.
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