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repainting car what should i do about engine bay

Old 06-25-2012, 10:10 PM
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So in about a few weeks i will be takeing my 97 Z to the body shop to have the entire car repainted sebring metallic silver. I already decieded that the door jams as well as the inside of the hatch will be done as well. Though I have to figure out what to do with the engine bay, I just put in a new motor with crap load of polished parts, how do i get the engine bay to look as good as the rest of the car when its done being painted. Will detailing the engine bay do the trick?
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What color is the bay now? Is silver the stock color?
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Hide wires/fill holes/but i would for sure keep it body color, or maybe a flat black would look cool
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If the paints not bad in there just do a good cleaning but if ya want it perfect paint it,read some threads man and do some searching there is tons of info on engine bay appearance/painting/etc
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Yes the engine bay is the stock silver, im going to look into treads about what i can do, painting it at this point in the game is out. I guess some simple green, a touth brush, and some rags, and maybe a steamer is where im headed
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You could scuff and clear the core support and shock towers. The bays are usually just base

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