painting engine bay
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painting engine bay how much should this cost? any ideas while im in there would be great also. im doing the wire mod, need to find how to do the hood latch mod. open to ideas.
I don't have the pages for the write up of those two, but if you search you should definitely find them. I just wanted to tell you if you post the "Engine Bay" question in Paint and Body work section, i'm sure you'll get a crapload of responses. Those guys know what their doing in there 
its kinda unclear what ya wanna do. rattle can or gun? single stage or base/clear? i will tell you that the hardest and most time consuming part wil be taping everything up, and tape EVERYTHING on the car, overspray WILL find its way to the car if it can, esp when using a gun.
if you arent doing a color change, then it will be cake, as the spots you DO miss wont really be noticable. you can do it with the motor in the car obviously. through a sheet over the motor and then pull back/tape all the wiring.
i did mine in single stage bc the paint is cheaper, touchups are easy, and its just faster to spray bc you dont hafta clean the gun for the clear.
it will also look 10x better if you take the time to hide all the wires and everything else. less is more. also, painting the fenders and leaving everything else alone may look bad, tackle the valve covers, STB, brackets, supports, whatever else you wanna paint to make it alll look nice. this was all done in my driveway btw, and im by no means an experienced painter!
if you arent doing a color change, then it will be cake, as the spots you DO miss wont really be noticable. you can do it with the motor in the car obviously. through a sheet over the motor and then pull back/tape all the wiring.
i did mine in single stage bc the paint is cheaper, touchups are easy, and its just faster to spray bc you dont hafta clean the gun for the clear.
it will also look 10x better if you take the time to hide all the wires and everything else. less is more. also, painting the fenders and leaving everything else alone may look bad, tackle the valve covers, STB, brackets, supports, whatever else you wanna paint to make it alll look nice. this was all done in my driveway btw, and im by no means an experienced painter!
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oh sorry guys i guess i should have been a little more clear. ive got the motor out of the car.it will be sprayed with a gun. i got a quote for $700 and thats for a single stage and clear. i just dont know what it should cost and dont want to get ripped off.
wow dude, do that **** on your own. paint and material will cost ya around $75 for decent stuff, and you can buy a gun for $25. 3-4 hour project. and the only prep you need to really do to the surface is scuff it up with a scotch brite pad (grey). scuff it up, tape everything up to avoid oversrpay, run a tack-rag over the areas your gonna paint, and go to town.
nothing is more rewarding than to have someone ask you "Who painted that?" and you reply "I DID!"
nothing is more rewarding than to have someone ask you "Who painted that?" and you reply "I DID!"
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theres hardly no prep even required. scuff with grey scotch brite and youre ready to spray after you tackeverything. the only reason i even primed was bc i had bondo and bare metal on the surface.
