7th Darkness

iTrader: (15)

Can the stock heat should on the hood be removed? Has any one done this or will it start to affect the paint on the hood?

I ask becasue I am wanting to paint it.

91RS383

My SS does not have a heat shield/blanket on the hood, never did and the paint is fine. The SS hood is fiberglass.

My Jeep Wrangler had one from the factory and after the first couple of times it got wet off-road it started to sag. I threw it away and withen a few months the paint on the steel hood started to crack.

I think it serves a valid purpose on steel hoods. Fiberglass is a beter insulator and probably protects the paint more.

keith_AE2010

iTrader: (9)

On my stock camaro hood(flat, not ss), mine has been off for months and the paint looks just fine.

7th Darkness

iTrader: (15)

Well the stock hood is not fiberglass... what could I use to paint it.. it has faded and looks like crap or maybe even replace it with something else?

91RS383

Duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint?

That's what I would try.

Formula413

iTrader: (1)

I took mine off and haven't had any issues yet, I had never heard that it might be bad for the paint to remove it, now I wonder...

eX-DZ28

I took the one off my monte about 2 years ago. I havent seen any negative paint effects.

I would say the hood gets hotter though because i can see the rain evaporate off it and the snow melts in a funny pattern matching the braces on the underside. dont believe that happened before I took it off.

99FormulaM6

iTrader: (21)

never had them on any of my fbodies, and never had any problems whatsoever. My Jeep Cherokee however, doesnt have it, and the steel hood could cook eggs if I wanted to

91RS383

Maybe, "Its a Jeep (4.0L) thing, you wouldn't understand..."

7th Darkness

iTrader: (15)

allenwesley

im still using my stock hood, and i took the heat shielding stuff off a while ago... and the paint still looks fine