mines painted white as well checking fluids + normal dirt ect shows very nicely on the pretty white lol 
Painted my engine cover
Painted my engine cover I finally got a chance to pick it up from the dealer. I started prep yesterday at about 1pm and finished around 7 pm. I primered, sanded and sprayed enough aerosol cans to make a few brain cells go bye-bye. I might sand the clear to make it ultra smooth. But here it is so far:
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Here's part two of the engine cover. I sanded it down with 600 grit sandpaper and got the paint as even as possible. I added about 5 coats of white spraypaint and about 10 coats of clear.
Steps to painting the engine cover:
1 -11.oz spray can of sandable primer
1 -small spray can of silver spray paint
2- 11 oz spray cans of paint ( your color choice)
2- 11 oz spray cans of clear coat (Krylon crystal clear)
1- sheet of 320 grit sandpaper
1- sheet of 600 grit sandpaper
1- sheet of 1000 grit sandpaper
---Masking tape or VASELINE (to block off letters from overspray)
X-acto knife (fine point)
Rubbing alcohol (to clean engine cover)
1) Mask of letters with masking tape.
2) Use X-acto knife to precisely trim out each letter
OR
2) use vaseline and lightly rub a coat over each letter (paint will not stick to vaseline)
3) Sand entire engine cover with 320 grit sandpaper, so most of the texture is removed.
4) Wipe down engine cover with alcohol
5) Spray sandable primer onto engine cover. About 4 coats.
6) Sand with 600 grit sandpaper.
7) Spray silver as your base coat. It helps to make the bright colors more vibrant.
8) Spray 5 coats of your color choice.
9) sand lightly with 600 grit sandpaper
10) spray 5 more coats of your color choice.
11) sand with 600 grit sandpaper.
12) spray 5 coats of clear.
13) sand with 600 grit sandpaper
14) Spray 5 more coats of clear
15) Sand with 600 grit sandpaper
16) Spray 5 coats of clear. ( Hold the can back about 12 inches so this layer sprays very evenly).
17) Sand very well with 1000 grit sandpaper.
18) Spray 2-3 coats of clear
19) Let engine cover dry overnight.
20) remove masking tpe from letters.
DONE!!
It should come out like this now:
Steps to painting the engine cover:
1 -11.oz spray can of sandable primer
1 -small spray can of silver spray paint
2- 11 oz spray cans of paint ( your color choice)
2- 11 oz spray cans of clear coat (Krylon crystal clear)
1- sheet of 320 grit sandpaper
1- sheet of 600 grit sandpaper
1- sheet of 1000 grit sandpaper
---Masking tape or VASELINE (to block off letters from overspray)
X-acto knife (fine point)
Rubbing alcohol (to clean engine cover)
1) Mask of letters with masking tape.
2) Use X-acto knife to precisely trim out each letter
OR
2) use vaseline and lightly rub a coat over each letter (paint will not stick to vaseline)
3) Sand entire engine cover with 320 grit sandpaper, so most of the texture is removed.
4) Wipe down engine cover with alcohol
5) Spray sandable primer onto engine cover. About 4 coats.
6) Sand with 600 grit sandpaper.
7) Spray silver as your base coat. It helps to make the bright colors more vibrant.
8) Spray 5 coats of your color choice.
9) sand lightly with 600 grit sandpaper
10) spray 5 more coats of your color choice.
11) sand with 600 grit sandpaper.
12) spray 5 coats of clear.
13) sand with 600 grit sandpaper
14) Spray 5 more coats of clear
15) Sand with 600 grit sandpaper
16) Spray 5 coats of clear. ( Hold the can back about 12 inches so this layer sprays very evenly).
17) Sand very well with 1000 grit sandpaper.
18) Spray 2-3 coats of clear
19) Let engine cover dry overnight.
20) remove masking tpe from letters.
DONE!!
It should come out like this now:
I know it's a lot to read through...but somewhere towards the end, there will be a couple links to Donrome's website where you can purchase the modified front bar (there's a cutout for the alt), rear bar, and front & rear brackets. Pretty sure it's $140 for the set.
And since we're showing off...
Doesn't quite jump out at you like the others here...but it's the black-n-silver that will be the basis for all mods to come. It's quite dingy now...so i think it will get re-painted this spring.
Um i'm noticing some of you have your coolant hoses under your cover , this is the incorrect way to put it together and if you notice on your coolant lines you will see marks where the engine is slowly melting the lines and leaving indintations in it. Coolant lines go over the cover. Not saying its it will burn threw but i'm sure to a degree it will eventually weaken the hose :X
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Dito on the hoses, I've seen four other LS4's, all have the lines under the cover. Given there are notches for said hoses on the cover. I personally think GM could have just moved them to the firewall or something and it would have looked better and functioned the same.
Last edited by MagnaPilot; Jan 11, 2008 at 10:18 PM.