so its grey? it looked silver to me...does it match the ssm color?

 

oh nice.. it looks clean

 

Ya, it's silver. Same thing.

It's not a perfect SSM match, but it's close enough that you wouldn't really notice a huge change.

 

in that case i suggest you not to clear coat it. spraying the clear onto the silver will just make it dull...clearcoat seem to enhance every other color except silver...

 

Allan It looks tight but I have to tell you I am stealing your ideas.. I was thinking of something similar not quite exact but after seeing pics I am definitely stealing your idea thanks bro..

 

It's OK... I kind of got the idea from someone else.

I combined a few ideas on this one that I've seen people do. Someone did the 'i' Red and I thought it looked good. And someone else taped off the oval to leave it stock and that looked good too. And I'm not sure if I saw anyone tape the '16 valve' or not though. Don't recall.

But really, feel free.

 

That looks great!!

 

Great DIY.. love the contrast of the cover now.. keep it up!

 

Great job taping off the letters. The whole thing looks very clean.

 

looks great!

 

you should have PEPSI give you a little something for their free advertising. Nice cover though

 

Im rather fond of your bright red nuts....hey wait that doesnt sound right

 

*someone* suggested that I paint them blue.

I'll leave her out of this.

 

Haha!!! I told him to paint them blue

 

wouldn't you scratch the paint off of your nuts next time you remove the cover?

 

what brand paint/color did you use? Engine enamel?

 

looks good.

 

And heaven forbid you scratch up your nice shiny nuts

 

Ya, the paint on the nuts could scratch...

As for the brand... the silver is engine paint (high temp) and the red is just plain automotive paint from duplicolor. I figured since there was so little of it... i wasn't terribly concerned about it being high temp.

 

Can you tell me the process how you did it? Did you just spray? Or did you apply something else to it?