Hey guys so I decided to paint the plastic engine cover blue....first I applied Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter..then Duplicolor Metal Cast Ground Coat...the finally 3 coats of Metal Cast Color Paint.....not some of the areas of engine cover appear nice dark blue but some areas are turning light blue...even after applying even coats...what should I do? How can I fix this? Any help would be appreciated

 

damn all i did was spray engine enamel on mine and it looks straight

 

Just the enamel worked? I learned how to do it from this website:
http://www.focusfanatics.com/howtos/enginebay_painting/

 

dont worry, i changed all my LED's on my cluster 1by1 and when i tride painting the needles, i broke the damn oil temp. ____ happens

 

^ that post makes no sense and isnt even relevant to this thread....

w166sxs good find... will try again with that guide..

 

I think what the problem might be that I used cleaner with bleach to clean the cover
. I should have used dishwasher detergent but oh well we will see tomm how it actually looks. Pray to god guys that it turns out well

 

i can't believe it turned out like that after all those coats. i did one coat of engine enamel and looks good!

 

How long has it been since u applied enamel? How is the appearance of it...can you post a pic?

 

well.. maybe makes no since to someone who is 15, but what im trying to say is, i tride doing a MOD and fuked it up to, by the way, should have got a tc

 

the thread is about messing up a engine cover and you said you messed up your LED swap. i understood that. i just thought it wasnt really helpful in this thread.. and i like my xb same engine more space.

would washing it really help? wouldnt sanding it down and wiping it with a wet towel the same?

 

well if you did with wet cloth it would do the same but what I did was used the bleach with all purpose cleaner to clean the engine cover and i think that played the role in messing the cover up . I will post pics of it tomm so you can see what I am talking bout. I think it says I can recoat it after 7 days so I will see if that helps.

 

Mike did you check the website out?

 

i have painted afew covers and all i ever do is degrease them with some sort of cleaner, then i scuffed with a 3m pad and painted one or two coats of paint and mine always turned out looking good, maybe its the paint your using, i just use reg paint, nothing fancy

 

Alright guys here are the pics:

 

Grab some sand paper and some elbow grease and sand it all off. Use some wax and grease remover and repaint it. This time get a little crafty with it. Paint the hump a different collor and the letters. It will make it look 10x better! Good luck!

 

Haha thanks...any thing else I can do that might be faster?

 

Use some grease remover or rubbing alcohal before repainting it that way you dont get thoes fish eyes! And then I didnt belive it but once painted use some 1500 grid sandpaper and wetsand it before you clear it. The finish comes out ALOT better!! Didnt belive it untill i did it myself

 

What grid sand paper should I use to remove the paint? After I do this do I do grease remover/ rubbing alcohol? Then wash it?

 

And How easily does the paint come off with the sand paper?

 

tccris are u talking bout taking paint off again then doing it that way or just on top the paint i already did?