which paint for Plastic engine parts

[mikeyb10supra]

For all those who have sprayed and colour coded there plastic engine bits ie (fan shroud, fuse box lids etc) can you tell me is this a fairly easy job......im thinking of getting the DIY skills on the go at the weekend and spraying it all just wondered whats bits I will need to do the job ie primer etc.

 

never done any spraying before so any help most welcome

 

 

Thanks

 

Mikey

[penguin]

hey mate, i did my wheels a few weeks ago.... diffrent grades of sandpaper are a must.... primer, secondary coat (or the colour you want) and lacquer (plenty of it for a real deep shine)

[Wez]

hey mate, i did my wheels a few weeks ago.... diffrent grades of sandpaper are a must.... primer, secondary coat (or the colour you want) and lacquer (plenty of it for a real deep shine)

 

Have you got any pics, what type of paint did you use and what colour?

 

[monkey76364]

The main thing would be to take your time and let each coast dry well before the next !!! I have made the mistake before of not

[TRD3000GT]

To be honest I would never DIY this sort of work as Ive seen too many of them look terrible after a lot of tome was spent painting them and the paint has started cracking etc after only a few weeks...

 

I let my bodyshop do this sort of work.

[BigRoy]

Prep. is the key. Use a plastic primer and even halfords do a petrol resistant lacquer now. Dont use normal lacquer, first sniff of petrol and it runs like a bugger!

[garetheves]

Ive done a few bits in mine and i used bog standard, out of the spray tin halfords grey primer, paint and laquer. Its even on buy 2 get 3rd free. Plenty of layers of each and 5 months down the line it still looks the same as it did the day i got it. check my sig for pics (done a few more since then so not up to date).