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Engine cover Painting

Decided to dress up the engine cover. I have a renewed respect for those that have done elaberate detailing.

       
    
    
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Cleaned and scrubbed with Dawn detergent, let dry
1 Cleaned and scrubbed with Dawn deter…
 
Taped off the letters etc with some old drafting tape I had, one circle complete, used paper to keep from getting my oily hands on the clean surface.
2 Taped off the letters etc with some …
 
All the circles taped off
3 All the circles taped off
 
5V disapears
4 5V disapears
 
All taped up ready to spray, I also cleaned what I could with alcohol to remove any hand oil.
5 All taped up ready to spray, I also …
 
Step one complete, I used my left over brake caliper paint, hope it works.
6 Step one complete, I used my left ov…
 
Next step, clean and tape off the oil trough
7 Next step, clean and tape off the oi…
 
Made a template to mark some holes
8 Made a template to mark some holes
 
All taped off, holes marked and ready to paint. There is a thin black tape that you don't see to mark the edges, below the masking tape
9 All taped off, holes marked and read…
 
Step two finished
10 Step two finished
 
another shot
11 another shot
 
Complete, with a little color
12 Complete, with a little color
 
engine cover 026
13 engine cover 026
 
engine cover 023
14 engine cover 023
 
Sandblasted and cleaned ready for spray. Placed it in a cup, no taping needed.
15 Sandblasted and cleaned ready for sp…
 
All black, first step complete
16 All black, first step complete
 
A little tectured look after sand blasting, decided to leave it that way.
17 A little tectured look after sand bl…
 
Added a little red to it, sprayed paint on a board and stamped it on, seemed to work OK
18 Added a little red to it, sprayed pa…
 
Obviously not perfect close up, but it is just a fluid cap.
19 Obviously not perfect close up, but …
 
Finished and in, better than the blue, but not great. More of an experiment.
20 Finished and in, better than the blu…