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Engine compartment paint options
Who has an engine compartment painted something other than semi flat black? I'm looking for options on a project - post pix of what you've done. :metal:
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Sooooo, everyone has semi flat wheel houses and radiator supports?
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color under the hood on the firewall inside fender tops everything else semi-gloss black
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I've seen a number of them with gloss black inner fenders that look great and I've seen several with body colored inner fender that look great. A lot of guys still like that almost original look of the flat or no shine black though. I just wish I had enough done on my 71 that I could worry about it but it works for it's gas ration every day and doesn't sit still long enough for a cosmetic makeover. If the broke down, it's supposed to be a 30 mpg daily drive little box with wheels was running the 71 would get some stuff done to it.
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I dont have any pics yet I just had my core support and inner fenders powder coated red the same color as my truck will be.
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I painted mine with Zoletone
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Mine is gloss black , I like it myself.
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I'll paint them purple!!
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Gloss black firewall with the silver carried over from the interior color.
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Painted mine factory white. Had the local paint supply shop mix it and put into spray can also cleared over it. Fender wells por15 top coat. Also painted fenders and core supporthttp://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/...7/1802a09c.jpghttp://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/...7/7a2bce15.jpghttp://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/...7/66226640.jpghttp://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/...7/d3e463c5.jpg
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firewalls are my pet peeve i think they always need to match the outside vehicle color and as far as inner fenders and core support..... semi gloss for a factory looking truck , body colored for a custom looking truck , my 2 cents
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pix of mine, I forgot to put it in earlyer.
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Mine is still a year away from paint but,,, Im going to do a three stage paint on the exterior and would love to continue the same color on the inners and core, but,,,, Its expensive paint And a lot more work than semi gloss would be-----prob. wont make the final decision till I get the gun full of paint!!
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here's mine before i added the filler panel at the radiator, and the new master cyl. and booster
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I just went from gloss black back to satin. It just looks right to me. The gloss was too high maintenance and takes away from the engine if you're anywhere close to stock looking. Maybe for billet street machines...
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LEEVON, that looks great ! Is this a current upgrade ?
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You did a great job on that Leevon. There's a place for gloss on a stock appearing engine compartment. To me it looks better than new.
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Thanks all. Mike, I just finished cleaning up the engine bay and dash wiring plus tilt column in my '71. There is a link to the pseudo build thread / refresh in my sig.
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Yup. Choosing colors on stuff is almost harder than anything else on a project for me. :lol: |
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Well you're doing something right, she's looking pretty good. How about red and white with black chassis and fenders...there, done! Just jokin, but I am one of those weirdos who think GM did a pretty good job the first time. Let's just say you won't find me painting a truck purple or comparing color chips from the book and settling on "2012 mazda ____" LOL.
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I was always a fan of the textured black like you see on the edelbrock valve covers and air filters. I plan to do the inners and firewall like that with some SS or aluminum accents.
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http://www.automotivetouchup.com/cho...l=All%20Models :lol::lol: but in all seriousness I'm a huge fan of 50th anniversary Corvette red :devil: |
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LOL - well, if we all did things the same it would be pretty boring. This is as close to artistic expression as I will ever get. :D |
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