On all my cars I've painted my engine color red, just something I love doing, but because my K&N intake is metallic red I thought I'd have some fun with this project
I used:
Krylon Cherry Red Paint and Primer in One (3 coats or one spray can)
Krylon Glitter Blast Cherry Bomb (1 coat)
Krylon Glitter Blast Clear Sealer (2 coats)
First coat of red
Second coat of red
Glitter Coat
Set onto car after clearcoat dried
My next plan is to put the Metallic Silver overlay on from Grafxwerks (hopefully arriving soon), and then put it back on the car!
Hope you like it, though the pictures don't do the metal flake justice. In person it's so cool!
K&N Typhoon SRI,DC Sports Header, Bosal Sports Muffler, Six-Speed Swap, Canuck Lowering Springs, 17x7.5 Black Six Spoke Wheels, Two-Tone Paint,LED Interior Accents
Racing is life, anything beforeor after isjust waiting...
And I was bored... had some red engine paint in my garage and an itty bitty brush, so I did this! (Just have to mask off and re apply the black to it due to sanding)
K&N Typhoon SRI,DC Sports Header, Bosal Sports Muffler, Six-Speed Swap, Canuck Lowering Springs, 17x7.5 Black Six Spoke Wheels, Two-Tone Paint,LED Interior Accents
Racing is life, anything beforeor after isjust waiting...
Looks great! Did you go with a non-gloss clearcoat? The color pretty much exactly matches the intake tube but it's not quite as shiny (which isn't a bad thing in my opinion).
The clear is actually a glossy clear, but as you stated it isn't "as" shiny lol At first I was miffed because I wanted them to be identical, but now I love the way it looks so I don't mind it being half a shade off haha
K&N Typhoon SRI,DC Sports Header, Bosal Sports Muffler, Six-Speed Swap, Canuck Lowering Springs, 17x7.5 Black Six Spoke Wheels, Two-Tone Paint,LED Interior Accents
Racing is life, anything beforeor after isjust waiting...
In fact, I don't plan on any more engine bay modifications! Unless something else strikes my fancy I feel I have completed my work. Maybe some day I will paint up the intake manifold? =)
K&N Typhoon SRI,DC Sports Header, Bosal Sports Muffler, Six-Speed Swap, Canuck Lowering Springs, 17x7.5 Black Six Spoke Wheels, Two-Tone Paint,LED Interior Accents
Racing is life, anything beforeor after isjust waiting...