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Engine Cover Dress-Up
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:18 am
by cknight725
The stock engine cover has been wayyyy to boring for for me since I took delivery in April -- this past weekend I saw a similar treatment on a 2005 GTO and decided I wanted to do my engine cover the same for the Vibe.Its very simple -- Some Dupli-Color Hi-Temp Gloss Black as the base coat, some Argent Silver and Charcoal for the raised letters. The whole thing was then glossed. I used some leftover Eastwood wheel restoration paint (made for metal) for the raised letters so I sanded the tops of the letters to ensure it adhered properly. I gave the rest of the cover a good bath in dish soap and dried it. I didn't do any other sanding or touch up mainly because the surface had a texture to begin.Summary ShotLettering DetailAnd god help me I tried for 15mins to "index" the oil cap so that it was positioned exactly right but couldn't get it!
Re: Engine Cover Dress-Up (cknight725)
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:23 am
by damronjr
Lookin' sharp! Someday I'll do mine, I just know it!
Re: Engine Cover Dress-Up (cknight725)
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:03 am
by BlueCrush
Nice Job! Definitely, better than stock.
Re: Engine Cover Dress-Up (cknight725)
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:51 am
by jwalcik
looks good!
Re: Engine Cover Dress-Up (jwalcik)
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:44 pm
by BOZACK
Looks good. I will do mine when I have two hands again.
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:12 am
by northvibe
wow, that is NICE looking. looks way better than stock. did you spray the under side or just the top?
Re: (northvibe)
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:50 am
by cknight725
Just the top .. the underside has some tissue paper attached that would've been a pain to work around, plus you can't see it at all ...
Re: Engine Cover Dress-Up (cknight725)
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:46 am
by ToolGuy
Good job looks great!