started out like this and went through this haha











Tell me what ya think still have to do a couple of finishing coats then clear coat it so have a little bit more to do but basically thats what its going to look like

 

youe going to leave it primered? look nice other wise

 

no the last picture is showing you what color its going to be when Im finished that was the first coat of paint in the last picture going to do about 2 to 3

 

well done, extremely jealous.

 

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sorry didn't see the black. how long does ti take to paint your bay? when i swap my motor i want to re do my enginge bay but i think i'm going to be working with a clock (the car is mine dd) and what kind of paint do you guys use and how much? hope i can find a "can can" sale at autozone.

 

you can do it in about 3 days if you take your time but in a rush probably two because you have to let it dry but I used about 3 cans of primer and Im going to use 4 cans of paint and its called dupli-color you can get it at auto zone or any place like that it cost me $22 for 4 cans of paint and some 1000 grit sand paper but it came out pretty good so look to spend about 50

 

not bad for $50

 

yep just getting started on the rex

 

will be putting the last of coats on it tomorrow

 

its looks real good,,,thank god you didnt spray it that orange/red paint like you were telling me.....so i guess you're going to leave the car black now?

 

i have to say it doesnt look bad..
just make sure you spray alot of clear...if it was me i would get the flat clear too, i dont think a really shiny engine bay would look that good.

 

take off all the tape so that we can see how it looks.

 

Whats with the newspaper and rattle cans? Id would have shot it out of a real spray gun and removed the headlights and did a better job of masking...Thats how I do them.

 

3 can of primer?4 cans of paint? theres no need to used that much paint..all you need is 1 can of primer/sealer and maybe maybe 2 cans of paint...3 days?yeah right..if it took you 3 days to do that next time dont be lazy and tape everything up take it off...do it the right way the first time.

 

yea looks really good, i did the same thing with my rex a couple weeks ago... check it out in my sig... my bay used to look exactly like yours haha, but mine was red and black/green/purple/blue and yellow over spray my car had about 8 previous owners haha

 

expletive all you haters I did what i did to my car...and I think it was the right way just because I didnt take everything off dont mean I didnt do it the right way and NaIIawah what else is there to mask??? all i have to do is put one more coat on then im puttin clear coat on and I havent figured out what color Im painting the car and I will take all the masking stuff off once I get done with it will be more pics by monday but this is the paint I used and thanks for every ones opinons not mad just wondering why every one thinks they could have done better when I only had 60 dollars to paint the engine bay with 60 dollars thats it and plus Im only 16 so it was an experience for me

 

you could of rented a gun and compressor taped it all off, degreased and got half a pint of paint for 60 bucks i only spent 80 bucks but i bought a full gallon of sealer for later use But it does look good i couldnt even tell it was rattle, that other idiot probably couldn't either until he read what you said... I one time rattle canned the whole interior of my car it turned out pretty good

 

well I didnt just buy paint I but some different kinds of sand papaer so yea I have some pics I took to day after it dried I might wait till tonight to put another coat on

 

btw i believe you are dropping a b16 into your rex? you should beat in where the alternator fits before you painted it,, your going to have beat that in whether you like it or not

 

yea but where do u beat it at dont know where its going to sit.....first time workin with hondas

 

on the driver side, you know where the alternator sits right? just beat in where the alternator normally sits, beat it in about a 1/2" deep and 2"in diameter -------&gt; http://www.crxresource.org/mod...d=134 --------&gt; check this site it has a full swap instruction

 

wish I would have done that before I painted well I hope the alt. covers up where I beat it in

 

it does just tape a rag where you beat it to help prevent ugle damage

 

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You should have removed the fenders and pulled the headlamps out .I could that same job with $60-$100 bucks. Heres how I do them and how the shops Ive worked and work at do it. Pull fenders off or un bolt them and pull them to the side.

1.Wax and Grease the engine bay
2.Red scotch the engine bay(no need to sand it with paper unless there are chiped areas)
3.Wrap tin foil around wires and hoses etc
4.You can d/a the top of the core support if you want to. Use 280 or 320 grit(your choice) Really you only need to red scuff it and wax and grease it.
5. Put one coat of sealer on...no need for primer really because theres no mud work on it is there? and Im sure theres not enough bare metal exposed and its already painted.
6. Base coat it(1 pint should be enough to do the engine bay.
7.Clear coat one nice coat or two coats if you prefer

That my friend is how you "cut in" a engine bay..Doing it this way should not cost any more than a $120. Figure you can get a red 3m scuff for almost nothing. Paint..1 pint is roughly $60...Sealer is cheap too. Clear maybe $50.

(I might have mis spelled a lot or missed a step or two but im pretty sure its right...im on sleeping pills right now.

 

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You should have removed the fenders and pulled the headlamps out .I could that same job with $60-$100 bucks. Heres how I do them and how the shops Ive worked and work at do it. Pull fenders off or un bolt them and pull them to the side.

1.Wax and Grease the engine bay
2.Red scotch the engine bay(no need to sand it with paper unless there are chiped areas)
3.Wrap tin foil around wires and hoses etc
4.You can d/a the top of the core support if you want to. Use 280 or 320 grit(your choice) Really you only need to red scuff it and wax and grease it.
5. Put one coat of sealer on...no need for primer really because theres no mud work on it is there? and Im sure theres not enough bare metal exposed and its already painted.
6. Base coat it(1 pint should be enough to do the engine bay.
7.Clear coat one nice coat or two coats if you prefer

That my friend is how you "cut in" a engine bay..Doing it this way should not cost any more than a $120. Figure you can get a red 3m scuff for almost nothing. Paint..1 pint is roughly $60...Sealer is cheap too. Clear maybe $50.

(I might have mis spelled a lot or missed a step or two but im pretty sure its right...im on sleeping pills right now. </TD></TR></TABLE>

1.) I did clean engine bay scrubbed it with de greaser
2.) sanding did fine for me
3.) why tin foil tape worked fine
4.) put it on there so the paint would stick better so when I sand the primer
5.) I did it the way I did it with spray can and came out fine so quit complaining
6.) my money I did what I did

why remove fenders and head lights more work thats just dumb I said engine bay not frame IM PAINTING THE ENGINE BAY NOT FRAME