Had to rebuild the engine so I figured now was a good time to reshoot the engine bay. The car is a 96 EK hatch. Originally Grenada Black, but it was supposedly reshot Flamenco Black Pearl. Anyhow, whomever did the repaint did a horrible job and its cracking. The bay was never shot either. I took this time to clean and paint the engine bay FBP in preparation for when I reshoot the whole car...

Here are a couple pictures to show what I was working with BEFORE I did any repainting. I removed the brake booster, all brackets, unclipped the wiring and also the entire clutch mechanism. I opted to leave all brake lines in the car because I didn't want to have to bleed the system afterwards. The A/C system also stayed completely intact.







Car was pushed outside and engine bay lightly wetsanded with 800 grit. I used an excellent cleaner and a toothbrush afterwards to remove any grease/dirt residue. Its entirely essential to start with a clean surface.







I covered all brake lines and wiring with tin-foil to protect from overspray. Anything that got small amounts of overspray on it was removed using 0000 steel wool. Here is a shot shortly after the last coat.











Paint used was PPG Omni. Its a single stage paint, not the greatest from what I have read but also not the worst in terms of "economy" paints available. Everything was shot using a rattle can. The car itself will be shot properly using a gun. I just wanted to make the bay look better then the old faded, scratched appearance it had before. Let me know what you think.

 

That's nice man, good work

 

Ooooh, cleannnnnnnnnn.

 

looks nice man i did the same thing like 6 months ago

 

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I think this paint will hold up quite well, although the guy in the paint store kind of made me think he thought I was an idiot for doing it this way. I just didn't have the time to strip it, trailer it to my dads, shoot it, etc... The spray can made things alot easier. So far, the paint seems quite durable, so I am not too concerned with it. I am just about done getting everything cleaned and put back... then its time to work on the engine.

 

Good job, I was thinking about doing this to my engine bay this coming winter.

 

Its the addition of heat in the motor compartment that will give the paint issues down the road, however, im sure for the time you spent and the price you paid, it looks just fine.

 

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I have used this paint on exterior panels and so far its holding up 6+ months strong and several washes. If it does become an issue, I will respray it with a gun. Time will tell.

 

I rattle canned mine too, your's came out good. It looks good for about 3-4 months and then you will have to re-clear everything. I used dupont milano red automotive paint that a body shop mixed up for me and dupont clear also. Both of which were in a rattle can.

 

The paint I used is a single stage... meaning the clear coat is already mixed in with the paint. Supposedly you cannot clear coat on top of it or it will crack. Don't know, didn't try. I will see how it does with time. Worse case I am redoing it.

 

Very nice.

I want to spray my engine bay sometime soon...

 

you can clear over single stage ..... i have done it a few times... one time on a mustang and it made for a very deep black .. and lots of shine which was nice

 

what engine bay cleaner did you use?

 

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Simple Green

 

nicely done!
I'm in the process of doing this myself.

How many rattle cans did you use and how many coats did you lay on it?

 

nothing quite like a fresh engine bay, i like it!

the single stage will last as long as you own the car then some you don't have to worry about anything as long as you prepped it properly. engine heat doesn't affect it at all. every engine bay is painted from the factory with the same paint as the exterior anyway.

 

great job..thats clean

 

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I'm in the process of doing this myself.

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Its been a short while, but if I recall correctly I used 3 cans. I wanted to get a good layer on there, but not too much if you know what I mean. BTW: it still looks great even after several cleanings and many many days with 110 degree outside temps

 

i have also cleared over a single stage paint job.it works!!!

 

after you washed it with simple green did you re-wash the bay with car soap and sponge , or did you just wash it with simple green and let it air-dry? Also did you wipe the bay down with anything after you washed it? The reason i asked is because i just washed mine with simple green concentrate(NOT DILUTED) and i want to know if i should wipe it down with anything before painting.

 

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Air dry. Don't use any sponge or anything that will leave a residue or fragments of material behind. That crap will get in your paint.

 

not to shabby man....im always amazed at what people can do with a rattle can...being a painter myself, i couldn't make a car look like that with rattle can if i tried lol.

 

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Looks pretty good man

 

clean ! post a pic with everything back on there.