RATTLE CAN ENGINE BAYS, RESULTS. . .

[Lukey48screamer]

Hmmm. . . Was wondering if anyone has used rattle cans to do an engine bay before and what they turned out like good or bad?

Im thinking about going this route for my car but dont know how it will hold up against under bonnet heat etc...

If anyone has got any pics or stories to tell please do whack'em up

[john_3.0s]

not tried it but you can get some pretty good rattle can paints now days. used plastikote on my struts and they came up beautifuly, lovley deep shine and pretty tough coverage too.

 

what colour are you thinking? same as the body or black?

[Lukey48screamer]

Yeh gloss black to match the car...

What process did you do them?

Thanks for the tip mate

[john_3.0s]

i just took them back to bare, slung some etch primer on and did about 3 coats of the plastikote gloss blue. Dried quick too as it was a nice warm day.

[hotrodholty]

iv matt blacked mine, cleaned it with engine de-greaser, rubbed it down with some sand paper, quick wipe with some thinners and painted it, i thibk it looks a lot tidier in black, had no problems with heat or anything like that

here mine buddy

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[SmokeEm]

Glyn X Pack did mine with Satin Black rattle cans. It was white previously and he tried to clean it up but it was bad so he did this for me This is obviously before the 4 branch & 45's

 

[escort21]

Yeah remember that Smokem'..I helped out with that bay

[SmokeEm]

And a mighty fine job you both made of it too Tim

[5hane]

some ones matt blacked mine i would like to do it silver tbh,

 

but for a cheap alternative (till a respray) i may do it in satin black

 

unless silver would come out ok ?

 

also couldnt u use hammerite?

[4 door escort]

so when you doing it then bro?

[Twinkle]

i rattle canned mine. i did use proper colour mixed ones from a bodyshop supplier

 

before...

during...

after...

and thats a straight from the can finish not been cut back or polished yet

[4 door escort]

pukka, looks like that came up really nicely, i've never had a problem with spray cans

[Lukey48screamer]

Ive been hard at it all day will try post some pics up later.. I hate finding what retards have bodged up...

Its not a tidy job hes done but if I can make it look respectable I'l have to be happy with that.

I never used to lift my bonnet to anyone...

If only I could turn back time

[Yeomans22]

before

 

 

after

 

didn't take the engine out to do it either,

 

im going to spray it again soon, as the engine gotta come out now.

 

Paul.

[Univex]

I did mine with a rattle can:

 

 

 

 

 

[escamino]

Straight from the can

[Lukey48screamer]

Some very tidy results fellas well done, and thanks for your replys-must say thats got me pretty much decided on the way to go...

If Im any good with smoothing out filler I think I will have saved myself a small fortune!