Painting Rocker Cover!

[DomVTR]

Am thinking of Getting my rocker cover sprayed either black or white aint to sure yet :p . Wat kind of paint do i need does it need to be heat paint or wat? anyone got a pics?

[doubledavies]

heat resitsant paint would be a good idea!

used the halfruads stuff

[doubledavies]

I had the "rust" top edition saxo!

then just a bit of painting and £10 later:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/doubledavies/IMG_1146.jpg

[Steve]

would hamerite work lol? got loads of gold left from my calipers

[Jungle_Jim]

you do not need heat proof paint for the rocker cover, normal primer, paint and laquer is fine. you can also paint it in the car if you are carefull and mask things off and use a dust sheet for the rest

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/8bitgeneration/rocker2.jpg

[Emma_ZS]

there is a guide about this which has recently been done

[Emma_ZS]

here you are mate:

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89844

[Steve]

good link guys, just using hamerite on mine :homme: see if it comes out shite, if it does will do it properly :p

[doubledavies]

ignore my above post!

just made a thread about it!

the halfruads stuff comes off in your hands!

its awful!!!!!!

avoid!

[RedB]

LOL doubledavies*is that rocker cover just left in primer?

[RedB]

Decent paint and some rust prevention stuff i would use

So obviously high heat resistant for heat shields and exhasts etc
and normal paint for rocker covers and most other stuff?

[Jungle_Jim]

Decent paint and some rust prevention stuff i would use

So obviously high heat resistant for heat shields and exhasts etc
and normal paint for rocker covers and most other stuff?

i used normal paint on the heat shield and that is fine too however on long journeys the laquer becomes tacky but rehardens when it is left to cool, you could just not laquer it and it will be fine

remember only paint the top visable side

[Baz]

i used normal paint on the heat shield and that is fine too however on long journeys the laquer becomes tacky but rehardens when it is left to cool, you could just not laquer it and it will be fine

remember only paint the top visable side

wish mine had stayed ok, looks a right mess :(

[VTS_16v_Boy]

I originally done mine with Very High Temp spray paint but it flaked and I had to sand down the covers and start again, on most of my cars in the past I have simply used Halfords High Temp brush on paint which Ive found to be really good.

You dont get the same smooth finsih but for what I find it much easier to use and have painted things from Rocker covers to Brake Callipers with it and its fine.

Here's my S covers painted, bloke I took my car to once said 'Its always nice to open a bonnet and see a nice clean bright engine, most of the time its just a dirt Black oily lump, brightened my day up mate' Honest :y:

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i277/turpin2000ad/SaxoVTS16v15.jpg

Notice the slightly unsmooth finish where the light has caught it, but people that have seen it say its ok and it just makes the engine bay more easier on the eye :y:

[RedB]

nice one mate, like it alot

Anyone else tried this or used spray?

[RedB]

Wheres the air filter from btw mate?