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21st February 2012, 11:31
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Painting Rocker Cover
I'm thinking about spraying my rocker cover black. I don't want to take it off the car so plan is to spray it when on the car. Would I still be able to drive the car when the paint is drying especially with the clear coat. Might get hot and bubble
Ross
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21st February 2012, 11:35
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the dirt and dust coming into the engine bay as your driving along would stick to the paint
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21st February 2012, 11:35
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take it off mate
and rub it down and i would some use heat paint . also fit a new gasket aswell
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21st February 2012, 13:13
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Originally Posted by skidzVTR
take it off mate
and rub it down and i would some use heat paint . also fit a new gasket aswell
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usual paint routine then
primer, paint, clear
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21st February 2012, 15:13
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Originally Posted by jailbreakvito
I'm thinking about spraying my rocker cover black. I don't want to take it off the car so plan is to spray it when on the car. Would I still be able to drive the car when the paint is drying especially with the clear coat. Might get hot and bubble
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Screams pikey/chav/bodge job
Do it properly, or dont do it 
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22nd February 2012, 13:03
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its 2 bolts take it off...
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22nd February 2012, 15:52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by skidzVTR
take it off mate
and rub it down and i would some use heat paint . also fit a new gasket aswell
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+1
Also, if you cant find the heat paint in your colour what I did (cause mine was pink back in the day) I used white radiator paint to prime, and did a few layers of that. Obviously radiators = hot = like to think its heat proof. Mine didnt bubble/flake/etc and lasted about 6 months until I wrote her off :'(
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22nd February 2012, 15:56
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Some people astonish me on how dumb they actually are. Painting the rocker cover on the car are you for real?
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22nd February 2012, 16:31
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do you want to change a tyre while your driving the car too?
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22nd February 2012, 20:25
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Originally Posted by YourDreamGirl
+1
Also, if you cant find the heat paint in your colour what I did (cause mine was pink back in the day) I used white radiator paint to prime, and did a few layers of that. Obviously radiators = hot = like to think its heat proof. Mine didnt bubble/flake/etc and lasted about 6 months until I wrote her off :'(
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may have something to do with the fact you don't need high temp paint on radiators/ rocker covers.
only 'need' it on exhaust manifolds.
even engine blocks you can use normal paint.
i have hammerite on mine and it's fine never come off.
and the rockercover doesn't get as hot as the block.
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22nd February 2012, 21:14
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Originally Posted by f13sta
may have something to do with the fact you don't need high temp paint on radiators/ rocker covers.
only 'need' it on exhaust manifolds.
even engine blocks you can use normal paint.
i have hammerite on mine and it's fine never come off.
and the rockercover doesn't get as hot as the block.
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This. I cant see the need for people using high temp on everything. Its shit paint gives a shit finish and only comes in basic colour's.
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29th February 2012, 22:41
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do you want to change a tyre while your driving the car too?
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Fuck it mate. Might as well let's make it a changeling. Done it now anyway and took it off. Chill your beans
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29th February 2012, 22:43
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#reads thread, o painting gawds..
Nothing wrong with painting it whilst its on. Just make sure its dry before actually drive imo or it will bubble and look shit.
i painted my calipers whilst they were on the car.. am i a pikey?
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29th February 2012, 22:53
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Originally Posted by Prickle
#reads thread, o painting gawds..
Nothing wrong with painting it whilst its on. Just make sure its dry before actually drive imo or it will bubble and look shit.
i painted my calipers whilst they were on the car.. am i a pikey?
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Best thing ever lol... Get him told
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29th February 2012, 23:00
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Pmsl, i wasnt being arsey about it i was jus sayin tbh.
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