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31st March 2009, 09:45
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Rocker cover painting
Thinking of jazzing up my rocker cover , will i need special paint for this ? anyone tried this at all ? thinking of a rainbow effect i saw this on a cosworth once looked very 
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31st March 2009, 12:35
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search for the guide on here mate, about every person on here has sprayed their rocker cover at some point
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31st March 2009, 12:38
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31st March 2009, 13:34
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just hammerite does the job mate
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31st March 2009, 13:43
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as above a hammerite aerosol works a treat
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31st March 2009, 15:03
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is there any other paint than hammerite i can use ? my mrs has a air brush kit as she does custom nails , i thought of letting her have a go on spraying it up as her artwork is pretty good ...
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31st March 2009, 15:20
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Rocker covers get a bit warmer than fingernails....
I used normal rattle cans to paint mine, it's all about the preparation on that tho else it will just peel off, clean it really really well and use an acid etch primer
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31st March 2009, 15:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bickerton
Rocker covers get a bit warmer than fingernails....
I used normal rattle cans to paint mine, it's all about the preparation on that tho else it will just peel off, clean it really really well and use an acid etch primer
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cheers mate , yeah was'nt going to use nail varnish !! lol though you get some wicked colours though , ta mate
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31st March 2009, 15:59
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Did mine with rattlecans and laquer 4 months ago pic shows it lasts if done carefully
Ignore the rest of the bay, tis a work in progress 
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31st March 2009, 16:36
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Originally Posted by Slammed_Posi_Vtr
search for the guide on here mate, about every person on here has sprayed their rocker cover at some point
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ive not done mine lol although it is rusting a bit at the front  it just looks a bit of a pain to take off and put back on, although the rest of my engine bay looks quite nice now having gave it a quick once over with WD40 last nite for 20 minutes 
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31st March 2009, 20:48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bickerton
Did mine with rattlecans and laquer 4 months ago pic shows it lasts if done carefully
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cheers mate , i'll look out for a rocker cover to practice on first
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