Ha ha yeah is that time of year, I just finished mine, I hate engine bays they are soooo much work!

if you get a run in the colour then its kinda stuffed, if its in the clear, then you can sand it out and then buff it and it will be as if it were never there, thats based on the assumption the car is met gold.... if its just a solid colour, and no metallic or clear, then you can sand it and buff and it will be sweet. painting an engine bay isnt that dissimmilar to painting the outside of a car, its all pretty much the same process when it comes to both prep and paint application, except there is a bit more prep with the bay and you have to wash/prepsol it better. probly no need for a tech article as there are plenty of how to paint threads which can be applied to whatever you paint, whether it be a bonnet, and engine bay or a bumper...

ill be doing solid colour, one white, one cannary yellow and if they come out ok, a blue with blue/white/purple pearl ontop. so i guess im lucky Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

To anyone thats planning on doing this...I wouldnt get too carried away stripping to metal around the headlights etc, not going to see any of that once its back together...if I was you, as I did the first time I did mine, take a bit of extra time to knock down all the raised lumps in the inner guards and fill or knock up the low sections...youll kick yourself sooner than later if you just leave these.....whats a few extra days when youve already spent weeks already...LoL.

bay is lookin good as i wanna do my abortion of a bay before my engine goes in(next 2 weeks i hope) thankxx for the inspiration

got any progress pics mate? would be good to see how ur going

Quote: Originally Posted by misk got any progress pics mate? would be good to see how ur going whom me???? i hope your not refering to my nightmare RB.FA18:rollseyes: i honestly dont have many pics of it not worth sharing any way lol when it gets outta johns i owe her a polish at least for some glamour snaps,

lol id be happy with progress shots from anyone doing ther bay ill be taking off my manifolds and few other bits n pieces next weekend which will leave basicly the engine and booster in the bay, it might be just the excuse i need to clean up the sides of the bay a bit lol, not too fussed with the firewall directly behind the engine so will go from the pic below to hopfully somthing like shonkytrb shonkytrb do u have any other build pics?! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

well i took my manifolds off and i couldnt resist doing a bit of tidy up work what started as just wanting to do some touch up paint turned into wanting to removed the battery tray which then turned into a full smooth job lol... started last weekend and will continue working on it until next weekend and ill have a go at painting it in 2pac myself. and yes this is the first time ive attempted this kinda thing lol, but i can paint alright from graffiti. i rekn if youve got the time, space and the patience you should give it a go! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Heres a few progress pics of how mines comming along, progress has since halted for exams but will be getting back into it from the 14th. Biggest thing i can stress to anyone about to do this is that you need to make it perfect the first time! dont rush it!, there are areas of my bay i have to go back over because of this! Again, Dont rush the process lol! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

its coming along welll... i got exams atm to.... cant do shlt will der on

i done mine a while ago now. the worst part would of been getting it back to bare metal.. ill definatly be sand blasting my new cars bay in the next few weeks and will put progress pics of that up. this is my effort on my old car. before: and the outcome : i will be spraying my next car in the same color, allthough doing the whole car this time. will get a thread up once it begins. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

wow that looks the goods man!

engine bay is a cu*t of a job so time consuming and so many little bits to get into and that and if not prepped properly will be no good.. i have done 3 engine bays now and another mates to come soon lol.. the end result always puts a smile on ur face though?

Quote: Originally Posted by DVS VL280 the end result always puts a smile on ur face though? ***n better! lol so much bogging and sanding and re bogging and sanding and some more bogging yay

Quote: Originally Posted by misk ***n better! lol so much bogging and sanding and re bogging and sanding and some more bogging yay it does mate.. dnt worr i kick and scream throw things when im doing it just bc it takes so longand other ****.. and another thing gotta be so careful putting everything back in engine bay bc we dnt want any scrathes do we after all those long hard nights

yeh i was thinking bout putting it back together just before... luckily im only fitting 4 barrell manifold, extractors, gas converter and brake booster in the bay, hopfully not too much that can go wrong lol but we shal see! its good to see ppl doing **** like this themself.

Quote: Originally Posted by MadVK308 wow that looks the goods man! thanks mate Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

it realy helps to paint at around 27 degrees or a a nice sunny day and when u put the first coat of paint on dont worrie if the colour dosent cover completely frist go this is where people stuff up a bit let the first coat sit for like 5mins that way the first coat has more bite and you wont end up with more of a chance of geting big sags or runs. medum coats all the way is the go and if ur realy confident u can do a "double header" on ur last coat witch is laying one coat down then going sraight over it with another coat witch if done right u cant to get it to flow out a little more or u can complely stuff it up and make it run. theres a tip if it helps.

Looks like we're going to have a crack at laying down the colour tomorrow if time permits. Got a few questions about the paint though lol. Brought this paint a while ago, i'm pretty certain its arcrylic anyone able to confirm? EDIT Also can anyone with some prior spraying experiance share a few more tips thanks! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.