Im trying to spray mine atm and it's doing my farking head in. How do you guys spray it so it looks so smooth? When I spray it, theres paint runs, etc. Looks ****!

The one on my car is done in crinkle coat and looks realy good but I've got a spare one I just did in anodized red and it looks crap. I didn't polish it up enough. I think I'll have to send it away to get polished.

Quote: Originally Posted by G Im trying to spray mine atm and it's doing my farking head in. How do you guys spray it so it looks so smooth? When I spray it, theres paint runs, etc. Looks ****! haha mate if your using paint from a can its always best to do many light coats, can start with a primer undercoat which will help also, but you just gota take it easy for the first couple of coats with a good 5-10 minutes between coats. the quality of the paint makes a BIG difference. your standard run of the mill export paint = colored piss in a can. spend a bit of extra cash and get some good quality paint and ull be sweet Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

with the wrinkle paint, can you get it made in differetn colours? my mate wants a ferrari red for his inlet manifold and rocker cover (mr2 beams) and no normal red wont do, he is too much of a perfectionist

I will be painting mine in the same colours as my car, also painting the engine block as well previously i painted it the same colour as my car in 2pac came out fantastic, no rubbing off etc, just off the gun

did my rocker cover today came out a treat i used a heat gun instead of a hair dryer Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

looks good

Just Curious guys is there a gasket between the rocker cover and head i am pretty sure there is, Is there any steps on making sure you dont damage it in any way ?

i have my rocker cover off and all polished up and want to paint it the same colour as my car - cardinal red. Has anyone used acrylic paint before? Autobarn can mix the colour into a pressure pac. Otherwise its like a hundred bucks for 1 litre of 2pac.

just thought i would let u blokes all know that they do now not make VHT Wrinkle Plus red any more so if u are keen on doing this it may be hard to find. was for me good luck boys Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by VL.Calais Just Curious guys is there a gasket between the rocker cover and head i am pretty sure there is, Is there any steps on making sure you dont damage it in any way ? Yeah there is, if you're respraying your rocker cover you just pull it out. It's a rubber gasket that fits in between the grooves of the rocker cover. It just pulls out.

this is great instructions for doing it properly cheers, will be painting mine in the near future when my lifters get replaced..

Before: rocker cover before.jpg (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=19825&d=1211365420) rocker cover before - side.jpg (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=19826&d=1211365420) After: rocker cover after.jpg (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=19827&d=1211365530)

sorry pics are small.....click to see bigger... one more after pic rocker cover after - side.jpg (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=19828&d=1211365590)

does every1 think it looks good or sh1t if you paint the inlet plenum in the red as well as the rocker cover coz thats what i wana do

i think it looks wierd and dont like it, but thats my opinion. I'd prefer a highly polished inlet manifold

Mine's better: Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

sick...im oing to give it a go on the charade when i loose the licence for a month(19 days)

anymore pics of the METALCaST colours? i got blue and i duno if i wana do it or not! its a morning blue VL too so yea... looks pretty shmick in metalcast blue i reckon but iwana see more pics