Jonmurgie 2 Posted June 19, 2006 Spent this weekend stripping, cleaning, preping and painting the engine bay on my track car and I'm glad I bothered as it looks so much nicer now and will really do the engine justice once it's sitting in there! Here are some pics: Engine Bay Inner Wings And there are a load more pics and info on my site: http://www.mdracing.co.uk/rebuild.asp I just used Halfords Peugeot Graphite Grey and it looks spot on really, got to get some more of it as I only got one tin (stupid me) and want to do a couple more coats as some areas were a bit bare, and then lacquer it as well for a longer lasting finish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sam 4 Posted June 19, 2006 That looks good! Wish I could be arsed to do mine, kind of given up cosmetically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonmurgie 2 Posted June 19, 2006 LOL, well the outside of my car remains a dog, dented and falking paint etc... just that I wanted to life the bonnet and people be surprised by how nice it is under there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alastairh 47 Posted June 19, 2006 Nice one. Sure is going to be a nice engine bay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vern 0 Posted June 19, 2006 Jon out of interest how long did it take to strip engine bay to the state ready for painting?. Vern Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smckeown 1 Posted June 19, 2006 that's come up smart. Once it dries etc, get some wax on to help keep it clean like i did recently Your inner wings are in relatively good shape too..best bit of bodywork on the car Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashley peddle 3 Posted June 19, 2006 looks wicked! will deffo be on my list of things to do when i finally get a new engine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonmurgie 2 Posted June 19, 2006 LOL @ Sean What kind of wax did you use matey? I stipped the engine over a far few weeks but I would say that if you set about it properly (already having taken the engine out) then I say an hour to get all the 'bits' out of the way and remove all the bungs, clips and then 2/3 hours to prepare the bodywork, de-grease (cause it WILL be greasy!) and then key the surface... as with anything paint wise it's all in the prep so no point skimping it too much. At least being in the engine bay you can get away with a 'slightly' dodgy bit of painting as most of it's covered with stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugpete1108 62 1 Cars Posted June 19, 2006 just done my bay in silver ( car is black) , not too bothered cosmetically but the paint i used has a catalyst to add to it and is full of metal granules , so is really hard wearing , basically should last the test of time. had to be applied with a roller tho and has got a bit of a matt textured finish , but as i mentioned its not about the looks ,its practicalty thinking about painting the whole car in it as it dries rock solid!! lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonmurgie 2 Posted June 19, 2006 sounds interesting... black car and silver engine bay! Got any pics? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smckeown 1 Posted June 19, 2006 (edited) wouldnt a white bay (irrelevant of car colour) help with early diagnosis of leaks ? I'm sure I have seen race and rally cars employing this tactic I used my normal car wax (meguiars NXT) on the bay; I was recommended to use it to enable the bay to be cleaned much easier in the future Edited June 19, 2006 by smckeown Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugpete1108 62 1 Cars Posted June 19, 2006 sounds interesting... black car and silver engine bay! Got any pics? interesting? a little odd i would say , but it was the only colour i could get . no pics yet but i will sort some out tommorow , it still needs a little touching up in places possibly another coat. but like i said looks were not really that important ( not in the bay anyway) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paintguy 0 Posted June 19, 2006 Very nice Certainly worth the effort, as you say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_C 50 Posted June 20, 2006 Looks excellent John - nowt better than a mint bay if your exterior's not so hot Planning similar when my car goes down to X Sport later this week - it's kinda the opposite to yours at present.... As for waxing, I'd recommend a heavy duty synthetic sealant - Carlack 68's very good and available from www.carsparkle.co.uk or www.svsp.co.uk (fairly close to you from memory) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mak 0 Posted June 20, 2006 looking good jon, it doe smake a difference when the engines in! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pdd144c 0 Posted June 20, 2006 Definately worth doing, my red car is going to have a grey engine bay and interior soon once the cage is complete. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pdd144c 0 Posted June 20, 2006 (edited) No real reason apart form the fact it will keep to the color scheme the car currently has. Will look like this I guess: Edited June 20, 2006 by pdd144c Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonmurgie 2 Posted June 20, 2006 Not too bad actually... quite like that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pdd144c 0 Posted June 20, 2006 Ta. Just need a rocker cover like yours to finish the look off I guess! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugpete1108 62 1 Cars Posted June 23, 2006 as requested one black car with on silver engine bay: don't look too bad does it??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
