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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 12:54 PM
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Painted Engine Cover

I just got my engine cover painted to the same color of my exterior car color. I was just wondering if anyone on the forum has had experience with painted engine cover. How long does it last? and will it eventually start to peal or bubble, due to the fact of the amount of heat it gets from the engine. My bodyshop said that they use high durable paint, and have not gotten any complaints, but i would love to hear anyones experience with this. Thanks
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 01:04 PM
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Re: Painted Engine Cover

Originally posted by BrabusClK04
I just got my engine cover painted to the same color of my exterior car color. I was just wondering if anyone on the forum has had experience with painted engine cover. How long does it last? and will it eventually start to peal or bubble, due to the fact of the amount of heat it gets from the engine. My bodyshop said that they use high durable paint, and have not gotten any complaints, but i would love to hear anyones experience with this. Thanks
the only thing the paint has to deal with is the high temps in the engine bay, so as long as the shop used good quality high temp paint, you shouldn't have problems at all...
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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The pink paint that kleemann used on my engine cover doesn't fade nor peel. :p
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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Pictures???? Would red look good on a black car?
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 05:19 PM
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Pictures???? Would red look good on a black car?
Sure it will. Look at all the Brabus cars. They are all black with red engine covers. It looks really nice.
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