I was bored today at work so...

[mike griffin]

i made some paint!

i think this is the 3rd or 4th time ive painted this damn thing. Hopefully it stays this color.

[Jess Atendido]

nice job...can u show me how u paint that?...i gotta feeling it's more than just spraying the damn thing

[Jeremy Clarke]

To do a really good job you need to strip off the stock paint. Yes, it is painted. I used a 5 gallon bucket of paint stripper to soak mine in.  It came off real easy. You also want to use enamel paint and give many light coats.

[John Hartman]

and use high heat.  And some high heat clear.

And remember boys and girls, its ALL about the prep.

and whaddya mean you 'made some paint' ??

you work at a body shop?

[Jesse Veitch]

Jess if you're interested check out Mike Cummings thread in the specs and tecs section, it'll be a coule pages back, he's got a nice guide with some pics.

[mike griffin]

i work at lordco, and i mixed some "Chrysler 4038" and added a some hardener and high temp additives. heres the end product:

[Jovan Ceklaj]

Mike, I strongly suggest you get rid of your exhaust manifold and turbo.  You should have known better than to pick up mummified exhaust.  Who knows what kind of curses it will bring upon your house :laugh:

[Jess Atendido]

Jess if you're interested check out Mike Cummings thread in the specs and tecs section, it'll be a coule pages back, he's got a nice guide with some pics.

that's why i couldn't find it, all this time i was looking at the garage section...thanks

[mike griffin]

Mike, I strongly suggest you get rid of your exhaust manifold and turbo.  You should have known better than to pick up mummified exhaust.  Who knows what kind of curses it will bring upon your house :laugh:

I muffified it after i put it on, and it brings good luck. My alternator doesnt melt anymore, and my hood is never hot.

[John Hartman]

or you could just get a heat shield

[Jesse Veitch]

you sanded down the letters after the paint I see, how'd that go? in Mike's little write up he said he tried it that way and chipped the paint so he masked it, but I imagine it would be a lot easier to just sand it afterwords

[John Hartman]

worked totally fine for me

I used a file with the "draw file" technique, not sand paper.

[mike griffin]

i masked it off, but nothing chipped. i used that green paintingtape stuff that isnt very sticky, and some newspaper. and i let the paint bake in the oven before doing it. Its the 4th time I've done this, so I'm a pro now

[Eric Ringrose]

hey I like the STOCK AIR FILTER...... jerk

wanna buy a Type S? you're going for the whole purple car look right?

 

[mike griffin]

hey I like the STOCK AIR FILTER...... jerk

wanna buy a Type S? you're going for the whole purple car look right?

 

i own 66% of a MAF T setup, leave me alone: (ill give you 150 and my stocker. and you throw in the g tech)