how do i paint my rocker cover

[KING-EP82]

what type of paint do i have to use to paint my rocker cover?

 

[GTnomez]

Any to be honest, it doesnt get that hot for it to crack or anything.

Ive recently had mine airbrushed and thats normal car paint.

 

[DaveEG]

I've painted a few with normal car paint and all have been absolutely fine

 

[KING-EP82]

nice 1 lads i heard that you need to paint it with hightemp paint, obvously not tanks lads

 

[Blak_Mamber]

nice 1 lads i heard that you need to paint it with hightemp paint, obvously not tanks lads

As above, its not necessary. Had no probs with mine being painted in normal paint. Just dont shot blast the cover before painting if you were planning on doing that.

 

[JasonGlanza]

mine was made with normal paint too but applied with 'wet on wet' spraying technique, dont know the exact process though as im not a sprayer but its over 2 years now with no signs of peeling off or something! important to clean very very well before spraying.

 

[GTnomez]

As above, its not necessary. Had no probs with mine being painted in normal paint. Just dont shot blast the cover before painting if you were planning on doing that.

Whys that?

 

[Blak_Mamber]

Whys that?

The beads/sand from the sandblaster get trapped within the rocker cover and is a right bitch to make sure you get them all out. Even running an air compressor through it for hours still can leave the smallest amount trapped somewhere. Just not worth it as you can't be sure if its 100% bead/sand free.....Think Krissyb had this problem and as a result, had a small sand collection in his engine.

 

[GTnomez]

Ah f*ck. Knew you were going to say that!