Rocker Cover

[MarcB]

Well as the car is off the road and i managed to get this paint from work for £3.00 i decided to spray the rocker.

I had the engine running for 20mins to warm it up so the paint was not going to take ages to dry.
Masked it all up and covered everything i could, Wiped it all down, Cleaned it the best i could with a rag and brake cleaner and brushed it all down.

Gave the rocker the first coat and then waited around 30mins before the second coat and then around an hour for the 3rd coat.

 

[r1chardh]

Looks good!

 

[MarcB]

Built it back up last night and it does look a lot cleaner but the pictures show it as being a lot lighter.







Im now thinking about doing it black or more of an aluminium to match the inlets.

 

[markoc]

Good job! It looks tidy! I'm in the process of tidying my engine bay up and I have painted my rocker capsicum red. I have a few more things to do and also I'm waiting on new engine mounts arriving but when I'm finished I'll post a few pics up to see what you think.

 

[Gambit]

Nice work Marc, i plan to powder coat mine in satin black, if i ever get around to doing it.

 

[MarcB]

Nice work Marc, i plan to powder coat mine in satin black, if i ever get around to doing it.

I have tried to get one off in a scrappy and it was a nightmare and not something i would ever attempt on my old car.
I can understand when you are getting the belts done and things as the rocker is off then but just to pop the caps, brake the seal all for powder coating is just hassle

 

[ldubl]

Engine bay looking very smart & clean MarcR!

Liking the Trophy red theme, esp the airbox screws!
May be match the rocker in red too, you'll also then have a 'red top engine'

My initial reaction was the same as yours, may be match it with the gorgeous aluminium surrounding it!

Black would be best when filling engine with oil & would fit in with other parts of engine bay :up:

 

[Mikeyjp]

i did mine black, to allow for a bit of grime build up

 

[TonkaTruck]

Exactly what I've done to mine, while doing the belts.

VHT Wrinkle Black

 

[MarcB]

Exactly what I've done to mine, while doing the belts.

VHT Wrinkle Black

I was going to use that but its a silly price per tin and with getting this stuff cheap.

I am 75% going to be changing the colour to black

 

[markoc]

I like the black wrinkle! I painted the rocker of my mx5 with it and thought it looked good.
I have painted mine in capsicum red. It was a 2k paint and not vht - so I'll have to see how it holds up to the heat!

 

[MarcB]

I like the black wrinkle! I painted the rocker of my mx5 with it and thought it looked good.
I have painted mine in capsicum red. It was a 2k paint and not vht - so I'll have to see how it holds up to the heat!

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Do you have any pictures of the car built back up ?
I have an engine cover over mine so you can't actually see it but none the less its cleaner.

 

[markoc]

Hi Marc,
I'm still in the middle of tidying it up. I have the gearbox support off at the moment and I'm going to paint it also. I tried getting the Turini anthracite colour to paint the upper engine mount and fuel rail but I couldn't get it because it's an Ixell colour. I read on Cliosport that Audi nimbus grey was a good match - so that's what I got. It doesn't match my wheels but they had been refurbed before I bought the car - so I don't know what colour they were painted.
I'll post more pics up as I go along

 

[markoc]

Finished painting the rocker cover and other bits. Looks good imho but I'll have to see how long it stays looking that way!