Subject	My goal for the engine bay is to do something similar to BMW
Posted by	PiotrC70 on November 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM
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In Reply To	Ready to paint engine bay , any last thoughts ? posted by xteam300tt on November 22, 2009 at 09:02 PM
Message	and that is to have the paint job in more of an eggshell finish. Scratches won't be as noticeable. The thing is... if I'm recalling correctly on my old 530, the paint texture was more of a "light knockdown" like you would find in a house. goodluck
Follow Ups	Ready to paint engine bay , any last thoughts ? - xteam300tt 21:02:02 11/22/09 you inside the engine bay shot :-) (n/m) - Dream Z 21:09:17 11/22/09 If you are going to go that far, - Boosted1 21:11:18 11/22/09 2nd (n/m) - aliaZ 22:33:29 11/22/09 Take headlights out... - zfreak(Dallas) 21:13:05 11/22/09 agreed. considering what you have done, there are - KasbeKZ 21:46:27 11/22/09 Paint it Money Green yo (n/m) - Drk93TT 22:01:14 11/22/09 wErd! (n/m) - MAD_96TT(ATX) 23:51:35 11/22/09 I would consider deleting the fender clutch bleeder point - J-Mart 22:03:07 11/22/09 Stock alarm uses the hood switch sensor, and most good - Bernie (NoVA) 22:30:54 11/22/09 Makes sense. (n/m) - J-Mart 22:49:13 11/22/09 Why not go all the way? - 96300NAZ 22:25:30 11/22/09 My goal for the engine bay is to do something similar to BMW - PiotrC70 22:32:30 11/22/09 here is mine - aliaZ 22:34:40 11/22/09 well done. xteam, you should look here. - spotz 22:43:30 11/22/09 Wow.....Thats motivational , i'v a ways to go. Thanx (n/m) - xteam300tt 22:45:05 11/22/09 I didn't know you painted your engine bay. (n/m) - collegeboy 23:55:00 11/22/09 yep. first and only time I've used my paint gun (n/m) - aliaZ 00:07:11 11/23/09 As others have stated...you really might as well go this far - BCs300z 00:40:53 11/23/09 Now thats the way to do it. Quick question though - Antonio(AZ->NYC) 07:56:08 11/23/09 I just painted what was going to be visible - aliaZ 08:41:30 11/23/09 I see, yeah I just finished shaving and painting my bay - Antonio(AZ->NYC) 08:52:48 11/23/09 And i thought my engine bay was bad. - SuparexTT 22:46:07 11/22/09 I could never strip everything out like you guys - LJZTT 23:29:11 11/22/09 trust me, i was cussing up a storm. - SuparexTT 23:36:00 11/22/09 It's not rocket science - collegeboy 23:54:02 11/22/09 I KNOW it isn't rocket surgery, but for whatever reasons - LJZTT 01:36:51 11/23/09 Hah...I understand (n/m) - collegeboy 09:36:16 11/23/09 i forgot a plug under the dash... - SuparexTT 10:11:59 11/23/09 2nd. - ZXRider(SoCal) 10:18:50 11/23/09 it's so the truth. - SuparexTT 11:52:58 11/23/09 I am dreading the day I tear into the interior to replace - LJZTT 12:53:41 11/23/09 it's not too bad - aliaZ 12:56:40 11/23/09 Same here. Interior is cake. (n/m) - dogpile 13:41:53 11/23/09 Take your time, and remove everything (n/m) - collegeboy 23:55:26 11/22/09 You are using WAY TOO aggressive of a sanding grit. - Milo (SATX) 16:41:34 11/23/09 SOS pads w/ detergent ! it's as slick as glass and - xteam300tt 18:19:45 11/23/09
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