Engine bay prepped for painting
#1
Engine bay prepped for painting
I put up three pics of the engine bay prep. Apparantly the line lock has been leaking and I had to strip a LOT of loose paint off
In addition, underneath the battery tray needed some stripping. A guess battery acid was the cause. There were some starting rust spots that had to be taken care off. That and the overheating boilovers from last year.
http://groups.msn.com/GMsFbody/themo...to&PhotoID=857
Thanks again to Cory for the help. I hope to get it painted next week.
In addition, underneath the battery tray needed some stripping. A guess battery acid was the cause. There were some starting rust spots that had to be taken care off. That and the overheating boilovers from last year.
http://groups.msn.com/GMsFbody/themo...to&PhotoID=857
Thanks again to Cory for the help. I hope to get it painted next week.
#4
That looks good , what did you use to strip to bare metal ? You may want to seal it with something if your going to leave it for a while before paint ( etch primer spray bomb is better than nothing ) . Micro corrosion starts seconds after the metal is stripped .
I cant wait to see the finished job
I cant wait to see the finished job
#7
Re: Engine bay prepped for painting
Originally Posted by blown383
Old post but I was wondering if you have a write up somewhere or tips on repainting the engine bay?
-B
-B
#12
Re: Engine bay prepped for painting
I started to add primer to the areas that I sanded down to bare metal. This wasn't as hard as I thought! Just takes time to mask off and prep everything. There are certain areas that are hard to get to and I gouged some metal so I need to sand that area smooth and primer it again.
The primer alone looks good and almost matches the OEM Sebring silver. I may just pick out a can of spray paint that matches the car and be done with it. I'm not so sure spending $75.00 on a quart of paint is going to be worth it when noone else will notice the difference.
-B
The primer alone looks good and almost matches the OEM Sebring silver. I may just pick out a can of spray paint that matches the car and be done with it. I'm not so sure spending $75.00 on a quart of paint is going to be worth it when noone else will notice the difference.
-B
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