paint matching questions
07-12-2009, 08:23 PM
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paint matching questions
ok i decided on color for my car for the most part. pretty sure i decided against black. more reasons than just for color.
anyways here is the color i think i decided on.
and kinda what it might look like on my car. ignor the front wheel, still tryin to decide on wheels.
anyways with that said. i want to paint my heads and oil pan to match, the rest will be black. how can i possibly paint them to match? my thought is
step1:hi temp primer
step2:the actual paint used on the car
step3:hi temp clear
will this work?
anyways here is the color i think i decided on.
and kinda what it might look like on my car. ignor the front wheel, still tryin to decide on wheels.
anyways with that said. i want to paint my heads and oil pan to match, the rest will be black. how can i possibly paint them to match? my thought is
step1:hi temp primer
step2:the actual paint used on the car
step3:hi temp clear
will this work?
07-12-2009, 09:25 PM
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you can see it. the enginebay is going to be a big focal point of the car since all the wires are hidden, the fender aprons are all narrowed and there is nothign in the way of the motor, trust me you'll be able to see plenty of it. soooo....its kind of important to me to paint match those items to the car.
07-13-2009, 09:43 AM
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yes, i'm gonna be a guinea pig and try it out. i saw a display of the paints out at the dragstrip in joliet IL during the pro drags at the summit tent. the paint looks very nice and the price isnt too bad 
im finally done with all the filling and block and filling and blocking and fillings and blocking yadda yadda yadda. good lord it takes forever smoothing this crap
it looks really stupid right now but i used 2 different colors primers because it made it so much easier finding low spots where i was working at. everytime i used the same color where i was working i would create a low spot and i couldnt see i was doing it. i saw this technique on TV not too long ago and i like it. much easier for my eyes to see what i was doing and where i am working. so im done, and ready for a good primer coat and then paint 
im finally done with all the filling and block and filling and blocking and fillings and blocking yadda yadda yadda. good lord it takes forever smoothing this crap
it looks really stupid right now but i used 2 different colors primers because it made it so much easier finding low spots where i was working at. everytime i used the same color where i was working i would create a low spot and i couldnt see i was doing it. i saw this technique on TV not too long ago and i like it. much easier for my eyes to see what i was doing and where i am working. so im done, and ready for a good primer coat and then paint
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07-13-2009, 09:59 AM
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I painted my valve covers, intake, intake tube and some other little parts with regular car paint and clear. It will be fine and there really is no need for high temp primer, but if you feel better using it, go right ahead. I really need to take a bunch of pics and put them in my album, but I am too busy and I always forget. It will good silver.
07-13-2009, 10:18 AM
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I painted my valve covers, intake, intake tube and some other little parts with regular car paint and clear. It will be fine and there really is no need for high temp primer, but if you feel better using it, go right ahead. I really need to take a bunch of pics and put them in my album, but I am too busy and I always forget. It will good silver.
yea but those parts dont get nearly as hot as cylinder heads and oil pan...see where my concern is? think they'd still be ok with just regular paint and clear?