Painting Rocker Cover

Roderic · Postby **Roderic** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:03 am

To All....

I've just spent the long weekend painting both my clipers and rocker cover

Here is the finished product.

Now the mission is to get the car back running

Regards
Roderic.

irwin83r · Postby **irwin83r** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:33 am

dead sexy.. well done

just need a new oil cap

im looking for one too

atomic · Postby **atomic** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:38 am

Does your lettering stick out? Looks like it from the pics

From what I can recall, I think the lettering on mine are indented into the cover

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:01 am

indented on 1.6s

Roderic · Postby **Roderic** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:18 pm

Yeh the letters are raised, so you just sand off the paint once it's dried.
This is a 1.8L Rocker cover....

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:22 pm

a chrome 710 cap would look very nice with that

Lucky_Luke · Postby **Lucky_Luke** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:12 pm

Hey Roderic that looks pretty nice! Job well done.

I wish i could sand my letters like that but ive got a 1.6L one

painting the letters just doesnt look as \"meant to be\" like that sanded finish.

What brand/colour paint did you use on there???
is it metallic or a light wrinkle finish?

Cheers.
L.

Roderic · Postby **Roderic** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:22 pm

Thats the VHT Wrinkle Paint, got it from AutoPro here in WA. I think they sell it at Auto Bahn in the East.
You could try using tape cut in the letters to see if that works.....

jules · Postby **jules** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:23 pm

irwin83r wrote:dead sexy.. well done

just need a new oil cap

im looking for one too

There's always a few on Ebay.

Jules

green_comet · Postby **green_comet** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:22 pm

Came up really nice Roderic...

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:03 am

This is something I'd love to do....for removing the rocker cover, its just unplug the spark plug leads, disconnect teh oil vent line and undo the bolts right? when refitting, how do u \"gap the plugs\" if that has to be done