Decided not to polish cam covers

1. mattg Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1744

   #1 23rd February 2008, 20:39

   Thought today was the day i was going to polish my cam covers on my vts, removed them and started rubbing down and was looking good until my polisher packed up, thought i would use an electric polisher rather than a cloth on an electric sander but th bloody thing just stopped working.
   
   Anyway, since they were lovely and smooth i decided to spray them up in gloss black and then do the centre plastic cover in a different colour, thought it would be cool to try and get a similar colour to the badge and this it what it turned out like, what you all think.
   
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   after;
   
   
   
2. steviet Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4119

   #2 23rd February 2008, 21:05

   looks good mate
3. pjsaunders06 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Portsmouth Posts: 2882 54 Audi A4 Estate 1.9TDi

   #3 23rd February 2008, 21:09

   very nice can you do mine yellow lol
4. mattg Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1744

   #4 23rd February 2008, 21:11

   cheers for the comments, wasnt too sure what it was going to look like cus i wanted them polished but its a bit different i suppose.
5. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #5 23rd February 2008, 23:05

   looks good mate
6. DAN-VTS Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 Kent, Medway Posts: 1274 NA 220hp standard - proper car, Yamaha R6

   #6 24th February 2008, 00:30

   pics on the car? Mine are being done black with red coil cover aswell
7. RedB Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445

   #7 24th February 2008, 10:41

   Very nice matey
   
   Mine will be similar but with Red covers and black coilcover combo
   New Citroen sport badge to fit when they're done aswell
   
   Pics on the car?
   
   What Paint and how much prep did you do to get the finish?
8. mattg Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1744

   #8 24th February 2008, 13:02

   most of the prep work went into rubbing the cam covers down cus was going to polish them up, rubbed the centre plastic cover with abit of 1000 grit to smooth it up abit, 2 coats of primer, rubbed them down, 2 coats of paint then 3 coats of heat resistant lacquer to finish them off.
   
   Just fitted them now, look ok i think.
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. evans1089 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 8935 Ibiza Cupra 204bhp

   #9 24th February 2008, 13:23

   very smart mate! looks mint
10. RedB Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445

    #10 24th February 2008, 19:14

    Really like those actually
    Tempted to paint my headbolts white now
    
    Very tidy. Good work dude
11. ozzy L-plater Joined: Feb 2006 Essex Posts: 53 Citroen Saxo VTR

    #11 24th February 2008, 19:16

    Looks sweet. Nice one mate.
12. saxovts140 L-plater Joined: May 2007 crewe Posts: 55 saxo vtr

    #12 25th February 2008, 13:19

    sweat
    looks good
13. Rich_Black_VTS Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2008 Bedworth Posts: 338 Saxo VTS MKII

    #13 25th February 2008, 13:37

    I did mine aswell,
    
    
    
    
    
    
14. mattg Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1744

    #14 25th February 2008, 15:06

    yeah looks good mate, thats what i wanted but hey ho, pleased with how mine turned out now.
15. Rich_Black_VTS Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2008 Bedworth Posts: 338 Saxo VTS MKII

    #15 25th February 2008, 16:02

    Yer, I like the look of urs.