engine bay colours

1. billytalbott Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch

   #1 30th March 2011, 12:27

   Right then I've got a 1.1 saxo and at the moment under the bonnet I've got some sort of ford RS green for the rocker cover, covers, strutbraces etc also the calipers and drums are RS green. I painted it all with a paint brush and now I'm looking for a bit of a change, I want to spray it all a different colour but I don't no what colour? Ideas please
   (Pics will be up later on)
   
   Cheers
2. UKtom Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Portsmouth Posts: 1936 Scirocco

   #2 30th March 2011, 13:20

   if your cars green, i'd say something like black or grey... just makes the engine bay look tidier, but if you want something different... maybe white?
3. billytalbott Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch

   #3 30th March 2011, 13:54

   Yer I were thinking it all gloss black lol would look rather good imo
4. m11ler Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 Kent Posts: 4908 Posi VTR, Eunos Roadster

   #4 30th March 2011, 14:40

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by billytalbott Yer I were thinking it all gloss black lol would look rather good imo

   +1, All gloss black would look good on your car
5. billytalbott Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch

   #5 30th March 2011, 18:07

   where to get gloss black vht from though?
6. LloydR L-plater Joined: Feb 2011 birmingham Posts: 41 citroen saxo vts

   #6 31st March 2011, 14:15

   +1 gloss black
7. tomnelson Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 coalville Posts: 711 project flat arch

   #7 31st March 2011, 20:41

   mate all hammerite paint it high temp if not halfrauds sell vht, but i got gloss black hammerite on my rockers and heat sheild and it still looks perfect
8. billytalbott Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch

   #8 2nd April 2011, 01:08

   Will have to meet up again soon tom and I will have a look at the gloss black stuff mate, cheers
9. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

   #9 2nd April 2011, 10:37

   i did my old saxos bay bit white and it looked quiet good, did the
   strut brace, rocker covers, ecu tray, battery tray and the fans, dont have a pick of it tho sorry, gloss black would be nice but is the same old
10. crabzy Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Leyland Posts: 1998 have to find out ;)

    #10 2nd April 2011, 11:18

    gloss black would look nice
11. billytalbott Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch

    #11 3rd April 2011, 16:18

    started doing it all gloss black today and its pissed me off so much, the paint isnt sticking to the green so im going to have 2 strip all the paint back and re-do it all gloss black such a piss take
12. user_39284 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex

    #12 3rd April 2011, 17:15

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by billytalbott started doing it all gloss black today and its pissed me off so much, the paint isnt sticking to the green so im going to have 2 strip all the paint back and re-do it all gloss black such a piss take

    sand it down, wont have to strip it all the way back. just give it a rough surface for the paint to grip to
13. billytalbott Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch

    #13 4th April 2011, 20:20

    ahhh shit lol i have sanded it right back now lol no worries