anybody paint there stock rb20 intake before?

[POOPmouth]

just seeing if anybody has painted there stock rb20det Intake before?

how did it come out if you did _ pictures maybe

-- was it worth it at all ?--

-- im in the process of getting to know my Motor alittle better -

so i got alot of it apart -- changing turbo -- only with t3manifold - elbow

- valve covers are going to get painted - spark plug cover - ?- intake

let me know ? or any suggestions

not going to powder coat

[Darius]

Are you thinking of painting the entire thing or just the top half? My thoughts on painting the whole thing would be

1) Waste of a lot of $$ if it is painted professionally. They'd sand blast it and paint it for around $500 I would imagine. My valve covers alone were $135.2) Would probably get scratched all to hell trying to reinstall the thing while the motor is in the car. Trust me, I have removed mine twice while in the car and it's not the funnest or easiest thing you can do. 3) If you were dead set on painting it yourself, degrease the parts real good, then spray away with some high temp engine paint and you should be good to go.

[Eikon]

I'd say get out a grinding wheel and polish the heck out of it. I've seen a few polished up and they look hot!

[POOPmouth]

intake out at the moment _ yes its a pain in the ***-- might thing about polishing it out -ill see after valve covers are painted tonight --- wll keep you posted and thanks for input

[rb240det]

I just had my valve covers powdercoated, only cost me $30.

[DrifterTom]

i would not advise painting the valve covers. i had mine off and sandblasted them, and the powder coating machine broke before I got to them. i was done with my intake and half done with i/c piping. so hot side i/c is painted along with the vlave covers. two years later it looks like a$$. detracts from my kick a$$ ride. powdercoat or polish, painting has no place under the hood. my $.02

[Bluefire]

If you decide to paint go with an epoxy paint. It will stand up to oils and harsh chemicals...

-Bluefire

[POOPmouth]

ok good info -- i also decided to not paint my intake -- figuring that ill just end up getting and custom intake anyways - so NO go with painting intake - ? maybe polish or even better just clean LOL -

as for the valve covers -- painted them -- mmmmmm looks soo good wind pushed the NEWS PAPPER!!! against them - and i droped other valve cover ontop of the other - F@#$ - its kool alittle wet sand - another coat - clear BOOM done -- will post pictures - in the next few days -

again thanks for info

[POOPmouth]

valve covers done-- DUE to the set backs from yester day night -- and to do light wet sand and the Scraps added-- Two runs - overspray-- other than those fixs - will be done tonight -- pictures tonight or tomorrow

[POOPmouth]

- tomorrow - found out i have a Sand blaster- Yah me -- so i started on the intake -aka POLISH QUEST -- going to stop - Sand blast the intake and what ever else tomorrow - then see how it comes out-will post pictures of intake tomorrow cuz i only have my camara phone - got to dark- also will post before and after pictures of engine bay-

-- thinking of doing a wire tuk-any suggestions on that would be nice?- was thinking of a mild wire tuk-leave the Fuse boxs in the engine bay but rout then throw the fenders- - what yyou think?