I'm thinking of having my engine cover painted...Can I see some pics of our members that have had them done and what you paid to have them done? Thanks in advance...:smileup:
So I decided to "dress up" my engine bay a little more today by painting my engine cover and my radiator cover. I used the RAM badges from when I debadged my truck to add a little "BLING". Whatcha think?
I read hi temp paint isn't needed for the engine cover. I just wonder how well the paint jobs hold up? I prefer not to waste my time if it wont hold up with the wrong product.
High Temp paint really is not needed. After driving for over an hour in 90 degree weather the engine cover is still cool enough to touch. It is no hotter than the hood is. IMHO
I paid to have it done. Dipping takes a lot of practice for good results. The items I have done are the interior center council, vents and steering wheel inserts, fender flares and the engine cover. All done in the same pattern.
Yes sir. Plastidip and patience most definitely. The stars I drew onto cardboard as my stencil and then traced onto painters tape. Then placed and spaced the stars evenly with ruler. :smileup:
Beautiful country out there as I have not been up north that way since my teens. I think your flag would look pretty badass on there. Especially everytime you open the hood to check fluids and all. Just that little extra something to give you a little pride in your ride.:smileup:
Did mine myself. Nothing very fancy, but I like the look under the hood. Took much longer to mask off than actually paint. Just like someone said, make sure it is clean. I went over the raised letters with some 400 grit just to break the surface, then cleaned with degreaser.
Working on going with all red accent under there, started with the red BT catch can.
I swore I wouldn't touch or paint anything in my new truck, but man... now i don't know. I really gotta stop reading any post that has "mod" in the title. lol
dipped and painted... love the way it came out... told the company what i wanted and told them to just go with it... they came out with this... i love it
The engine cover looks great Gantman! :smileup: Looking for an intake for my R/T and noticed you have the Injen. You have any more pics? You are the only person so far who I have seen with one. Do you like it? How does it sound?
This is a long thread so I apologize if this info is buried in here already but I thought some of you might find this link helpful.
The guy is selling decals that fit on the engine cover to cover the "Hemi 5.7".
Anyone who has tried taping out those letters trying to make them perfect can attest how much time it takes to get right. I think $15 for decals is pricey but hey ..... so is every single thing we do to these trucks. HA!
Happy Thanksgiving to the Z