Painted my Engine Bay
03-20-2007, 07:47 PM
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Front Spoiler and Bumper
Before you say anything, it's not finished,
Trying to figure out if I should paint the waffle part black or leave it blue. The rotary will have a red light or reflector in it.
Waiting for the weather to warm up , then I can work on her.
Trying to figure out if I should paint the waffle part black or leave it blue. The rotary will have a red light or reflector in it.
Waiting for the weather to warm up , then I can work on her.
03-20-2007, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by buddman
Had some autobody students looking to learn some new things- Got the engine Bay painted and bumper painted.
It's nice and easy to keep clean.
What do you think, too much blue?
It's nice and easy to keep clean.
What do you think, too much blue?
Get yourself a Blitz Radiator cap (you can see one in my photo) and you'll be set 
-Cody
03-20-2007, 08:03 PM
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1. I love how you moved RX-8 to the left on the trunk lid. What were the steps?
2. Definitely paint the fake grill black, or get one to insert in there. I think rx8strakes.com has some?
3. Like the look of it, what were the steps for the bumper?
2. Definitely paint the fake grill black, or get one to insert in there. I think rx8strakes.com has some?
3. Like the look of it, what were the steps for the bumper?
03-21-2007, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by buddman
Before you say anything, it's not finished,
Trying to figure out if I should paint the waffle part black or leave it blue. The rotary will have a red light or reflector in it.
Waiting for the weather to warm up , then I can work on her.
Trying to figure out if I should paint the waffle part black or leave it blue. The rotary will have a red light or reflector in it.
Waiting for the weather to warm up , then I can work on her.
03-22-2007, 06:54 PM
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Regarding Autobody Students. Contact your local Technical College, they are always looking for cars to work on - but you must be willing to leave if for a bit - 1 week or two pending the classes.
03-22-2007, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Krasnog
1. I love how you moved RX-8 to the left on the trunk lid. What were the steps?
2. Definitely paint the fake grill black, or get one to insert in there. I think rx8strakes.com has some?
3. Like the look of it, what were the steps for the bumper?
2. Definitely paint the fake grill black, or get one to insert in there. I think rx8strakes.com has some?
3. Like the look of it, what were the steps for the bumper?
Re the paint job - hardest part for the Autobody Techs was the sanding of the plastic grill - had to smooth it so that the paint will adhere - very long and hard process - I felt sorry for the student. He had a 1 inch sander to fit in all the groves - same goes for the under hood stuff - it also had to be baked / washed/ baked ... to remove all oils out of the components before painting. Long process.
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