Duplicolor High Heat Engine Enamel

Cricket · August 14th, 2008, 04:42 PM

Got a new project I want to try.

How well will the engine enamel stick to the plastic valve covers on a GT? Or should I just go with the high heat spray?

Also which blue will be the closest to sonic blue?

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/colors/highheat.html

Im kinda color blind so I need help with figuring out which one will match the best.

Drick · August 14th, 2008, 04:48 PM

The paint will probly peel regardless. Your gonna have to scuff the plastic real good before you paint it. If you took it to a shop and had them do it with real car paint it wouldnt peel. Hell if I wasnt graduating school this thursday you could send me those covers and I would paint em for free with real car paint sonic blue

But if your gonna do dupli color that Chevy blue looked pretty close

Cricket · August 14th, 2008, 04:51 PM

I cant have it peeling, and I want to do it myself...I'm gonna need it to withstand engine heat.

Drick · August 14th, 2008, 04:52 PM

Scuff it real good with a scuff pad and spray it with engine enamel and it shouldnt peel

vfast · August 14th, 2008, 07:07 PM

DE1609..WILL LOOK good and add 25 horsepower

Originally Posted by Cricket

Got a new project I want to try.

How well will the engine enamel stick to the plastic valve covers on a GT? Or should I just go with the high heat spray?

Also which blue will be the closest to sonic blue?

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/colors/highheat.html

Im kinda color blind so I need help with figuring out which one will match the best.

ZoomZoomMFer · August 14th, 2008, 07:16 PM

i did mine with the engine enamel with quite a few coats of clear... but i guarantee they get scratched.. its almost 100% impossible to maneuver the covers onto the heads without the gaskets falling off the bottom of them.

Cricket · August 14th, 2008, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by 98SilverStang

i did mine with the engine enamel with quite a few coats of clear... but i guarantee they get scratched.. its almost 100% impossible to maneuver the covers onto the heads without the gaskets falling off the bottom of them.

Which color did you use? I think thats going to be the closest to sonic blue as I'm going to find.

ZoomZoomMFer · August 14th, 2008, 09:39 PM

the color is ford dark blue

Cricket · August 14th, 2008, 09:58 PM

hmm...well then it's either the chevy blue or ford dark blue im going to go with

MustangMatt96GT · August 14th, 2008, 10:43 PM

Dont use clear. Cricket. The clear makes it look like crap after a while. My setup with no clear is holding up fine. and if you drop the k member down about an inch or so and let the motor come down, valve covers are really easy to put on with out scratching.

August 14th, 2008, 04:48 PM	#2
Drick Big timin' in a small town 2004 FX4 F150, 86 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Gods country. Nordern Michigan eh Posts: 14,336 iTrader: 1 reviews	The paint will probly peel regardless. Your gonna have to scuff the plastic real good before you paint it. If you took it to a shop and had them do it with real car paint it wouldnt peel. Hell if I wasnt graduating school this thursday you could send me those covers and I would paint em for free with real car paint sonic blue But if your gonna do dupli color that Chevy blue looked pretty close __________________ FX4 Crew Crew member #1 Don't take anything I say to heart, I don't try to come off as an asshole. It just happens

August 14th, 2008, 04:52 PM	#4
Drick Big timin' in a small town 2004 FX4 F150, 86 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Gods country. Nordern Michigan eh Posts: 14,336 iTrader: 1 reviews	Scuff it real good with a scuff pad and spray it with engine enamel and it shouldnt peel __________________ FX4 Crew Crew member #1 Don't take anything I say to heart, I don't try to come off as an asshole. It just happens

August 14th, 2008, 07:16 PM	#6
ZoomZoomMFer zippeewannabee 06' Mazda Speed6 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 3,211 iTrader: 17 reviews	i did mine with the engine enamel with quite a few coats of clear... but i guarantee they get scratched.. its almost 100% impossible to maneuver the covers onto the heads without the gaskets falling off the bottom of them. __________________ Cobb SRI \| Eibach ProKit \| JBR Short Shift Plate \| JBR Rear Motor Mount

August 14th, 2008, 09:39 PM	#8
ZoomZoomMFer zippeewannabee 06' Mazda Speed6 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 3,211 iTrader: 17 reviews	the color is ford dark blue __________________ Cobb SRI \| Eibach ProKit \| JBR Short Shift Plate \| JBR Rear Motor Mount

August 14th, 2008, 10:43 PM	#10
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,692 iTrader: 3 reviews	Dont use clear. Cricket. The clear makes it look like crap after a while. My setup with no clear is holding up fine. and if you drop the k member down about an inch or so and let the motor come down, valve covers are really easy to put on with out scratching. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

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