Painting Engine parts.. have some questions?

eleanorGT · August 17th, 2011, 03:56 PM

Ok... In the midst of painting my upper intake, cold air intake, throttle body, and alternater and other front of the engine pulleys.. Should i take off the alternator, and or other pulleys to paint them.. or mask around them, and paint them( of course after a good cleaning, and sanding)

I SN95 I · August 17th, 2011, 03:57 PM

Take them off. You will have a better paint job than spraying in the bay.

eleanorGT · August 17th, 2011, 05:18 PM

would it look cool to paint the bolt heads for the upper intake manifold BLACK, while the upper intake itself is RED??

I SN95 I · August 17th, 2011, 07:21 PM

That depends on your taste. But im a sucker for the Black/Red color scheme I would go for it

. Question though, what color is your stang?

eleanorGT · August 17th, 2011, 07:32 PM

haha... mineral gray

mcqueen · August 17th, 2011, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by eleanorGT

would it look cool to paint the bolt heads for the upper intake manifold BLACK, while the upper intake itself is RED??

You could try it, but there's a good chance that the paint will get pulled off when you go to torque the bolts back down. And yes, remove everything you're going to paint. Let it all have plenty of time to dry before reinstalling. I got impatient with my CAI and put it on too soon. It doesn't look so hot now that the couplers have gotten ahold of it.

eleanorGT · August 17th, 2011, 07:54 PM

ohh ya.. there gonna sit out all night!!

Mr. Red Pony · August 17th, 2011, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by eleanorGT

would it look cool to paint the bolt heads for the upper intake manifold BLACK, while the upper intake itself is RED??

I did that to my dif cover. It looks cool.

eleanorGT · August 17th, 2011, 10:03 PM

how oto do upload a picture.. i finished painting.. and want to upload my results..

Rich J · August 17th, 2011, 10:05 PM

go to imageshack.us if they don't embed into the post with the links provided Ill fix it as long as the links work.

Green_6er · August 17th, 2011, 10:06 PM

red pony, don't you have an 8.8?

eleanorGT · August 17th, 2011, 10:17 PM

ok.. here are some pics:

painted parts:

Shot at 2011-08-17

Engine before:

Shot at 2011-08-17

After:

Shot at 2011-08-17

Shot at 2011-08-17

While painting Before:

Shot at 2011-08-17

eleanorGT · August 17th, 2011, 10:18 PM

Hope you guys think it looks great.. your opinion counts

Mr. Red Pony · August 17th, 2011, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by Green_6er

red pony, don't you have an 8.8?

Yessir. That's whats in the pic.

Rich J · August 18th, 2011, 12:11 AM

looks good man.

I SN95 I · August 18th, 2011, 12:36 AM

Love the red.

warrior86 · August 18th, 2011, 12:44 AM

that is alot of red! good job though!

eleanorGT · August 18th, 2011, 12:08 PM

THanks guys.. took me a couple days.. !!

mcqueen · August 18th, 2011, 07:00 PM

Red wouldn't have been my first choice (although my theme is white and black) but it came out nice. I don't know if you have emissions where you live, but if not you could delete all that EGR crap and it would really clean up the engine bay

Xzavier247 · August 18th, 2011, 08:50 PM

What type of paint did you use?

August 17th, 2011, 03:56 PM	#1
eleanorGT Regular 2001 Mustang 3.8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 286 iTrader: 0 reviews	Painting Engine parts.. have some questions? Ok... In the midst of painting my upper intake, cold air intake, throttle body, and alternater and other front of the engine pulleys.. Should i take off the alternator, and or other pulleys to paint them.. or mask around them, and paint them( of course after a good cleaning, and sanding)

August 17th, 2011, 03:57 PM	#2
I SN95 I Newbie 1996 Mustang V6 2011 Mustang V6 13.9@ (Forgot) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey City, New Jersey Posts: 49 iTrader: 0 reviews	Take them off. You will have a better paint job than spraying in the bay. __________________ 1996 Mustang V6 - 8.8 Rear Swap/w 3.73 Gears, T-5 Swap 2011 Mustang V6 - C&L CAI, SCT3 Tuner, Koni STR.T(Not Installed)

August 17th, 2011, 07:21 PM	#4
I SN95 I Newbie 1996 Mustang V6 2011 Mustang V6 13.9@ (Forgot) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey City, New Jersey Posts: 49 iTrader: 0 reviews	That depends on your taste. But im a sucker for the Black/Red color scheme I would go for it . Question though, what color is your stang? __________________ 1996 Mustang V6 - 8.8 Rear Swap/w 3.73 Gears, T-5 Swap 2011 Mustang V6 - C&L CAI, SCT3 Tuner, Koni STR.T(Not Installed)

August 17th, 2011, 10:05 PM	#10
Rich J I'm doing it wrong 04 Grand Cherokee Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Eastern, Mass Posts: 5,211 iTrader: 0 reviews	go to imageshack.us if they don't embed into the post with the links provided Ill fix it as long as the links work. __________________ Formerly known as Demon_54 "I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes." - Hunter S. Thompson

August 17th, 2011, 10:17 PM	#12
eleanorGT Regular 2001 Mustang 3.8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 286 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok.. here are some pics: painted parts: Shot at 2011-08-17 Engine before: Shot at 2011-08-17 After: Shot at 2011-08-17 Shot at 2011-08-17 Shot at 2011-08-17 While painting Before: Shot at 2011-08-17

August 17th, 2011, 05:18 PM	#3
eleanorGT Regular 2001 Mustang 3.8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 286 iTrader: 0 reviews	would it look cool to paint the bolt heads for the upper intake manifold BLACK, while the upper intake itself is RED??

August 17th, 2011, 07:32 PM	#5
eleanorGT Regular 2001 Mustang 3.8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 286 iTrader: 0 reviews	haha... mineral gray

August 17th, 2011, 07:54 PM	#7
eleanorGT Regular 2001 Mustang 3.8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 286 iTrader: 0 reviews	ohh ya.. there gonna sit out all night!!

August 17th, 2011, 10:03 PM	#9
eleanorGT Regular 2001 Mustang 3.8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 286 iTrader: 0 reviews	how oto do upload a picture.. i finished painting.. and want to upload my results..

August 17th, 2011, 10:18 PM	#13
eleanorGT Regular 2001 Mustang 3.8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 286 iTrader: 0 reviews	Hope you guys think it looks great.. your opinion counts

August 18th, 2011, 12:11 AM	#15
Rich J I'm doing it wrong 04 Grand Cherokee Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Eastern, Mass Posts: 5,211 iTrader: 0 reviews	looks good man. __________________ Formerly known as Demon_54 "I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes." - Hunter S. Thompson

August 18th, 2011, 12:36 AM	#16
I SN95 I Newbie 1996 Mustang V6 2011 Mustang V6 13.9@ (Forgot) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey City, New Jersey Posts: 49 iTrader: 0 reviews	Love the red. __________________ 1996 Mustang V6 - 8.8 Rear Swap/w 3.73 Gears, T-5 Swap 2011 Mustang V6 - C&L CAI, SCT3 Tuner, Koni STR.T(Not Installed)

August 18th, 2011, 12:44 AM	#17
warrior86 Enthusiast 2008 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 863 iTrader: 1 reviews	that is alot of red! good job though! __________________ '91 Ford Escort LX - SOLD '81 Chevy Corvette - SOLD '94 Toyota Celica (Supra) - SOLD '97 Ford Mustang - R.I.P / SOLD '07 Ford Mustang V6 - "Dad's Ride" '08 Ford Mustang GT - \m/ Rocking \m/

August 18th, 2011, 12:08 PM	#18
eleanorGT Regular 2001 Mustang 3.8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 286 iTrader: 0 reviews	THanks guys.. took me a couple days.. !!

August 18th, 2011, 08:50 PM	#20
Xzavier247 Army Strong It's a standard ^_^ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 1,044 iTrader: 0 reviews	What type of paint did you use?

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