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rob-legend
19-07-2009, 17:18
what do people use for this?

Jamie.
19-07-2009, 17:26
I used hammerite high tempature paint.

col
19-07-2009, 17:29
Jamie did you brush or spray?

rob-legend
19-07-2009, 17:31
so rattle cans won't do then? hammerite doesn't give the wide variety of colours! :lol:

MAXIBOY
19-07-2009, 17:35
yeah rattle cans will be fine..

Jamie.
19-07-2009, 17:39
I used the hammerite blue spray can, not brush.

After I did it someone told me any hammerite paint would do the job and it didn't need to be the high temp stuff - this could broaden your choice of colour?

col
19-07-2009, 17:45
Did my r19 some years back......ended up crackle finish :cry:

queegan
19-07-2009, 18:16
powder coat FTW :D

rob-legend
19-07-2009, 18:24
did this before and it destroyed all the threads on the bolt holes :(

queegan
19-07-2009, 18:28
eh the threads are in the head :?

rob-legend
19-07-2009, 18:34
underneath, where that metal cover thing is

Allan
19-07-2009, 20:21
powder coated mine, and its had no problems

16v_paddy
20-07-2009, 02:24
You can get high temperature lacquer as well, polished & painted mine then lacquered it 8)

AndyFielder
20-07-2009, 09:42
just get plastikote ENAMEL paints... loads of colours used all my clio life, no issues, whit just gets dirty quick... so needs cleaning alot, i use wd40 and a clean cloth

bendee
20-07-2009, 15:36
i just used halfords finest on all the bits on my engine bay all worked fine.

rob-legend
20-07-2009, 18:42
i just used halfords finest on all the bits on my engine bay all worked fine.

rattle cans?

flash
20-07-2009, 19:19
ive used halford rattle cans on rocker covers in the past and never had a problem :wink: