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[steverubberduck]

just painted this, what does everyone this??
The miggy is silver.......

[serek]

good job done   where photo with blue under bonnet

[steverubberduck]

there will be....
i have to fit it first  
Should be on tomorrow all being well with the weather, then will upload photos after.

[humbucker]

nice one. you see enough c20xe rocker covers coloured, why not the v6 plenum!! more of the same please!!  

[steverubberduck]

this is my old engine bay...

[humbucker]

some roose/samco hoses would also set it off!

[steverubberduck]

i did think that, but i've never seen any for a mig?

[Marks DTM Calib]

You need to remove the paint from the gasket surfaces i.e.

Where the throttle mounts
Where the EGR assembly mounts
Inside the hole for the breather bridge
Inside the idle air valve hole
The base of the plenum where the rubber seals from the inlet mate

Should be easy to do and wont be obvious but, you dont want paint being ingested or any of the seals being compromised

[steverubberduck]

thanks for heads up, i was going to sand off the overspray anyway, but it's nice to see your on the ball  [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

This is the finished item.

Also put some carbon over the vauxhall badge

[kris9128]

where did you get the carbon from steve  8-) 8-) 8-)

[steverubberduck]

the world renound site called........ Ebay
Just bought a sheet of it.
Cost about a tenner for an a3 size piece

[G84HAM]

Looks sweet mate what sort of paint did you use for that? Carbon sets it off!

[steverubberduck]

I use, and don't laugh...
It's grafitti spray paint, the benefits being,
large 600ml cans,
good coverage,
A nice even coat everytime,
and, it's only just over £4 a can.
They do loads of colours...
I'll be doing my wheels when it gets warmer, anthracite.

[G84HAM]

I take it thats what you used before, I wouldn't have used a spray can because I would have thought that the heat in the engine bay would cause problems but obviously not  

[steverubberduck]

Hi, no it doesn't cause a problem, because i don't fit the plenum on straight away, give it time to dry out thoroughly.
Also, the plenum doesn't really get that hot to make the paint flake off.