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Engine bay looking faded

Discussion in '360/430' started by wayne mello, Jan 23, 2010.

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  1. wayne mello

    wayne mello Karting

    Dec 31, 2003
    52
    Huntington Beach
    Sooo....has anyone taken the side panels and the firewall panel off and had them powercoated or painted?....mine are looking really faded....i'm afraid i'm i'm going to open a whole can of worms here.....i notice the side rails have water rails that are made out of rubber.....i'm wondering if i can remove everything easily and have it all powercoated....i know i'll lose all my factory stickers
     
  2. Oengus

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    you could replace with carbon fibre
     
  3. wayne mello

    wayne mello Karting

    Dec 31, 2003
    52
    Huntington Beach
    yea for around $3000 maybe more for the entire compartment....i'm not big on carbon fiber anyways
     
  4. Oengus

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    me either........just an option

    I used WD-40 to clean mine
     
  5. SrfCity

    SrfCity F1 World Champ

    Use Turtle Wax F21. It'll bring it back to looking new.
     
  6. DMaury

    DMaury Formula 3

    Mar 27, 2007
    1,993
    Ponchatoula, LA
    I painted mine and cleared them. Tomorrow when the sun comes up and I clean it up I'll get some pics up. They came out real nice. Been meaning to update the thread I created on the whole tired 360 refresh. Been having too much fun driving the car since getting it back together.
     
  7. wayne mello

    wayne mello Karting

    Dec 31, 2003
    52
    Huntington Beach
    ok...please post some photos.....we it easy to take apart the side panels?....i've used ArmorAll in the past....it works fine....but when i was the car the water seeps thru the cooling vents on the rear hatch and messes up the shine.....i'm slowing freshing up the car.....i redid my radio panel buttons with http://www.stickynomore.com/ they look great....i had my seats redyed...they look great....just doing small things to bring the car back to life
     
  8. moorfan

    moorfan Formula Junior

    May 11, 2009
    809
    Central Virginia
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    Pete
    I'm going to be doing the same in a few months. My panels look like ****e.
    high heat paint and primer ready to roll. Maury, did you use high heat clear?
    Pete
     
  9. DMaury

    DMaury Formula 3

    Mar 27, 2007
    1,993
    Ponchatoula, LA
    Yep, used a high heat clear; so far since mid December it's had 1500+ miles of heat and still looks perfect. Not quite stock, but keeps that slick wet look all the time. I cleared right over the emissions and ID stickers on the driver’s rear panel. Looks great and keeps them from peeling up at the edges.

    As far as removing them, simple as pie; just remove the Allen screws and they slide out. The only tricky ones are the ones in the top panel buffers (if your car is a spider) as you have to partially open and close the top to get to each screw (there are two in each buffer). I also replaced all the screws as they had some rust spots in the tips and they are cheap from Ricambi.

    And Wayne, I had Robbie do some of my interior parts as well; they looked great. :)

    Pics tomorrow if I can get back from the hospital in time before the Saints play.
     
  10. wayne mello

    wayne mello Karting

    Dec 31, 2003
    52
    Huntington Beach
    i should just be able to have everything powercoated correct?....i know i'm going to have to do the airboxes and watertank also.......
     
  11. DMaury

    DMaury Formula 3

    Mar 27, 2007
    1,993
    Ponchatoula, LA
    Sure, if you don't care about losing the ID and emissions stickers on the panel. Those would have to come off to apply powder coating and to bake it. I also re-sprayed the air boxes and balance box.
     
  12. ttdang123

    ttdang123 Formula Junior

    Nov 28, 2009
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    North San Diego CA
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    Tung
    With the amount of heat in the eng. I think you are better off with ceramic coating than powder coating. That was what I found out when I was trying to powder coat my exhaust tips on my MB.
     
  13. Oengus

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    #13 Oengus, Jan 24, 2010
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    With WD-40
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  14. wayne mello

    wayne mello Karting

    Dec 31, 2003
    52
    Huntington Beach
    WD-40 smells and burns off....we use it on our gokarts....it attrachs dust and burns off our exhausts pretty quickly
     
  15. flipdowt

    flipdowt Karting

    Dec 13, 2008
    204
    Mahopac,New York
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    John Flip
    +1...wd-40... once a week, sprayed on a micro fiber cloth and a 3 min. wipe down will keep it looking like new
     
  16. Vasileios

    Vasileios Karting

    Dec 5, 2009
    52
    I agree. WD-40 works very well. I have been doing this with all my engines.
     
  17. wayne mello

    wayne mello Karting

    Dec 31, 2003
    52
    Huntington Beach
    okay...i'll give it a try....doesn't it burn off when the engine heats up?
     
  18. Oengus

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    no, rub it like wax, dont use toooo much

    then buff with a microfibre towel
     
  19. Vasileios

    Vasileios Karting

    Dec 5, 2009
    52
    Do as "Oengus" says. You will be fine.
     
  20. flipdowt

    flipdowt Karting

    Dec 13, 2008
    204
    Mahopac,New York
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    John Flip
    use like speed shine...keep wiping until dry and shiny
     
  21. DMaury

    DMaury Formula 3

    Mar 27, 2007
    1,993
    Ponchatoula, LA
    #21 DMaury, Jan 31, 2010
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