Official Manifold Cover thread - Page 3

GSRswapandslow · #41 (**permalink**) 11-22-2007, 05:08 PM

what are you guys prepping your covers with? i'm not a paint guy...but i'd kinda like to do mine just for the hell of it

Illusive · #42 (**permalink**) 11-22-2007, 05:58 PM

I'm going to redo mine sometime soon. Personally, I'd clean it and spray a few coats of primer, but that's just me

George02 · #43 (**permalink**) 11-22-2007, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Illusive

I'm going to redo mine sometime soon. Personally, I'd clean it and spray a few coats of primer, but that's just me

yup primer. i used adhesive promotor which is just a clear primer

YazzFlute · #44 (**permalink**) 11-22-2007, 07:04 PM

i just sprayed right over stock, then right over again using the cheapest paint i could fine, works great

I Am Ray. · #45 (**permalink**) 11-22-2007, 07:14 PM

I cleaned mine and thats it. Found a random rag in the garage and hoped it didnt have oil on it. Only reason why I used a white base coat is because the orange I used recommended it for the FULL sex effect

The first coat spray it high and create over spray. This will prevent running and will basically be a base coat/primer. Then add more coats till the color has covered fully.

WhEreZmYFiT · #46 (**permalink**) 11-22-2007, 07:34 PM

Thanks for the compliment guys. At first i did cover the vtec sign for the green paint and was originally going to leave it like that so I took off the tape. I was just too lazy to tape it back up when I decided to do the paint splater.

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Originally Posted by YazzFlute

wow those last two are pretty sick, you should have covered the vtec emblem on the green one

TOOL · #47 (**permalink**) 11-23-2007, 12:48 AM

I just cleaned mine, and put two coats of white and two coats of clear.

wrx112 · #48 (**permalink**) 11-23-2007, 01:01 AM

Here is mine. Happy T-day all.

Mugen_Dom · #49 (**permalink**) 11-23-2007, 01:15 AM

How are you guys doing your designs on the cover?

I'm wanting to do some straight lines across the top of the cover but the I'm thinking there's no way that I'm going to be able to do it with the bumps!

YazzFlute · #50 (**permalink**) 11-23-2007, 01:27 AM

thatd be super simple, spray on the first color, let it dry, then use blue tape or even masking tape to mark off the different lines, repaint new color, let dry, remove tape and wala!