06-10-2011, 12:51 AM
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Location: Soldotna, Alaska
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how to question
Couldn't find a write up but would like to know how to polish and paint my engine cover. Was thinking just degreaser, wire wheel, then engine enamel. or is there a better way to do this?
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'00 Alero GL - 11X,XXX miles
-4500K/6000k/30000k(purple) HID's Hi/Lo/Fogs
-Carbon fiber pillars, door handles, and Gas cover
-Optima yellow top. This battery went end over end in my jeep (not strapped down) 13 times for 75 feet. and now is in my alero. one tough battery
-Cleared Corners/Painted Bezels
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06-10-2011, 01:10 AM
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The upper intake manifold?...
On mine I used an air tool with an SOS pad on it to shave away all the bumps then painted it anodized blue most people use quite a few different grits of sandpaper as well
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06-10-2011, 01:31 AM
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I beleive your thinking the 3.4L I have the 2.4L but same concept. didn't even think about using an air tool with som sand paper.
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'00 Alero GL - 11X,XXX miles
-4500K/6000k/30000k(purple) HID's Hi/Lo/Fogs
-Carbon fiber pillars, door handles, and Gas cover
-Optima yellow top. This battery went end over end in my jeep (not strapped down) 13 times for 75 feet. and now is in my alero. one tough battery
-Cleared Corners/Painted Bezels
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06-10-2011, 01:48 AM
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whAT r u trying to do? polish or paint? on my eco i just polished everything and it looked great. and now with my ld9 since i have 2 engines im sending alot of my stuff away to get powdercoated (recommended). if ur looking for just a reg polish use blue magic, shits fantastic.i dont sand when i use it, i wouldnt recommend painting it though i did that with my old bimmer and it just kept scratching off it looked like shit real quick
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06-10-2011, 01:57 AM
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so powder coated is the way to go?
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'00 Alero GL - 11X,XXX miles
-4500K/6000k/30000k(purple) HID's Hi/Lo/Fogs
-Carbon fiber pillars, door handles, and Gas cover
-Optima yellow top. This battery went end over end in my jeep (not strapped down) 13 times for 75 feet. and now is in my alero. one tough battery
-Cleared Corners/Painted Bezels
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06-10-2011, 02:01 AM
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if u want it to last. yea
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06-10-2011, 02:14 AM
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how much is yours getting done for?
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'00 Alero GL - 11X,XXX miles
-4500K/6000k/30000k(purple) HID's Hi/Lo/Fogs
-Carbon fiber pillars, door handles, and Gas cover
-Optima yellow top. This battery went end over end in my jeep (not strapped down) 13 times for 75 feet. and now is in my alero. one tough battery
-Cleared Corners/Painted Bezels
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06-10-2011, 04:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the_weber
I beleive your thinking the 3.4L I have the 2.4L but same concept. didn't even think about using an air tool with som sand paper.
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you're right lol my bad
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S. . .L. . . E . . .E. . .P. . .Y. . .IS A TRAITOR--HE GOT BORED SO HE SOLD ME AFTER HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A RICE ROCKET
Oldsnut is my Hero!
Meet Destiny, shes a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero GLS, F40 6MT swap. (#2 of 3)
2/24/14 - 200,000 miles body/motor. 22,300 on F40.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldsnut
He would Plasti Dip his pecker if he could.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty
A girl touched my Pee Pee. So you can say things are getting pretty serious for me.
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06-10-2011, 11:36 AM
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I'm not sure how much it's going to cost to do up the IDI cover, but I had my upper done for $65 and that was 2 different colors
See here: This is my actual intake, which this pic is on the powder coating company's web site in the photo gallery under "Automotive Powder Coating"
If you want to go thru them, let me know. They are super busy right now so turn around time is a little slow. You don't need the cover to drive the car anyway 
http://boneheadperformance.com/
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06-10-2011, 12:51 PM
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powdercoat it
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Originally Posted by Redog
You don't need the cover to drive the car anyway
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Oh? What's going to hold your coilpacks in place in the plastic housing and on the springs? Or hold your ignition module?
I can drive without it since I converted to wires, but a factory ignition LD9 can't.. |
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06-10-2011, 01:10 PM
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A-mod Pirate
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nab a spare... go to a wreciking yard theyre only like 10 bucks
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06-10-2011, 03:49 PM
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Ill do what heineck said and take a look around. My coil packs are cracked and broken anyways
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'00 Alero GL - 11X,XXX miles
-4500K/6000k/30000k(purple) HID's Hi/Lo/Fogs
-Carbon fiber pillars, door handles, and Gas cover
-Optima yellow top. This battery went end over end in my jeep (not strapped down) 13 times for 75 feet. and now is in my alero. one tough battery
-Cleared Corners/Painted Bezels
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06-10-2011, 09:44 PM
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Location: arizona
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i have a spare ecotec valve cover if ya want it
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06-10-2011, 09:53 PM
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GL Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Im running the 2.4L
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'00 Alero GL - 11X,XXX miles
-4500K/6000k/30000k(purple) HID's Hi/Lo/Fogs
-Carbon fiber pillars, door handles, and Gas cover
-Optima yellow top. This battery went end over end in my jeep (not strapped down) 13 times for 75 feet. and now is in my alero. one tough battery
-Cleared Corners/Painted Bezels
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