Jewosh Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 So once I pulled the motor, I decided it was time to paint the engine bay. A friend convinced me to do a satin black to offset the white car, plus it won't get dirty as fast . I don't have the car totally done yet, but once I do there will for sure be pictures of the motor back in there and some of the other stuff painted. For now, its just the bay, pretty stripped. Do you like the white or the black? The problem with keeping the white was that the previous owner had only done one coat of it and no clear ... So it was flaking off and some parts of it were worn through. How it used to be How it looks now I'm also thinking of getting the valve cover powdercoated in crinkle white. The coil is white now too. Spark plug wires are going to be neon green. Here is how it used to look all put together (this was before my yellowtop died and it got an oil leak that sprayed into the fan and covered the drivers side of the engine bay in oil) Completed car pics as soon as I finish!!! Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 more 68 goodness. i personally like the bay the color of the car. factory Quote Link to comment
dirtboy411 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 in my car personally i want to go stock. its that offset white color that the 411 has. but once i swap a motor and get the fitment right i was also thinking of going the interior color whicjmh is also a burgundy kinda color. ive got plentty of rattle cans to play with. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Im not a fan of either. Black bays are like getting off easy. And white is well boring. Mine was white, so I changed it. No one sees until I open my hood anyways. Quote Link to comment
Jewosh Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 more 68 goodness. i personally like the bay the color of the car. factory Yup! It was a tough choice though. My problem was that I didn't know the exact color of the exterior and the bay was a slightly different off white, or at least it was when I pulled the motor since it had no clear on it... in my car personally i want to go stock. its that offset white color that the 411 has. but once i swap a motor and get the fitment right i was also thinking of going the interior color whicjmh is also a burgundy kinda color. ive got plentty of rattle cans to play with. That would look pretty sweet! When are you going to do that? Quote Link to comment
Jewosh Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Im not a fan of either. Black bays are like getting off easy. And white is well boring. Mine was white, so I changed it. No one sees until I open my hood anyways. What color is your's now? Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 What color is your's now? Look up, I posted a pic... Quote Link to comment
Str8_69 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yeah, I prefer the carpet to match the drapes. :P 1 Quote Link to comment
Jewosh Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Look up, I posted a pic... wow i feel stupid now... I scrolled right by. That looks really nice! Quote Link to comment
Jayden71 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yeah, I prefer the carpet to match the drapes. :P WORD Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 mine is silver. makes it look pretty clean when its clean. mine has been a dd so it dirty as hell but still looks pretty good Quote Link to comment
dirtboy411 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Yeah, I prefer the carpet to match the drapes. :P hahaha same here. Quote Link to comment
dirtboy411 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Yup! It was a tough choice though. My problem was that I didn't know the exact color of the exterior and the bay was a slightly different off white, or at least it was when I pulled the motor since it had no clear on it... That would look pretty sweet! When are you going to do that? its just a matter of time and money. but once everything is settled in the bay ill take it all out strip the paint down and get to work. Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I agree with Laeceon. My engine bay used to be black, and it had always looked like a cheap half assed job. Decide on a body color first, and then paint the engine bay in a way that works with the body. A black engine bay on a white car wouldn't work too well. If the car will stay white, paint the engine bay white too. When I finally repainted mine I did it in a gray color that was a few shades off of the body's gray. Quote Link to comment
Xander_42 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 A friend convinced me to do a satin black to offset the white car, plus it won't get dirty as fast I'm gonna throw in why I voted white. First: I think the idea of satin paint in an engine bay is TERRIBLE! The reason is that satin paint stains way easier, and when it gets rub, it sometimes glosses up where it gets rubbed, but stays satin where its untouched. If you want an engine bay that looks clean no matter what, I would go with a metal fleck silver (my brother's Camaro is this color, and it looks clean no matter what). Second. Also, if you think gloss black looks clean longer than white, you have clearly never owned a dark car. Holy crap, glossy dark colors are hard to keep clean. White's not great either, but it has other advantages (see below). Third: there is a reason that most race cars have a white engine bays. If you have a leak, you can see it. If you drop a tool or a bolt, or whatever, it stands out. That's not to say that a white engine bay can't look like crap, evidence: mine, and your before shot. But a freshly painted white engine bay, is clean and amazing. Quote Link to comment
docbainey Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 When we raced our car, we had it white, it was a pain to keep clean Vs working on the car to go faster. Eventually we covered it with speckle paint. It was gray with white speckles. I think it was trunk paint for a Corvair? Did the interior that way also. No more wasted time on trying to make stuff look clean. Quote Link to comment
tycot1 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 body colour is the only way we do it. you engine bay looks better now though. good job. 1 Quote Link to comment
Booger Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 I've always like when the car matched it engine bay. Always looks clean inside. I agree with Laecaon "Black bays are like getting off easy" and thats why mine is "wrinkled black." I took the easy route because at the time, I couldn't find the exact same green my 510 was. Therefore, I just painted it black. Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 that red bay is very nice. i got some ice for that fire 1 Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 I don't mind a little surprise when popping a hood. Even red with a white exterior can be dramatic. Body color is a more streamlined approach. Black is easy, but there is a reason most jewelry boxes are black, so the jewel pops (in this case your engine.) But if you are going green with the valve cover, keep the rest of the bay subtle or match the engine color. (You don't want a Christmas tree under the hood.) So I have no answer! Quote Link to comment
jun Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 I like body colored bays, but I agree with fisch I like something different. I wish I did my bay in root beer metalflake like I originally intended :lol: Quote Link to comment
docbainey Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Dude! Where did you find a right hand drive car? Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 he didnt he converted a lhd one my opinion is for the most part i like body color bays but my car has a bed lined bay looks good and is really i mean really easy to clean just spraw everything in degreaser and hose off off Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Dude! Where did you find a right hand drive car? you don't find one... you make one. that is if you have $$$ or tons of free time. i dont have either now. :D Quote Link to comment
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