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  • Engine bay. matching paint or not?

    Thinking of fixing chips in engine bay buy painting.

    Hard to match paint but could maybe get close.

    Thought of doing satin (flat) black no gloss. Enging would jump out more.
    gloss black with the shine
    Same color a ***** to do.
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    I like semi-gloss black. But to do it right, it's just as much work as painting it body color. How often do you do work in the engine compartment? Semi-gloss black is usually much easier to touch up.

    Personally I don't think gloss black would look good with any color car other than... gloss black.

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    • #3
      I vote matching.

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      • #4
        Which car?

        I still vote matching either way... now if it was a 1st gen, satin for sure
        2000 Trans Am l 1967 Firebird

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        • #5
          Body color...no doubt.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by WMCCjames View Post
            Body color...no doubt.
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            • #7
              what about the matched color but satin?
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              94 Z28 - speed limit removed and shift points changed (previous owner did that,) tb bypass mod, cai, msd otvc wires,opti, and coil, pacesetter longtubes+3in ory all the way back to a flowmaster 40 (i know), a/c delete, z06 wheels 17x9.5+18x11.5 , ss spoiler w/leds, tints 20% in front 5% in back, halo projector and custom hid setup 10000k, purty motor paint, led fan switches (1 for each) custom interior (suede) and some carbon fiber and white leds, ttops, and 1600 watts in the trunk.

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              • #8
                Back about 10 years ago I wanted to repaint the underhood on a 71 plymouth. I went to an auto paint store, they mixed up a quart and put it in spray cans. Light sanding then clean and paint. Looked fantastic. Matched perfectly. And this was on 30 year old paint, too.
                When in doubt, Whip it out !

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                • #9
                  Well i talked to the place that mixed that particular paint for the 94 ta and he said he can do a pint for under the hood. Black base primer with the scaribus over. Going to try and paint myself with a gun and all.
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                  • #10
                    body color. I did both my cars and wouldnt have it any other way.

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                    • #11
                      Also thought about black but looks like not favored much.not to bad to paint with engine in just take off what you can and cover everything that you don't want overspray on. if you go light on primer (just fixing chips) won't have to worry to much on hard to reach spots.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by ICEPICK View Post
                        Well i talked to the place that mixed that particular paint for the 94 ta and he said he can do a pint for under the hood. Black base primer with the scaribus over. Going to try and paint myself with a gun and all.
                        pictures!
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                        94 Z28 - speed limit removed and shift points changed (previous owner did that,) tb bypass mod, cai, msd otvc wires,opti, and coil, pacesetter longtubes+3in ory all the way back to a flowmaster 40 (i know), a/c delete, z06 wheels 17x9.5+18x11.5 , ss spoiler w/leds, tints 20% in front 5% in back, halo projector and custom hid setup 10000k, purty motor paint, led fan switches (1 for each) custom interior (suede) and some carbon fiber and white leds, ttops, and 1600 watts in the trunk.

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                        • #13
                          its black base with the gren and blue flake mixed with royal blue paint, engine bay is done just a chip here and there, scratches and stuff, plus the orig. painter screwd up along the fender edge and didnt finish it. so that is part of the fix. plus running all the fuel lines and wires under and in the back.



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