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Wow it will look great when you are done. I don't know about painting that idler pulley. It is a sealed bearing in there but I'm not sure it will keep out the paint. You could get a new one in black for about $20.00 though.
I wouldn't worry about now being able to see oil leaks if it painted black, you can just add dye and use a blacklight flashlight to find the source. (amazon has them for about $5.00) I like to buy a bottle of that dye and use about 1/4 of it to check for leaks. (the whole bottle is overkill) I just run it for a while and check for leaks before an oil change. (then get that dye out of there)
I wanted to paint the bracket but wasn't taking the pulley off so I painted the whole thing. While I was at it painted the wiper cowl.
Originally Posted by weazel
Wow it will look great when you are done. I don't know about painting that idler pulley. It is a sealed bearing in there but I'm not sure it will keep out the paint. You could get a new one in black for about $20.00 though.
I wouldn't worry about now being able to see oil leaks if it painted black, you can just add dye and use a blacklight flashlight to find the source. (amazon has them for about $5.00) I like to buy a bottle of that dye and use about 1/4 of it to check for leaks. (the whole bottle is overkill) I just run it for a while and check for leaks before an oil change. (then get that dye out of there)
I painted them before with no problems I always take them off. I did because I was in a hurry used Acrylic Enamel and it isn't as durable as base coat clear coat (Acrylic Urethane) so I hope it holds up until I repaint it with base coat clear coat.
Got the block painted black afterall. Looks pretty good. And primered the timing cover and waiting to shot it purple.
Since I was in there I am replacing the timing chain with a Cloyes double roller. I must say that mine had A LOT of slack. I am surprised it ran and even more surprised it didn't jump time. I should get some better power and slightly better mileage (I hope )
Well I road tested her tonight and I must say WOW! It has more power then it ever did. Fixing the plenum fixed my wild vent issue and it honestly woke up the motor! If anyone is interested in pictures of the parts installed and the purple wiper cowl let me know!
I painted the Honda parts tonight. Someone told me that metallic silver is the hardest paint color to get right. (it seemed hard to paint in fact) I painted a plastic bumper cover and fender and they turned out. (Certifit) Duplicolor and USC SprayMax 2k clear. That is the only clear I use. It will kill you if you inhale it. (disclaimer: I have no idea but I know it is really bad to inhale) Alabaster silver for the paint color.
The only thing it has to do with this thread is paint. The only thing it has to do with Dodge Rams is that I'm buying 2 rust free body panels with the money I will make. (the rest is in savings for a compressor) So we will get a passenger fender and a rear driver's door. Just need a drivers door and some repair to the bed to be complete. (the guy doesn't have one now)
I don't think we will be painting the intake and block. Nice work though MoparFanantic21. I think the chains can have tons of slack and not jump a tooth.
I have only sprayed with rattle cans so far. How good could it get if I actually got a real gun and a bigger compressor? This kids Honda will look really nice.
I painted the Honda parts tonight. Someone told me that metallic silver is the hardest paint color to get right. (it seemed hard to paint in fact) I painted a plastic bumper cover and fender and they turned out. (Certifit) Duplicolor and USC SprayMax 2k clear. That is the only clear I use. It will kill you if you inhale it. (disclaimer: I have no idea but I know it is really bad to inhale) Alabaster silver for the paint color.
The only thing it has to do with this thread is paint. The only thing it has to do with Dodge Rams is that I'm buying 2 rust free body panels with the money I will make. (the rest is in savings for a compressor) So we will get a passenger fender and a rear driver's door. Just need a drivers door and some repair to the bed to be complete. (the guy doesn't have one now)
I don't think we will be painting the intake and block. Nice work though MoparFanantic21. I think the chains can have tons of slack and not jump a tooth.
I have only sprayed with rattle cans so far. How good could it get if I actually got a real gun and a bigger compressor? This kids Honda will look really nice.
The hardest paint to paint is Plum Crazy Purple as it has tons of metal flake. To much and it says to little and you don't have enough metalic in it. Thanks for the compliments I think it looks really good what I did. Some was done with rattle cans others I used my guns. Painting is an art. I knew about the chain was exaggerating to get a point across lol. It was honestly really lose way out of spec
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