Painting The Timing Belt Cover

RRoller123 · Post by **RRoller123** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:19 pm

I have a question on this: I have used engine degreaser and various detergents and scrubbed the heck out of this plastic cover, but there remain some deep grease/oil stains that just won't come off. Those of you who have painted this plastic cover, how did you get it completely clean? Or did you prime over the "permanent" stains? I am hesitant to put this in the blast booth as I think it could really rough up the plastic surface.

81SPIDERMATT · Post by **81SPIDERMATT** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:27 pm

de greaser stiff brush.... soap and water... really good rinse.... brake or carb cleaner... prime and paint whatever is there at that point

azruss · Post by **azruss** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:43 pm

I degreased and scotchbited it. used a rattlecan of silver plastic paint, then went over the top with urethane clear. shot it too soon and the silver reacted. came out looking hammered. me likey

RRoller123 · Post by **RRoller123** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:16 pm

Thanks, so I will go with what I have. I have degreased and scrubbed the buhgeezus out of it. AZRuss: I had the same problem with clearcoating one of my wheels. If you don't wait for like a day or more, there is a real risk of the clearcoat wrinkling the underlying pigment coat.

Pete

124JOE · Post by **124JOE** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:02 am

brake fluid will loosen the paint for you to wash it off and repaint it
but it has to sit on there for awhile to get under the paint

and it wont work on primer

4uall · Post by **4uall** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:40 am

best video ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTiCWp0unjs

Zulu · Post by **Zulu** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:52 am

I painted mine with Rustoleum "Sun Yellow" as recommended by someone else on here. It looks just like the original yellow color.

Zulu

digitech · Post by **digitech** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:51 pm

Clean with 90% alcohol, paint with Fusion paint.

4uall · Post by **4uall** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:26 am

I just cleaned mine with Greenworks All Purpose Cleaner left it in the sun the gave two coats of the "Sunshine Yellow" and it looks pretty good, going to do the fan soon.

Cleaned up belt guard by itzebtze, on Flickr

Timing belt cover after a shot of Sunshine Yellow by itzebtze, on Flickr

RRoller123 · Post by **RRoller123** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:15 pm

Those "self-etching" primers seem to work really well too. I use it on everything now as a standard.

4uall · Post by **4uall** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:18 pm

I have always been quite impressed with how a shot of paint can really make the difference

RRoller123 · Post by **RRoller123** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:22 pm

I went with red, just to be ornery and different I suppose!

4uall · Post by **4uall** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:30 pm

I love these cars, my wife would say "healthy obsession"

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