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29:th-Mar-2016, 08:13:56
God I have done that in a few years and it was on different cars.

I assume you are doing this to the plastic cover for the engine.

I used to soak the cover in Gunk for a day to help get all the unwanted grit and oil off it then let it dry for a day.

Now you have a couple of options 1 is just to slightly rough up the surface, clean and apply a high temp primer then paint or smooth it out and get it how you want then primer and paint.

I always used high temp paint to reduce the likelihood of flaking or discolouration.
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Painting engine covers - by mrtc - 28:th-Mar-2016, 21:56:43
RE: Painting engine covers - by bruce_19 - 29:th-Mar-2016, 08:13:56
RE: Painting engine covers - by Rusty2009 - 29:th-Mar-2016, 08:16:01
RE: Painting engine covers - by bhalay207 - 30:th-Mar-2016, 08:18:21

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