Paint detail help

[Inygknok]

I'm using the NA valve covers for aesthetics, but as expected the old paint on those was badly worn out already. I already removed all the old paint and prepped it as best as I could. But that's not the question.


I'm wondering how the hell I can go about covering the parts where it says "TOYOTA" and "3000". I already painted the whole cover in black, and I want the letters in white, but I only know of 2 methods, one of them being quite a bitch. So aside from struggling to find high-temp paint that I can dip into with a brush, anyone know of a way to cover the letters? I'm currently in possession of the blue masking tape and a lot of newspaper.

 

[jugodegolf]

try this. Never done it but should work. Put on a layer of thick wax-let it dry till hard, on those letters. Clean up everything except for those letters. Paint and then remove the wax.

 

[SURUKO]

paint the letters first then tape them and paint the covers up...

 

[Inygknok]

try this. Never done it but should work. Put on a layer of thick wax-let it dry till hard, on those letters. Clean up everything except for those letters. Paint and then remove the wax.

How do you remove that wax? Just soap and water? Because after everything's done I'm clearcoating it. The paint I have is flat. I'm also using an oven to dry the paint so I don't want to use something that could mess up the cover.

 

[bmoss85]

I've seen people put oil on parts where they don't want paint. I've never done it myself though. Although with some patience I don't see why you couldn't tape it out.

 

[Inygknok]

paint the letters first then tape them and paint the covers up...

It's the same thing but vice versa. I'd still have to cut out tape pieces to cover the letters, and that was one of the ways that I had in mind.

I've seen people put oil on parts where they don't want paint. I've never done it myself though. Although with some patience I don't see why you couldn't tape it out.

I'd rather do the wax trick, sounds cleaner. Keep in mind that I mentioned that I'm using an oven. That's a fire hazard waiting to happen. Still, I wonder if I could use some other substance..... otherwise, I'll just sit there for hours taping everything.

 

[Davismj711]

Hi

If you are painting the covers black, you might consider this method.
( Depending on what color you intend to "cover" the letters with.)

1) Paint Covers and allow to cure.
2) Using a sanding block, sand the letter tops down to bare metal.
3) Polish bare metal to a chrome like finish.

Granted you will not cover the letters with a color, but you may be quite impressed with how good they look polished.

 

[Inygknok]

Hi

If you are painting the covers black, you might consider this method.
( Depending on what color you intend to "cover" the letters with.)

1) Paint Covers and allow to cure.
2) Using a sanding block, sand the letter tops down to bare metal.
3) Polish bare metal to a chrome like finish.

Granted you will not cover the letters with a color, but you may be quite impressed with how good they look polished.

I already had the covers polished down to the bare metal, but I want them white. Thanks for your input, but I'm not changing my opinion on this.

 

[jugodegolf]

It's the same thing but vice versa. I'd still have to cut out tape pieces to cover the letters, and that was one of the ways that I had in mind.




I'd rather do the wax trick, sounds cleaner. Keep in mind that I mentioned that I'm using an oven. That's a fire hazard waiting to happen. Still, I wonder if I could use some other substance..... otherwise, I'll just sit there for hours taping everything.

Since the 3000 letters are recessed and thats what you want to paint. Tape and use a razor blade to cut out the lettering. paint, remove tape and do your oven baking.

 

[Poodles]

You have a few options as they're recessed.

Fill them with the paint and wipe away excess if it gets outside of the recess (as long as the other paint is cured, paint thinner shouldn't immediately remove it, but it shoudl remove the uncured excess)

or

Paint the recessed letters, let cure, then mask them and carefully cut the tape with an exacto knife (prefured over using a razor, but a razor would work too). paint the rest of the cover then remove the tape.

 

[Clip]

took me around four hours with blue masking tape and five or six #11 exacto blades.

i wire wheeled everything, then degreased and wiped down with acetone. afterward came coats of high heat primer and high heat black, waited for that to cure and covered the tops with blue tape. sliced the lettering and stripes (quite easy with sharp blades and patience), then taped more newspaper around the entire things. i had set them up on a board that i could move inside and out while cutting/spraying.

 

[Inygknok]

took me around four hours with blue masking tape and five or six #11 exacto blades.

i wire wheeled everything, then degreased and wiped down with acetone. afterward came coats of high heat primer and high heat black, waited for that to cure and covered the tops with blue tape. sliced the lettering and stripes (quite easy with sharp blades and patience), then taped more newspaper around the entire things. i had set them up on a board that i could move inside and out while cutting/spraying.

Tried that, but my exacto knife was a bit worn out. Need to go grab a new pack.

What brand of high heat primer did you get and what's the temp rating on it? I've been trying real bad to find some of that 2000 degree Farenheit Rustoleum but no one that I've visited carries it around my area.

 

[boricua114]

Tried that, but my exacto knife was a bit worn out. Need to go grab a new pack.

What brand of high heat primer did you get and what's the temp rating on it? I've been trying real bad to find some of that 2000 degree Farenheit Rustoleum but no one that I've visited carries it around my area.

They have them in advance auto parts, you can also spay it into a cup then you can use a brush

 

[Clip]

i used all duplicolor 2000°F rated paint. new blades are definitely a must.cuts great, and you can feel when the blade tip gets dull (starts to require effort to cut through the tape)