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Postby bariley » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:42 pm

im looking to clean up my engine bay a bit, nothin too fancy, possibly chrome, paint.. so on, and for cheap! (im part dutch :lol: ) when i paint the body I plan on painting the boost hoses and rocker covers, any other ideas? pictures?
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Postby Richie O » Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:37 pm

I thought the valve covers were aluminum and can be polished.
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Postby MMeier » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:18 pm

Richie O wrote:I thought the valve covers were aluminum and can be polished.

X 2 !!
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Postby 1STGENFARMBOY » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:54 pm

I like orange engines i guess that stems from my chevy days but i will use race hemi orange on mine when i clean it up, and you can polish the intercooler tub clamps like chrome that looks good to. ;)
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Postby ahale2772 » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:10 am

the new 6.7's in some of our new besses are painter blood red, that looks really nice but nothing is better than just clean cummins beige
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Postby FRadisi » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:29 am

ahale2772 wrote:the new 6.7's in some of our new besses are painter blood red, that looks really nice but nothing is better than just clean cummins beige


The red color is called Cummins ISX Red, and I like it too!

For the valve covers, just strip the paint off and polish them, that's what I plan on doing.
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Postby bariley » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:46 pm

thanks guys, any pictures?
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Postby 1stgen2ndgen » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:19 pm

I painted the valve covers, altenator bracket, and intercooler piping red on mine.

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Postby 1stgen2ndgen » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:21 pm

I painted the valve covers, altenator bracket, and intercooler piping red on mine.

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Postby james-93-12valve » Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:27 pm

i would either paint it red or cat yellow
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Postby gear jammer 91" » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:09 pm

If you strip the paint off the valve covers don't use sand paper. It will leave the surface too ruff to polish out. Guess how I know? :lol:
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Postby Ace » Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:57 am

I painted the valve covers, altenator bracket, and intercooler piping red on mine.

Some ?s about your rig: What is the rubber hose draped across your intake horn? What happened to your air filter? What turbo is that? Is this a daily-driven truck?
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Re: engine dressup

Postby Redneckintraining » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:53 pm

bariley wrote:im looking to clean up my engine bay a bit, nothin too fancy, possibly chrome, paint.. so on, and for cheap! (im part dutch :lol: ) when i paint the body I plan on painting the boost hoses and rocker covers, any other ideas? pictures?
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combine two of your ideas : Chrome Paint
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Postby BC847 » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:35 pm

I've always painted my mess satin black. A touch of chrome by way of the charge-air plumbing band-clamps, silver/aluminum exhaust manifolds and housings, etc.


- > There was a time when my truck ran around with some really goofy looking high pressure fuel lines. There, I said it. ;)

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Postby CHEMMINS » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:55 pm

Ceramic coat the turbine and manifold? That is a clean engine bay.
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