I just painted my water neck to see how it would turn out.. let me know what you guys think about this style...

I might do my oil pan and block in the same fashion

 

neat dude kinda looks like snake skin and it your on comstum parts

 

Yea i wanted to do something out of the ordinary... spice it up a little

looking for some feed back before i started with the rest of the motor ....

thanks for your insight tom

 

Unique for sure, but I'd pass.

 

Any interesting paint schemes you guys have seen out there???

feed back??

thanks ABJ

 

It is def. different! I don't think that I like it, but it may really look good on your car!

 

any good ideas on a paint scheme ??

I got some in mind but i thought i try this one out first

 

well i still think it is cool i would do a part that is bigger that way you can see the big picture

 

I think it looks pretty cool, like a sanke almost as already posts.. i dont think id want it as a paint scheme though on my block or valve covers and all that or something, to much going on for my likeing, just give me a chrome finish and im good to go

 

mostly wanted to this to the bottom end of the motor and some accesories
its goin to be chrome as well (valve covers/intake/headers/heads)

 

thanks for your input you guys
keep it coming
I like to hear what everyone thinks

<----- Denial , {TKM}Tom, BADNBLK, ABJ88 <----

 

and like Denial says i would not do the whole motor just like the oil pan and water neck and a couple other things and the most of all important thing is that you like it, it dosent matter if every one in the world dosent like it lol.

 

needs more paint and clear over it and it would be kool. I would like to see it in a green with black combo that would be kool.

 

 

Are you stenciling this paint scheme by overlaying a mesh, like bird netting?

It's interesting. The results looks better in the thumbnails than it does up close.

 

not too bad. definately one of a kind

 

I like the paint sheme, but just dont think it'll look good on engine parts

 

whatever floats your boat

I would like to see an upper plenum and runners done up like that

oh yeah- on someone elses car

 

Just be sure not to turn your whole car into a snake. It might try to eat your nose bird and devour itself in the process. Sorry, that was lame.

 

good looking paint scheme, not my taste for car parts though...

you could paint your boots like that and go to a gay bar and fit right in!


lol sorry that was kinda harsh

 

you should do the serpentine belt look like that!!

 

hahaha that would be awesome. it looks like he paints it red then lays over a mesh then does really light coats of black. cool effect for sure

 

It should make you one of a kind, that's for sure.

I would be surprised if anyone else does that.
Do the whole car like that, and change your plate to SNAKE

 

it would look a lot cooler if you had a cobra

 

ouch.

It doesn't look like a bad idea, but maybe a different color scheme would be my thing.

try painting your AC box like that too.

 

I mostly did the bottom end of the motor in that fashion.
Just the fuel blockoff plate and the water neck so other than that it stayed chrome.

Yea it would be interesting to see that belt like that hmmmm
I'll try on my old belt see how the paint adheres to rubber.
Adding some clear coat would help keep it sealed in there. Do they have a high temp clear coat? or does it not matter? thanks<----92rs85berlintta.

87CIZ ---- Jade Grey----
All the paint that I used was high temp engine specific paint. I first sanded down the paint that came on the oil pan then I put down 3 coats of primer-----> 3 coats of aluminum spray paint ----->> then I taped a shawl down by the corners over the flat surfaces and sprayed one light then a medium coat of chevy orange --->then for the final touch i moved the shawl roughly 1cm over and sprayed one light coat then another light to medium coat

Really, for a true snake skin look, you should use thin fishnets .... if you dont have access to any or do but the woman would have a **** fit if she saw you painting with her stockings, a shawl works great. If the surface is not flat or has a curvature, you have to do it in segments and make sure that the shawl is pulled tight so you get a proper coverage. As you can see some fuzzy spots where because the shawl wasnt pulled tight enough in some areas and the paint went around it

yes green and brown or such earth tones are typically what you see in terms of color patterns with they type of paint scheme. I decided to do this particular color scheme because my car is painted dear blood red with black interior/gray interior with gray decals. THought I'd keep it uniform.

 

i think it looks bad but each to there own

 

I think it looks SWEET. I wouldn't want it on my car, but I like the way it looks. Good work. It would look sweet on some viper parts!

 

Plain black for me, but if you like it great....Good job, but not my cup of tea..

 

i think it could look good.
you just need a higher quality paint and a nice thick clear coat.

 

I used high temp engine paint from Dupli-color.

Is there a recomended manufacturer to use?
Any preferences out there?

 

im not sure.
i think for it to look good you want to airbrush it.

 

Yeah I have seen that design before years ago let me think ooo yeah it was on a bong...LOL.....nice job.