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roperstun
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engine painting

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i was just wondering what parts i could paint on my engine its 1.2 8v thts all i kno but heres a pic

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rocker cover...plastic bit on air filter,get some red hoses.not much u can do really.
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with high temp engine paint, and that manifold heat shield off, you can paint the alloy head, and if you can get there...the block as well, but that is behind the manifold.

i did mine, satin black HT engine paint from halfords.

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what can i paint without removing parts?
also do you have to primer first or jst use high temp paint?
i wanna paint my front calipers and then engine parts
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i think so :) [/color][/size]
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