I got a used scuffed AMS cover here on the boards to try something new. I originally wanted to powder coat it wrinkle black & paint the logo silver, but that didn't work out. I sanded the cover & painted the logo black. Then I clear coated the whole thing so it will stay as is & not need any maintenance (polishing).

before


after sanding


finished


I dont have any pics of it installed because it's still wet, but I'll post some later. Hope you guys like it.

 

loooks sick man! u sand blasted that right?

 

Thats sick I want one. How much?

 

500 grit sand paper on a dual action sander.

 

Uhh, I wasnt planning on selling it, but I could do one for you if you want.

 

I loved the look of it wrinkle black, but I wanted the contrast. The silver logo didn't workout right so I had to strip it & go another direction. Here's a pic of the wrinkle black before I stripped it.

 

looks great!

 

I installed it today. Here are the pics.

 

Wow!!! Very nice.!!!

 

Nice work--have a question. Do you figure the clear is going to stand up to the heat?

 

And here i thought i was the only one who had this done

 

Looks Amazing.... Good job on being creative...too the both of you

 

Yes, it is an automotive clear coat. A quality clear coat will hold up to normal engine temps without any problems. Not sure about spray paint clear coats though.


Well for now you may be since it didn't work out the way I wanted & I stripped the wrinkle black powder coat off & painted it.

Thanks for all the nice comments. I'm still on the fence about keeping it like this. I really wanted a black cover with silver logo. I guess we'll see.

 

i like the black one looks good!

 

i have the the same cover with some scratchs on it and was thinking about doing the same thing. Looks good!