no

 

doit blue man...

 

actually get the chrome paint...

 

You will need high heat primer, high heat paint (gunmetal lol) and high heat clear coat. Make sure you clean the covers very well. That is important for long lasting paint.

 

I did not use any high heat piant all I used was paint for plastic, and it worked fine I went on the freeway the other day doing 90 when I stoped to get gas I checked if it was okay and it was, high heat paint is not required!

 

Chrome??? sounds a little rice to me... can someone paint shop that to see what chrome would look like?

anyway, so plastic paint would work and has some lasting power but the way to go is high temp paints...

 

I dont think its Necessary....at all

 

You might change your mind in a few months. It might start to peel or chip. The price difference is so small, there is no reason not to pay an extra $5 for the high heat just to be safe. Time will tell.

 

fine with me, Like I said before I did 90 on the freeway for 30min then got gas and check the paint and it was fine, I let it dry 24hrs before I did this........

 

normal automotive quality paint is fine.. doesn't have to be high temp (aka 800+F etc) unless it's exhaust

the main reason non "high heat" paint under hood fails is purely the prep or lack there of, you can spray your block with the same automotive paint macco uses in it's $99 paintjob and as long as the block was prepped properly the paint will stay probably longer then the paint on the car.

covers... again prep is the main part.. and you can rattle can covers AS LONG AS THEY ARE PREPPED RIGHT. prep is 99.999999999999999999999999% of the quality of the finish.. the rest can be reworked after it's laid down without totally starting over.

 

I sanded mine a bit even tho the paint said I did not have to then I put 3 small coats and after that dired I put one more thicker coat, then I let it sit off the car and in my room for 24hrs.... I did a lot of prep

 

If you asked me before the pics about painting the cover teal, I would have said no, but after seeing it, I'm surprised how well it turned out. It's a nice accent to the engine bay. The red looks great, too.

 

thanks!