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10-08-2002, 10:07 PM

the heat shield for my headers is getting pretty nasty and i wanna paint it black maybe just to make it look a lil cleaner. However, i dunno what kind of paint to use... i doubt that normal black spray paint would work.... or would it?

drdingo21 · 10-08-2002, 10:17 PM

go to autozone and get the engine paint. It will withstand the heat

*edit* nevermind i hate autozone they suck, go to advanced auto parts instead.

*ChrisCantSkate* · 10-08-2002, 11:27 PM

get high temp paint, dosnt matter where u get it from really, just take the heatshield off and put a few thin coats on.

slowEJ6 · 10-09-2002, 01:35 PM

bbq grill paint works VERY WELL.
wal-mart sells it too. im sure k-mart does as well. or autozone, etc etc.

10-09-2002, 02:47 PM

aight thanks....has any one done it before? howd it turn out?

slowEJ6 · 10-09-2002, 11:54 PM

be sure to prep the heat shield first.....degrease that badboy, a light sanding would be good so the paint sticks....more thin coats of paint, not less thick coats.....and do you want it shiny or no? id use flat black spray paint if i were you.....i feel like painting mine now

nonovurbizniz · 10-10-2002, 01:01 PM

Ya i did it. it's easy on mine there were 4 bolts holding it on (for the front heat shield, i didn't bother to do the rear heatshiled yet as you cannot really see it)

sanded it off REALLY good. I mean down to bare metal and where there were rust spots i sanded down as much as possible.

then like they all said use HIGH TEMP paint i used duplicoat's ENGINE PAINT. do light even coats and allow them to get tacky in between coats. allow it to air dry for as long as you can (the longer the better... i got ancy and tried putting it back on early and even with delicate handling i ended up screwing up the bolts and a small part of the heatshield.)

take yer time it'll come out looking good. (although im a little disappointed with the black it came out looking a little opaqueish)

10-11-2002, 02:30 PM

hey, you don't happen to have some pix of the end result of this project do you?
i'd love to see how it looks when finished, even if you aren't too happy with it
the heat shield on my 92 LX is about as ugly as they get

thanks
Sean

10-11-2002, 07:56 PM

hey seanjuan....
im in the middle of the project right now...waiting for the paint to dry. i get you some before and after pics either later tonight or tomorrow

10-13-2002, 02:32 PM

that would be really sweet
thanks

Sean

10-14-2002, 04:39 PM

this is after i sanded it a lil bit

10-14-2002, 04:41 PM

this is after painting...
im not totally happy with it. theres one spot where the paint ran a lil b/c i got a lil impatient. so im gonna sand a lil bit of it back down and repaint that spot

10-14-2002, 04:47 PM

looks better than a rusted heat shield though

did you just use spraypaint then?

i'd like to see what it looks like once you get it back into the engine bay... if you have a picture of it

good luck with it
Sean

10-14-2002, 05:04 PM

in the bay...

10-14-2002, 05:06 PM

the paint i used. got it at home depot for like 4 bucks

10-14-2002, 05:24 PM

that looks really nice
i think i'm going to make that one of my next projects

thanks for the pix

Sean

10-21-2002, 11:57 AM

I'm down with that too...

Easy + cheap + looks nice = my kind of mod

though I'm sure that will lead me to wanting my valve cover done up nicely too

ripthesystem

4jacks · 10-21-2002, 09:01 PM

I'm soo pathetic... I saw the picture of the heat sheild in your garage and knew you bought that at home depot... i gotta find a new job...

Looks nice btw.... I thought it was nice looking just after the sand down.

10-22-2002, 02:25 AM

I painted my headshield and headgasket umm its 3am stfu Valve Coverbut I painted it white....
....gah yea my head gasket is painted also...its painte type-r race ready it added 10hp! ....

now theres a few problems in this
WHITE IS HARD TO KEEP CLEAN! lol
so keep that in mind :-D

Heres a pic

I'm a VERY impatient person so ...the paint wasn't Quality A ...

Strut Bar is removed...peeps kept telling me it was on backwards...I couldn't put it on any other way..if it stuck straight up hood wouldn't close...so I just kept it on for a while longer and it bent :-D APC RULES lol

slowEJ6 · 10-22-2002, 02:29 AM

painted the headgasket eh glen?

*pdiggitydogg* · 10-22-2002, 11:37 AM

you paid $4 for the paint?? Geez I got some high temp black BBQ paint at K-Fart for less than $2! I put it on the exhaust resonator (the exhaust I sold) and planning on the heatshield too.

ShagginJet · 10-22-2002, 01:51 PM

damn.... I'm gonna do this this weekend...

10-08-2002, 10:07 PM	#1
2kCivicEX Posts: n/a	nasty heatshield the heat shield for my headers is getting pretty nasty and i wanna paint it black maybe just to make it look a lil cleaner. However, i dunno what kind of paint to use... i doubt that normal black spray paint would work.... or would it?

10-08-2002, 11:27 PM	#3
ChrisCantSkate Thought Police Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: orlando florida Age: 41 Posts: 9,662	get high temp paint, dosnt matter where u get it from really, just take the heatshield off and put a few thin coats on. __________________ Black Vtec Prelude-h22a power'd Many dreams come true, and some have silver linings. I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold.

10-21-2002, 09:01 PM	#18
4jacks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cecil County, Maryland Age: 45 Posts: 1,129	I'm soo pathetic... I saw the picture of the heat sheild in your garage and knew you bought that at home depot... i gotta find a new job... Looks nice btw.... I thought it was nice looking just after the sand down. __________________ Patrick 4jacks 4jacks@gmail.com Happy Honda'ing

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10-08-2002, 10:17 PM	#2
drdingo21 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Age: 42 Posts: 1,642	go to autozone and get the engine paint. It will withstand the heat edit nevermind i hate autozone they suck, go to advanced auto parts instead.

10-09-2002, 01:35 PM	#4
slowEJ6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oviedo, FL Age: 43 Posts: 3,195	bbq grill paint works VERY WELL. wal-mart sells it too. im sure k-mart does as well. or autozone, etc etc.

10-09-2002, 02:47 PM	#5
2kCivicEX Posts: n/a	aight thanks....has any one done it before? howd it turn out?

10-09-2002, 11:54 PM	#6
slowEJ6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oviedo, FL Age: 43 Posts: 3,195	be sure to prep the heat shield first.....degrease that badboy, a light sanding would be good so the paint sticks....more thin coats of paint, not less thick coats.....and do you want it shiny or no? id use flat black spray paint if i were you.....i feel like painting mine now

10-10-2002, 01:01 PM	#7
nonovurbizniz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ECUSA Age: 47 Posts: 2,693	Ya i did it. it's easy on mine there were 4 bolts holding it on (for the front heat shield, i didn't bother to do the rear heatshiled yet as you cannot really see it) sanded it off REALLY good. I mean down to bare metal and where there were rust spots i sanded down as much as possible. then like they all said use HIGH TEMP paint i used duplicoat's ENGINE PAINT. do light even coats and allow them to get tacky in between coats. allow it to air dry for as long as you can (the longer the better... i got ancy and tried putting it back on early and even with delicate handling i ended up screwing up the bolts and a small part of the heatshield.) take yer time it'll come out looking good. (although im a little disappointed with the black it came out looking a little opaqueish)

10-11-2002, 02:30 PM	#8
seanjuan Posts: n/a	hey, you don't happen to have some pix of the end result of this project do you? i'd love to see how it looks when finished, even if you aren't too happy with it the heat shield on my 92 LX is about as ugly as they get thanks Sean

10-11-2002, 07:56 PM	#9
2kCivicEX Posts: n/a	hey seanjuan.... im in the middle of the project right now...waiting for the paint to dry. i get you some before and after pics either later tonight or tomorrow

10-13-2002, 02:32 PM	#10
seanjuan Posts: n/a	that would be really sweet thanks Sean

10-14-2002, 04:47 PM	#13
seanjuan Posts: n/a	looks better than a rusted heat shield though did you just use spraypaint then? i'd like to see what it looks like once you get it back into the engine bay... if you have a picture of it good luck with it Sean

10-14-2002, 05:24 PM	#16
seanjuan Posts: n/a	that looks really nice i think i'm going to make that one of my next projects thanks for the pix Sean

10-21-2002, 11:57 AM	#17
ripthesystem Posts: n/a	I'm down with that too... Easy + cheap + looks nice = my kind of mod though I'm sure that will lead me to wanting my valve cover done up nicely too ripthesystem

10-22-2002, 02:29 AM	#20
slowEJ6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oviedo, FL Age: 43 Posts: 3,195	painted the headgasket eh glen?

10-22-2002, 11:37 AM	#21
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	you paid $4 for the paint?? Geez I got some high temp black BBQ paint at K-Fart for less than $2! I put it on the exhaust resonator (the exhaust I sold) and planning on the heatshield too.