Clearcoat over sharpie ink??

[Ju_S12_Turbo]

ugh that cover is so sick. How much do you charge if I send you mine . No I'm not kidding lol.

[lostforawhile]

I really hope whoever gets that hangs it on the wall not puts it on their car, thats art.

[MessyHonda]

yeah i need to start finding spare covers

[labeledsk8r]

that is amazeing!!!!.... dude if we ever get a damn local meet going down i wana see that in person!! are you interested in doodleing on a F valve cover at all?

[Rendon LX-i]

That is cool shit guy....You have a hand for art thats forsure. i would ask a autobody guy or something...matter of fact ill ask my bro what you can clear with that.....im pretty sure theres something out there that well work

[SZfiftyfour]

whoa, didn't notice the new comments. Thanks guys.
I got a can of Krylon clear on it the other day. It looks pretty good, and there's no "yellowing" like the high-temp stuff did. It did get a little uneven in some spots, but such is the nature of rattle cans. Esp when you dont have much experience with them.
Yea I been thinking of doing VC's and selling em. But I need to find out if this paint and clearcoat setup will work with the engine-bay heat. If the cheap stuff stands up to the heat then that'll keep the price down. Also wouldn't want my name attached to something that's going to chip away in a month. So... If someone local has a 2.5g or 3g and wouldn't mind testing it out for me for a little while, post up or PM me.

[labeledsk8r]

i dont have a 3 g but i will gladly drop off a VC for you to do for a F22 to be the "test dumby" lol

[lostforawhile]

whoa, didn't notice the new comments. Thanks guys.
I got a can of Krylon clear on it the other day. It looks pretty good, and there's no "yellowing" like the high-temp stuff did. It did get a little uneven in some spots, but such is the nature of rattle cans. Esp when you dont have much experience with them.
Yea I been thinking of doing VC's and selling em. But I need to find out if this paint and clearcoat setup will work with the engine-bay heat. If the cheap stuff stands up to the heat then that'll keep the price down. Also wouldn't want my name attached to something that's going to chip away in a month. So... If someone local has a 2.5g or 3g and wouldn't mind testing it out for me for a little while, post up or PM me.

ouch,the problem is over time that krylon will turn an ugly yellow color, i've tried it before,just takes a while. thats why i suggested the diamond clear from eastwood, it's one of the few spray can clears that stays clear.

[SZfiftyfour]

Krylon just recently changed their formula from lacquer to alkyd, due to the EPA. They advertise it doesn't yellow, but we will see.

edit: sk8r you got a spare?

[Vanilla Sky]

If my 3gee was running, I'd be the guinea pig.

[labeledsk8r]

Krylon just recently changed their formula from lacquer to alkyd, due to the EPA. They advertise it doesn't yellow, but we will see.

edit: sk8r you got a spare?

i can get one in less then a day, can allso shave all the lettering if you want a fully blank canvas, lemme know a time u need it by and a price

[lostforawhile]

Krylon just recently changed their formula from lacquer to alkyd, due to the EPA. They advertise it doesn't yellow, but we will see.

edit: sk8r you got a spare?

i tested the new stuff it yellowed, sprayed it over polished aluminum and baked it at temps close to underhood, turned dingy yellow. If you do all this work i would get the diamond high temp clear from eastwood, pro stuff not walmart clear coat, it's your art, do you really want to spray cheap clear over it? I have dozens and dozens of aluminum parts to repolish and clear now because of the dam kyrlon.

[markmdz89hatch]

so I'm on vaca for a week and come back to see something like this? That's just damn sick. I've seen a lot of doodled or custom artwork'd v/c's and every damn one that I've seen looked like a 5th grader with rabies was let loose on it.

....but....

That one, my friend, is insanely nice. I would definitely sport that with pride on my car.

I have a spare cover I'd be happy to send your way if you were willing to do something custom like that for me. Obviously I'd be happy to pay you for you work, and fully understand it takes lots of time to get to something like that.

86ccord--> That E46 is just plain silly. I'm loving that hood.

[labeledsk8r]

CcordLevel2 you have pm

[SZfiftyfour]

i tested the new stuff it yellowed, sprayed it over polished aluminum and baked it at temps close to underhood, turned dingy yellow. If you do all this work i would get the diamond high temp clear from eastwood, pro stuff not walmart clear coat, it's your art, do you really want to spray cheap clear over it? I have dozens and dozens of aluminum parts to repolish and clear now because of the dam kyrlon.

I baked mine too, but only at 275ish. It didn't yellow. I'm not saying you're wrong by any means, im just stubborn and need to see for myself lol.

so I'm on vaca for a week and come back to see something like this? That's just damn sick. I've seen a lot of doodled or custom artwork'd v/c's and every damn one that I've seen looked like a 5th grader with rabies was let loose on it.

....but....

That one, my friend, is insanely nice. I would definitely sport that with pride on my car.

I have a spare cover I'd be happy to send your way if you were willing to do something custom like that for me. Obviously I'd be happy to pay you for you work, and fully understand it takes lots of time to get to something like that.

86ccord--> That E46 is just plain silly. I'm loving that hood.

THanks

CcordLevel2 you have pm

whatever you have VD

[Ichiban]

Did anyone ever consider clear powdercoat? It's also available from Eastwood, and a valve cover easily fits into the oven.

[2ndGenGuy]

I didn't know such a thing existed. Can it go on over existing paint? I thought most powdercoats bonded to the metal, but I don't know shit.

[Ichiban]

But its pressurised water. Water will stay in its liquid form to a much higher temperature. Water has a much higher boiling point under pressure. thats why you should never open the radiator cap when engine is hot.. and for those of you that does, its steam every where and you will hear the water in the block boiling straight away.

I'm fully fucking aware of this. Also, the propylene glycol solution (aka "Antifreeze") further raises the boiling point. Most thermostats open by 82-90 Celsius, and most cars are considered to be "overheating" by 115 C.

So a whole 15 degrees C. That's your difference right there. About as much difference as a sunny day from a cloudy one.

Also, if you open the rad cap slowly, it blows all the steam and shit into the reservoir, not your face.



I was kinda thinking that the heat required to fire the clear powdercoat might toast the sharpie art...

[SZfiftyfour]

Starting another one soon. Prepping and painting now.

[AccordB20A]

cool stuff man

[labeledsk8r]

damn man your getting more work done then me, mines is not wanting to strip, about to hit it with a 3rd coat of aicraft remover and then trying to scrape the rest off

[SZfiftyfour]

^^ I used some Tal-strip, it worked alright but still left a lil residue, then I used the wheel to get the rest and strip some old rust that was under the paint. The tal-strip really came in useful in the creases and under that bracket though.

Got a couple coats of black on it.




I'm going to be using these things on it.

[Civic Accord Honda]

fresh cant wait to see it done!!

[MessyHonda]

nice start

[2ndGenGuy]

Yeah sweet! Keep us posted!