My DIY S65 Engine Cover Paint Scheme

Kenyon · 06-07-2010, 09:52 PM

Got my hands on a spare S65 engine cover and decided to do paint scheme. Supplies that I used were tape, razor blade, high temp primer and high temp paint. I spent a good 3hrs taping and prepping. Banged out almost a whole can of primer and than a whole can of red paint. After I removed the tape there were over sprays here and there. The touch up took me about 2hrs. I had to retape certain areas and start rubbing paint thinner on the overspray. It turned out pretty good after I was done with it. Heres some shots I took.

JCtx · 06-08-2010, 12:06 AM

The job itself looks pretty good man, but did you match your 'Melbourne Red' color? Otherwise it might look odd

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Don't know where you bought it, but the chrome cap missing tells me somebody might have tried to separate the 2 halves and broke the seal. Make ABSOLUTELY sure it's perfectly sealed or your engine would ingest unfiltered air, and you DO NOT want that.

Hey, about a pic of it on your car

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noxredna · 06-08-2010, 01:29 AM

looks pretty coool.. have you considered a gloss look with a clearcoat over it?

The paint should last quite a bit as long as it is heat resistant, I can't imagine it being exposed to too much abrasion.

Very original, thanks for contributing!!

RayC · 06-08-2010, 05:34 AM

Looks good. I like it.

Krozi · 06-08-2010, 08:07 AM

Clean DIY! You might be interested in the DIY I made: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364257

swamp2 · 06-08-2010, 06:40 PM

Very nice work. Might look a bit busy under the hood but lets see a pic of that.

AMPowerJ · 06-08-2010, 08:50 PM

Looks like it belongs on a Corvette but I

the effort and end result.

David@Sonic MS · 06-09-2010, 12:49 AM

Nice

tightie · 06-18-2010, 03:36 PM

Wow.. great job.

montreal red · 06-21-2010, 02:48 AM

incredible work...must have taken a long ass time to do all that masking.

Kenyon · 06-25-2010, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by montreal red

incredible work...must have taken a long ass time to do all that masking.

Thanks guys, yes to a point where my fingers cramped up. But I spreaded the work out in a weeks time frame. I think I might just make this my garage wall decoration.

deamon · 06-25-2010, 01:09 PM

Well done

quickbimmer90 · 06-26-2010, 06:04 PM

any pics of it mounted in the engine bay ?

JetBlackE46 · 08-04-2010, 05:12 PM

at first I had no idea where you were going with all the tape but the finished product looks great!

ersin · 08-04-2010, 09:14 PM

gallian93 · 08-09-2010, 07:30 AM

NICE... at the end of the day you've got make your M YOURS... good on you

nusevad · 08-09-2010, 10:53 PM

nice, not bad...i would have done some sanding to get a glossy smooth finish.

Kenyon · 08-09-2010, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

nice, not bad...i would have done some sanding to get a glossy smooth finish.

Thanks, I thought about it but than that would mean I would have to sand down the whole thing including the black part that I left alone and paint that portion black to get the whole smooth gloss look like the IND ones. That would be probably be another 5-8 plus hrs easily on top.

rwchrist · 08-10-2010, 10:28 PM

Looks good!

berrydingle · 08-12-2010, 03:43 PM

niceeeee.. not bad not bad. What kind of red is that?

m3gasm · 05-18-2017, 10:09 PM

I'm wanting to do this... However i'm wanting to sand it down first... Any opinions on what "grit" to use?

o0wkr0o · 06-19-2017, 09:54 AM

Cool man, but I wonder will that cover last long, and will it influence the heat dissipation?

06-07-2010, 09:52 PM	#1
Kenyon Captain 102 Rep 780 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA / NYC iTrader: (20)	My DIY S65 Engine Cover Paint Scheme Got my hands on a spare S65 engine cover and decided to do paint scheme. Supplies that I used were tape, razor blade, high temp primer and high temp paint. I spent a good 3hrs taping and prepping. Banged out almost a whole can of primer and than a whole can of red paint. After I removed the tape there were over sprays here and there. The touch up took me about 2hrs. I had to retape certain areas and start rubbing paint thinner on the overspray. It turned out pretty good after I was done with it. Heres some shots I took.
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JCtx Major General 258 Rep 5,012 Posts Drives: No BMW yet Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso TX iTrader: (0)	The job itself looks pretty good man, but did you match your 'Melbourne Red' color? Otherwise it might look odd . Don't know where you bought it, but the chrome cap missing tells me somebody might have tried to separate the 2 halves and broke the seal. Make ABSOLUTELY sure it's perfectly sealed or your engine would ingest unfiltered air, and you DO NOT want that. Hey, about a pic of it on your car ?
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noxredna Captain 63 Rep 672 Posts Drives: E92 M3, E30 M3, 1M, F10 M5 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Singapore & San Fransisco iTrader: (0)	looks pretty coool.. have you considered a gloss look with a clearcoat over it? The paint should last quite a bit as long as it is heat resistant, I can't imagine it being exposed to too much abrasion. Very original, thanks for contributing!!
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06-08-2010, 05:34 AM	#4
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06-21-2010, 02:48 AM	#10
montreal red chris 278 Rep 12,144 Posts Drives: White Boat Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (31)	incredible work...must have taken a long ass time to do all that masking. __________________ Current: 2013 F10 M5 & 2016 Mini JCW 2013 GLK350 (gone), 997.1 GT3RS (gone), 2009 WRX STI (gone), e92 M3 (gone)
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06-26-2010, 06:04 PM	#13
quickbimmer90 Private 2 Rep 69 Posts Drives: white e92 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange county iTrader: (1)	any pics of it mounted in the engine bay ?
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o0wkr0o Private 5 Rep 70 Posts Drives: M3 Conv DCT space grey Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: CT, US iTrader: (0)	Cool man, but I wonder will that cover last long, and will it influence the heat dissipation?
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