Great job that looks awesome!

 

you did that with spray paint? looks awesome!

 

What preparations did you make before painting the plastic parts?

 

Did you use a high heat paint? If not, the paint on the engine cover might not last too long with the heat from the turbo/engine.

Scott

 

I just wanted to give the promised update after my 130 mile round trip to see a WWE event in Savannah. After my trip, which included a large portion of interstate driving, the paint does not appear to have suffered any Ill effects from the extended heat of the engine. I don't see any bubbling, peeling or flaking, and it still has its color change properties.

 

Wow, great job. You will have to post pics of these parts on the car.

 

As per your request, pictures of the parts on the car...............

 

The Mirage system is a 3 part process that comes with 3 cans; a black primer base coat, the colored paint and a clear top coat. To prep it I just cleaned it off with an alcohol soaked paper towel. I let it dry and started painting. Base Coat, Color, Clear: making sure to give it time to bake in the sun to dry before I went on to the next step. This is paint I have had for 7 or 8 years that I had painted some on my 93 Taurus Wagon just going to waste, I know that it may not survive the heat of the engine, but it will only be seen when the hood is up anyway.

JUST A QUICK UPDATE: This morning I went out to run some errands in the Dart with the engine cover on. I was gone a few hours. Came home ate lunch and watched a movie then read the above posts, then went outside after the car sat for approximately 2 hours to check on the condition of the engine cover and it seemed fine. There was no bubbling or peeling, the paint wasn't tacky feeling to the touch. Maybe it'll be fine

I am going to be going to a live WWE event on Sunday in Savannah, which is over an hour drive up and then an hour back at interstate speeds. So this will give me a better indication of how the paint job will perform overall.

 

:big smile:THIS IS MY 100TH FORUM POST:cool2:

This is paint I have had for 7 or 8 years that I had painted some on my 93 Taurus Wagon just going to waste

I wanted to attach some pictures to show the painting that I did on my Taurus wagon with the color change Duplicolor, along with the color change multistriping pinstripes. Please don't pay attention to the wheel covers - they were a huge mistake that I eventually rectified and replaced the 14in steel wheels with some 15in rims and tires from a 1996 Taurus.

The first picture in the series is the stock picture without modifications.

 

Looks great. I would just keep the engine cover off until I wanted to show it off (many of us took ours off already).

 

What I am doing today, Pt. 2

I didn't like the black fascia piece on the rear bumper, so I am painting it Brilliant Silver Dupli-Color to match as closely as possible my body color. It won't be an exact match because I used gray primer , but the silver is a little darker on the body so maybe it has a black undercoating, IDK. But it will still look better than the black IMO

 

Nice work; too bad it won't be seeing a whole hell of a lot of daylight.

The rear valance could've been done with just a touch a blue added to it. Hard to replicate factory colors though. That said, you could probably order a rattlecan or two from your dealer as 'touch up paint'.

 

This can in fact be done. It will be an exact match to your body color based on vin.

 

This is a picture of the finished project (product). It appears to have been a closer match than I anticipated. I am very happy and proud of the results.

 

too many badges!!!!!!!

 

Very cool.