Crackle Black cam covers?
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I have been reading the Mx-5 Rocketeer thread on readers' rides. Chap on there has done his Jag V6 covers in crackle black using vht paint and a heat gun. I'd been thinking about cheering mine up (plain black) and fancied giving this a go on the Cerb. Just wondering if anyone has tried on here and if so was it anygood? Plan was to also match the alloy airbox brackets the same as they are looking a little furry and have all the rocker bolts passivated.
Don't want too much bling but thought that should look alright unless I cock it up of course!
Might even get the airboxes hydro dipped as discussed donkeys ago!
Sticky.
Don't want too much bling but thought that should look alright unless I cock it up of course!
Might even get the airboxes hydro dipped as discussed donkeys ago!Sticky.
I’ve just painted some cam covers for a 50’s motorbike in ‘wrinkle’ finish VHT paint, absolute nightmare.
First attempt in the garage leaving them 48 hours to cure left me with deep wrinkles across the flat top surface and no wrinkles along the vertical edges. Resprayed, same result.
Attempt three, in the oven and got really tight wrinkles over 75%, carried on as instructed for touch ups and four attempts and touch ups later managed 98% coverage and gave up.
Don’t know if it was surface of cam covers or paint causing the problem but I followed instructions.
Drove me crazy!
First attempt in the garage leaving them 48 hours to cure left me with deep wrinkles across the flat top surface and no wrinkles along the vertical edges. Resprayed, same result.
Attempt three, in the oven and got really tight wrinkles over 75%, carried on as instructed for touch ups and four attempts and touch ups later managed 98% coverage and gave up.
Don’t know if it was surface of cam covers or paint causing the problem but I followed instructions.
Drove me crazy!
Thanks for the reply chaps, it wasn't a case of I must diy it, I always liked the look of the crackle effect and wondered if people had tried it on a Cerbera. My ones are currently a gloss black and in an ok condition, but I don't know if they were painted or powder coated. They do look very similar to Biker's albeit not as factory fresh. However! My painting 'err 'skills' are fairly pants, so thank you Mr Dakota, if the stuff is that awkward to use I might just cheer up the rocker bolts and the airbox brackets.
Sticky.
Sticky.
^^^ They look cracking Ste vr, Have had a look around on't web and there was some stuff on it being banned by the EU a while back. But I have found a company very local that seem to offer the crackle finish I'm after. I'm gonna pop up and see them for a chat and a quote. Another local factor has a good selection of fasteners rather than re-coating the old so I may go that way price depending.
My wheels could do with a freshen up, so if the coaters do a good job of the rockers, I may get the wheels done too!
Cheers
My wheels could do with a freshen up, so if the coaters do a good job of the rockers, I may get the wheels done too!
Cheers
Cheers for all the pics and for the heads up re dragon 200plus. Some lovely examples there which I think should suit the Cerbera quite nicely. I wonder if it is possible to work in an AJP or TVR emblem onto the top front of one of the rockers? I realised that unlike the Fords and Alfa there is no raised lettering but it would give a nice effect.
My ball-ended Allen keys just arrived today, so I might even manage to remove the rockers/airboxes and inlets and still have some skin left...
Sticky.
My ball-ended Allen keys just arrived today, so I might even manage to remove the rockers/airboxes and inlets and still have some skin left...
Sticky.
OK, little update on this idea. Once I'd taken off the inlets and F1 panel etc I gave everything a quick once over with GT85. The rockers themselves were in far better condition than I thought and it was really just the rocker bolts that let the side down. In fact they look like they have been powder coated in the recent-ish past as has the timing cover with the TVR script left in silver. Conclusion? It would look daft with crackle rockers and smooth timing cover so I have rubbed down all the bolts heads, primed with zinc coating and given them a couple of coats of gloss black. The airbag brackets have come up quite nicely with Autosol and wire wool but I might go down the gloss black look with them too.
Of course, with all that being 'free', I might have started looking at them carbon ACT airboxes................again..
Sticky.
Of course, with all that being 'free', I might have started looking at them carbon ACT airboxes................again..
Sticky.
I think the gloss black looks OK, although once the air boxes are back on, they'll hardly be noticed. Mine were already painted by the previous owner:
So while I was having the injectors done, I took a bit of paint and lacquer to the fuel rail:
Since there are 2 stainless steel straps goin over the rail, I decided not to do the whole top, that along with the fact the 'grooves' peter out to almost no depth at one end!
So while I was having the injectors done, I took a bit of paint and lacquer to the fuel rail:
Since there are 2 stainless steel straps goin over the rail, I decided not to do the whole top, that along with the fact the 'grooves' peter out to almost no depth at one end!
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