engine shroud treatment?

[juanbenae]

anybody have a line on a recondition of a 30+ yo fiberglass engine shroud? looking to dress it up a bit while the motor comes apart. figure powder coat would crack with the expanding n contraction of the thing. what have you done to dress this up.?? links to interesting threads you may know of on the topic are welcomed.

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[drcoastline]

Is it possible to powder coat a fiberglass shroud? I thought powder coating worked using an electrical charge?

How about cleaning it and then poliching with some fiberglass polish? Maybe some rattle can paint.

[donagain1]

Looks like someone may have painted it already... mine's black all the way through, and it prettied up icely with a couple of spritzes of ArmorAll.

[hkspwrsche]

Glass should be prepped and painted at a paint shop no powder coat.

[al lkosmal]

I wetsanded mine, then used rubbing compound and then shot it with a few coats of satin clear.

[Flat6Heaven]

That looks great Al. Was the satin clear out of a can?

[timmy2]

Clean it and paint it with orange chevy engine hi temp enamel . Very, very close in color to original on my '78.

[James Brown]

i believe they make them like a boat hull, colored gelcoat on first then fiberglass chop. If you are careful on the sanding you can get back to the original color, wax and polish or clear coat like Al says should do it. If there is damage or the fiberglass strands are coming through, time for paint.

[timmy2]

Originally Posted by James Brown

i believe they make them like a boat hull, colored gelcoat on first then fiberglass chop. If you are careful on the sanding you can get back to the original color, wax and polish or clear coat like Al says should do it. If there is damage or the fiberglass strands are coming through, time for paint.

+1 Mine had some damaged areas that I repaired before painting.

[kodioneill]

Rustoleum red enamel.

[juanbenae]

thanks guys. thread saved for reference when i get to the task. out to the garage to clean up before tear down.

[al lkosmal]

Originally Posted by Flat6Heaven

That looks great Al. Was the satin clear out of a can?

yes, it was rattle canned.