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benm, you can get SPEED FLOW braided lines and fittings from STAR PERFORMANCE in Regatta Rd Five Dock. speed flow pricing is a lot less than EARLS, its as good or better than earls, and oz made. go mad with it, but make sure it cant rub on anything. it can be quite abrasive on softer items, like radiators.

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nice.. although i don't like the chances of it not scratching too easy - now you can't work on your engine... ever :D

wonder whether the hoses can do with just normal spray paints?? as you can get a wider range of funky colours rather than the high temp stuff. For rubber hoses and things I reckon it could be fine (where if they melt i'd be kinda concerned about the heat anywayz). One day i give i'll give it a try...then i start sanding and polishing some metal bits.

my interior is coming up nice with some touches of cherry red..then i gotta get to the brake calipers and spray them now they're visible.

um...http://www.ryco.com.au/ looks to have a massive selection. for those in melbourne its in footscray. I'd say they'd have everything and anything you'd want from looking at their catalogues. gotta pay them a visit one day too.

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Originally posted by predator666

For rubber hoses and things I reckon it could be fine (where if they melt i'd be kinda concerned about the heat anywayz).

You're not talking about painting rubber hoses are you!? If you are it'll be a total waste of time. The rubber will tend to flex (not much but it won't take much!) & most paints don't handle being flexed. And you can forget about ever removing the painted rubber parts if you don't want the paint to crack straight off.

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i did a test spray and it seemed to stick pretty well to the bit of hose i had sitting around ... but that wasn't in the car with the heats associated.. true, you don't want bits of paint flecking off - maybe i'm wrong. i'm gonna spray that sucker more then bend it to shittery and see what happens as a test.

Guess silicon hoses are the real solution.

benm Grand Master

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I didn't use any primer or clear just about ~3 coats of gold and it seems to be sticking fairly well.

I mean once everything is back together its only subject to heat, nothing else.

But still i did a bodge job (first time playing with an engine and not exactly a painting expert) and i think my results (close up) reflect exactly that.

If i did it again i'd let everything dry 3x longer and use primer etc etc.

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Geez youre engine bay looks sweet now Matt (whatsisname) I really think that is the best engine bay Ive ever seen!

I plan on doing the vaccuum hose, paint and a few other things on my GTR very soon. First im focusing on the metal parts (rocker covers, plenum etc) being polished to a mirror finish. Got half that done. Then will move on to the hoses etc...

I reckon matt, maybe you should have a go at getting the rocker covers and plenum polished up to a mirror finish. That would just top it off.

Do you reckon you could give some of us some tips on doing the engine bay up from scratch? Like where and what to buy, how much we are looking at?

thanks mate,

Andrew

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