~Painted The Underside Of My Hood~

[04sleeper]

OK. So I the bottom of my hood has always bugged me because it was not painted all the way from Ford.

I saw the thread where 5spd07gt did his hood and figured I would give it a shot.

I purchased my supplies from Automotive Touchup.
Automotivetouchup.com Touch Up Paint, Aerosol Spray Paint and Paint Touch Up Accessories

Here's what I bought:
12oz Aresol of "Torch Red" paint code Ford D3 (Colorado Red. Same thing as Torch Red)
12oz Aresol of High Gloss Clear Coat
2oz Spray Bottle of Prep Solvent Wax and Grease Remover
1 3M Tack Cloth

Total Cost: $39.65

I peeled the stickers with the build dates off and sanded the area down. (Sorry Jeff )

Then I taped off the area to be painted. I didn't want to do the whole underside, just the area taped off.

I layed down a very light coat of Base Color.

Second coat of Base Color.

And after the 4th and final coat of Base Color.

OK.

All finished and back together. This stuff dry's ultra quick!

LOL... You can see the True Forged Reservoir cap reflecting on the hood.

True Forged reflection again!

 

[RCMPSVT]

Damn that turned out great for rattle cans

 

[Satan's Snake]

I'm in love with your car. I hope to be making to first step in making the motor look like yours soon (whipple 2.3)

 

[Callaway Cobra]

Looks good.

 

[04sleeper]

Damn that turned out great for rattle cans

I thought so too. The cans had a LOT of pressure and shot like a spray gun rather than a spray can. I was super impressed!

I'm in love with your car. I hope to be making to first step in making the motor look like yours soon (whipple 2.3)

Thanks. You'll love the 2.3! :thumbsup:

Looks good.

Thanks. :beer:

 

[SSSLAV8]

Looks great Kevin, I need to do mine:thumbsup:

 

[04sleeper]

Looks great Kevin, I need to do mine:thumbsup:

Thanks Rob! :beer:

I can't believe it took me this long to do it! LOL.....

 

[quad]

Very nice job!

I sprayed mine a few years ago but never put down a clear coat. One of these days I may have to sand it down and respray and apply clear coat because the micro fiber towels always snag on the underside of the hood when I wipe it down after washing the car.

Is yours smooth when you wipe it with a towel like the exterior of the car?

 

[quad]

Btw, where did you get those vent covers? Also when drilling holes in your hood are you concerned about rust forming?

I installed hood shocks about 5 years ago at the Dream Cruise. We had to drill holes into the engine compartment body panels of the car to anchor the shocks and someone asked me what about rust? I have not noticed any rust during the 5 years but who knows whats waiting in the coming years. :shrug:

 

[CobraTerritory]

another awesome job by 04Sleeper. Looks good Kevin. What wheels are you rolling on these days?

 

[supercarkiller]

very nice work kevin, never ceases too amaze me on how clean ur car is

 

[rust0r]

looks amazing, let alone for rattle cans

you should teach seminars on how to properly clean and care for your car, i don't think i have ever seen one as clean as yours :beer:

 

[Competition]

Looks great, and that place was my life saver. My mirrors had a bunch of small chips in them and I repainted both of them with that rattle can paint and they still look brand new.

 

[mustangvsix]

just when I thought you could not make your car any more perfect....there you go. Every time I see one of your threads its something I add to my to-do list on my car. lol.

 

[sam92lx]

you're good!

 

[Camaro_94]

Thats ****ing awesome! I cant believe how well it turned out from a rattle can paint job!

 

[bmoseley]

man that is nice an rob at the show i couldnt stop looking at you motor

 

[bwahl602]

looks great!

u should have taken pics of the stickers up close and had them re-made

looks great

 

[WS6JJP]

looks great Kevin! The factory actually didnt do too bad on how much paint they laid down, i've seen alot worse.

 

[Dayne Baier]

looks great