Prepping the engine cover for paint...

[Lionel]

Heres what i did

- Rinsed off all the dirt with soap in the bathtub
- washed it by hand
- used (GUNK ENGINE DEGREASER) on it twice, both times scrubbing with a green scouring pad
-rinsed it off for 5 mins with the garden hose
- let it soak in the tub with bleach
-rinsed it off again with the hose...

IMO she should be sparkly clean, which it seemed to be. So i started painting the letters and the damn paint was repelled like as if there was grease or chemical still on it...

now i need to get some paint thinner and remove what i just did...

what am i supposed to do to clean it? so the paint can go on like its meant to?

 

[BoostJunki3]

get degrease it again and wash it with soap and water and then dry it....dont use bleach.

 

[Lionel]

I read another post yesterday and sum1 said to let it soak with bleach.... maybe it was residue from the bleach that did it... that sucks

 

[mezzoni]

i used some 320 grit sand paper on the letters, blew the dust away, then just scrubbed the whole thing real good with rubbing alcohol and it came out great

 

[Mad Monkey]

use a high quality silicone wax and grease remover, keep wiping until you come up clean.

 

[2003 SSEi]

you have to scuff the surface to get the paint to stick

 

[mezzoni]

also use paint made for plastic. i used rustoleum's paint for plastic it sticks great and looks awesome

 

[Spartan GL]

for mine, i shot it back with some Engine Enamel and then Ordered a Reflective concepts engine cover overlay for the lettering

 

[SeanGTP]

sand it...