# Just for fun **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [May 17, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652 "2007-05-17T21:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jammin1911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/1 "2007-05-17T21:39:18Z")
I decided it would be a good idea to attempt to paint Mike’s (spd-dmn) coil pack cover thingy on his SR. I did a pretty horrible job but from a far it looks a lot like what I was going for. I used flat black for the majority and chrome for the lettering. Too bad it looks like shit up close 🙂 ![http://jammin.jshost.ca/spddmn/1.jpg](http://jammin.jshost.ca/spddmn/1.jpg) ![http://jammin.jshost.ca/spddmn/2.jpg](http://jammin.jshost.ca/spddmn/2.jpg) ![http://jammin.jshost.ca/spddmn/3.jpg](http://jammin.jshost.ca/spddmn/3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![scribbles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@scribbles](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/scribbles)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/2 "2007-05-17T22:03:17Z")
yay ! looks sweet. good jeorb! ---
**Author:** ![jammin1911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/3 "2007-05-17T22:16:12Z")
it looks shitty when you actually see it, it was really hard to cut out the tape - it would have turned out a lot better if i had wide masking tape, wherever I had to overlap it, those parts got screwed up because it was thicker and harder to cut through in the little tiny spots. if i did it again it would likely turn out a lot better. the other mistake was sanding it AFTER i taped it - the dust from the paint got all packed in the smaller parts and managed to get under some of the tape and it wasn’t sticky anymore after that. the result was some of the thin pieces lifting and not masking properly allowing some overspray on to parts where it should have been black. from a distance or at first glance its pretty sexy, like in the low quality picture above. if you inspect it, it’s quite poopy 🙂 mike wasn’t happy with me ☹ ---
**Author:** ![atutt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@atutt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/atutt)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/4 "2007-05-17T22:39:33Z")
So do it again… lol ---
**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/5 "2007-05-18T02:08:55Z")
its aluminum like all the valve cover? If so why would u tape anything? Paint the whole thing let it dry then just get a sanding brick and sand the words. It will comeout the same probably look 100X’s better cause taping sucks. This is what a shop in town told me who paints old musle car covers. They dip them in acid and crazy stuff to to clean them. ---
**Author:** ![Happy240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/happy240sx/32/5515_2.png) [@Happy240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Happy240sx)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/6 "2007-05-18T03:07:51Z")
Any time I am ever doing any detail stuff like lettering, I never tape it of I just draw on the letter with Chapstick. Then when you paint over the chapstick, the paint can’t dry and you can just wipe it off when the rest of the plate is dry. ---
**Author:** ![Theo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Theo23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Theo23)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/7 "2007-05-18T05:22:00Z")
chapstick haha… or grease for those with already hydrated lips. ---
**Author:** ![Hector](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/43a26b/32.png) [@Hector](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hector)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/8 "2007-05-18T05:42:42Z")
cock polish, its not just for cock anymore ---
**Author:** ![nocwage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nocwage/32/5489_2.png) [@nocwage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nocwage)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/9 "2007-05-18T06:25:33Z")
> [@New Alternator and Battery and still loses power.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-alternator-and-battery-and-still-loses-power/12605/8): > > Any time I am ever doing any detail stuff like lettering, I never tape it of I just draw on the letter with Chapstick. > > Then when you paint over the chapstick, the paint can’t dry and you can just wipe it off when the rest of the plate is dry. That’s cool, I’ve never heard of anyone doing that. Any other tips? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/10 "2007-05-18T13:09:49Z")
I want me stuff back ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/11 "2007-05-18T13:27:07Z")
> [@labor laws](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/labor-laws/12597/15): > > That’s cool, I’ve never heard of anyone doing that. > Any other tips? > [@Happy240sx](#): > > Remove CA18DET, install SR20DET . ---
**Author:** ![slipperysilvia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slipperysilvia/32/5485_2.png) [@slipperysilvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slipperysilvia)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/12 "2007-05-18T14:21:16Z")
chapstick is horrible, use vaseline ! ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/13 "2007-05-18T17:28:49Z")
terrible job i want my money back ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/14 "2007-05-18T19:55:11Z")
I want my stuff ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/15 "2007-05-18T20:57:17Z")
benson ill sell you your stuff back for 50 bucks for everything ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/16 "2007-05-19T08:37:03Z")
And that will be followed by a kick in the Nuts 🙂 jajhajhajaa no rush man, when ever you can get it back ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/17 "2007-05-19T09:04:02Z")
its in d’s garage ready for the taking if you ever need it… or ill deliver it back to large’s myself when i get the chance ---
**Author:** ![Hurricane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/18 "2007-05-19T11:23:41Z")
I’m home all day today if you want to either A limp over or B send one of your many minons over to get it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-for-fun/106652/19 "2007-05-19T12:02:22Z")
Hahaha Ill talk to the Minions. I still can not drive