So I decided to bead blast my cold side stainless and I LOVE the finish. Hard to get a pic of but you get the idea. Manifolds and hot pipes are out getting coated right now.
Washed the engine bay, steel wool, then red pads, then strubbers, then mitt. Always using soap water/exchange water buckets. Got the bay perfectly clean.
Then started sanding with 220. Mostly done and then I will do 400.
:tup: Nice.
Exhaust is awesome and the paint prep seems to be coming along really well :tup:
gonna do some shaving and clean up metalwork?
Thanks man, I did a ton of research before I paint prepped my underbody/wheel wells and that came out perfect. I am pretty comfortable and happy with my cleaning process and then it is just sanding really. Hopefully this turns out nice.
I don’t know yet. I am prob going to do a little metal work cause I enjoy it but I am not familiar with bodywork and how to shave. Maybe I will read up on what I should use. I kinda just want to get it painted and move forward though.
paint it. install motor. heaters.
I have so much to do still after the drivetrain is in. 
at least patch a few holes, I wouldn’t go for a complete shave… maybe just a landing strip.
I shaved my engine bay last year… SO MUCH TIME! end result was worth it though. You could always just paint it and throw the motor in this year, shave it next year.
lol @ landing strip.
+1
I am about to go work on this pile.
We need to do this with beers. Its been a while.
I just did it with beers. Was fun!
Sweet call fucker! I had PBR’s ready!
So as we all know I am really happy with how the underside and wheel wells turned out. After much thought I decided last minute to shoot the bay with the same 3M product. Super happy with the results and believe me this stuff is durable as all hell. One of the reasons I shot it over the single stage gloss black I have on hand as well.
Ready
Primed
Wet
Finished
Keith stone approves
Looks great drew!
Looks good, but wouldn’t you prefer a glossy black so you can clean the bay easier? Maybe I jsut prefer the look of glossy paint, lol. What’s next on the list?
+1 looked better wet / similar to body color. the flat finish just makes it look like you half ass rattle canned it.
