Thread: Painted SC

Hey guys. Has anybody painted their supercharger and intake? Mine is sanded down because the valve gaskets were getting changed and apparently the intake was seeping. So, I decided to clean up this ugly corrosion. I have a GM multicolor gloss black that I have one coat on so far after being sanded down and cleaned. Anything suggestions/ how many coats did you use?
Brent



back on.
What do youguys think?

the usual 2-3 coats should do it just fine. lots of people paint their blower with zero ill effects.

moved to a more appropriate section, as well.

looks good man

I know a lot of people powdercoat the supercharger. Painted SC look good, but retain the heat even more.

THanks!

just finished my SC a few days ago, the TB too.

Here's a few pics... Just cleaned it real good (brake cleaner works well) and let it dry good too. Then mask off any openings, take your time here. When applying the paint, use HIGH HEAT ENGINE paint... (I used Dupli-Color Ceramic Engine Paint)... Go real slow, many light coats are better than one heavy and the Ceramic Paint is real THIN too so will run easy - a light touch is needed. It dries pretty fast, I did 3 light coats about 15 mins a part, then one heavier coat an hour or so later and all was done.











Finished product with new pulley and all parts back on as well

you dont need high temp paint. the blower doesnt really exceed anything very high (literally 300* max, considering you can touch the blower without melting your hand off immediately after shutting the car off. it's hot, but not that hot.) and at that temperature it will just help the paint to bake on better.

Originally Posted by Bio248

you dont need high temp paint. the blower doesnt really exceed anything very high (literally 300* max, considering you can touch the blower without melting your hand off immediately after shutting the car off. it's hot, but not that hot.) and at that temperature it will just help the paint to bake on better.

I just figured the High Temp Paint would have better durability (Ceramic) than consideration for the heat, and price is same so just a choice is all... The paint is weirdly thin though, lol, almost like water...

Looks good! I didn't take my time because the car was in a friends garage, not mine so I didn't want to hold up his time. I knew I could have done a better clean job used tar and wax removed on it( quick wipe down). It def has it's imperfections because of it but maybe another time and part.

Instead of sanding. I used Krylon wrinkle paint. Hid all the imperfections and was easy to work with.

did it on the Gen V, IC, LIM. No one even noticed the IC in the engine bay after that.

Looks good man. Heres my engine bay...

Nice!!

yeah I def should have done flat or matte black...