Hey everyone, my partner and I were playing around with a new translucent orange color (base coat "almost chrome", top coat "candy orange", makes for a "chrome orange" look) and a 2G, durango copper metallic(?), Eclipse drove by. I looked at the valve cover, then back at the Eclipse and realized its an almost dead on match... what do you guys think?



(Note: We were just testing on this valve cover, barely any prep work was done, hence the not exactly "perfect" coating and the letters not being sanded. A finished product would look better than that.)

Thanks,
Scott
www.SMPolishing.com
sales@smpolishing.com

whoa. Do you think you can match the color of my car? :-)

Looks very nice :thumbsup I dont think i could have a copper valve cover in my engine bay... It would get dirty quick. I will take a gunmetal one though.

Originally posted by run4cvr
Looks very nice :thumbsup I dont think i could have a copper valve cover in my engine bay... It would get dirty quick. I will take a gunmetal one though.

Guess it's not quite red enough to match up to the factory paint, huh? Anyways as for gunmetal... one of these?


Since I can see the intercooler peekin' out, I'm not sure if you turbo'ed the 420A or it was a factory 4G63, so I figured I'd post both...

Thanks for the compliments though...

Scott

Turbo'd 420a :thumbsup I will be sending you an email soon. That gunmetal one looks very nice.

Damn, those valve covers look AWESOME in those pictures. Good work SM Polishing.

Originally posted by run4cvr
Turbo'd 420a :thumbsup I will be sending you an email soon. That gunmetal one looks very nice.

Looking forward to hearing from you. That's gonna look great with those gorgeous wheels...

Thanks guys,
Scott

John's car is sexy as hell imo. I've been after him to get a VC PC'd to match his exterior color, but he's chicken shit and won't do it. :P

Hey do can you do the same thing that you did with the Translucent Orange but only with a Blue instead of Orange?

Originally posted by QC DSM ESiT
Hey do can you do the same thing that you did with the Translucent Orange but only with a Blue instead of Orange?

Like this...


Thanks,
Scott Hotaling

could you do a translucent red by chance?

Originally posted by REV_GSlow
could you do a translucent red by chance?

Sure can. Just haven't bought any of the candy red powder yet. Just ordered some last night though, should be wed. or thurs. Maybe we can shoot something in that color to give you guys a taste then.

Just imagine the other two in a reddish tint and thats about what it will look like.

Scott

Originally posted by SM_Polishing

Originally posted by REV_GSlow could you do a translucent red by chance?

Sure can. Just haven't bought any of the candy red powder yet. Just ordered some last night though, should be wed. or thurs. Maybe we can shoot something in that color to give you guys a taste then. Just imagine the other two in a reddish tint and thats about what it will look like. Scott

I bet it is gonna look like... THIS!!



-Chris b.

Originally posted by djtrickee

Originally posted by SM_Polishing

Originally posted by REV_GSlow could you do a translucent red by chance?

Sure can. Just haven't bought any of the candy red powder yet. Just ordered some last night though, should be wed. or thurs. Maybe we can shoot something in that color to give you guys a taste then. Just imagine the other two in a reddish tint and thats about what it will look like. Scott

I bet it is gonna look like... THIS!! -Chris b.

Nice photoshop, man. That's dead on the money. So there you go, that's what trasnlucent red will look like...

Thanks.

Scott

Originally posted by DR1665
John's car is sexy as hell imo. I've been after him to get a VC PC'd to match his exterior color, but he's chicken shit and won't do it. :P

Maybe i should have Brian paint me a red one that says Own3d on it... :rolleyes

wasnt painted owned...more like gouged

S&M, i WANT that done to my valve cover. This is going to be my christmas present from my gf, could you pm me your information on shipping or send a website addy to me? I would really appreciate it!

Edit: Can you powdercoat the heatshield as well?..and how much would that run?

Originally posted by REV_GSlow
S&M, i WANT that done to my valve cover. This is going to be my christmas present from my gf, could you pm me your information on shipping or send a website addy to me? I would really appreciate it! Edit: Can you powdercoat the heatshield as well?..and how much would that run?

Um yea... see banner ad at top of page... hehe

Originally posted by REV_GSlow
S&M, i WANT that done to my valve cover. This is going to be my christmas present from my gf, could you pm me your information on shipping or send a website addy to me? I would really appreciate it! Edit: Can you powdercoat the heatshield as well?..and how much would that run?

Emailed you.

Scott
SM Polishing

Originally posted by run4cvr

Originally posted by DR1665 John's car is sexy as hell imo. I've been after him to get a VC PC'd to match his exterior color, but he's chicken shit and won't do it. :P

Maybe i should have Brian paint me a red one that says Own3d on it... :rolleyes

Yeah. It was gouged into the paint with a slotted screw driver. I don't tolerate my painted parts falling on a dirty floor. They must pay the penalty imo. :P

Originally posted by SM_Polishing
Hey everyone, my partner and I were playing around with a new translucent orange color (base coat "almost chrome", top coat "candy orange", makes for a "chrome orange" look) and a 2G, durango copper metallic(?), Eclipse drove by. I looked at the valve cover, then back at the Eclipse and realized its an almost dead on match... what do you guys think? (Note: We were just testing on this valve cover, barely any prep work was done, hence the not exactly "perfect" coating and the letters not being sanded. A finished product would look better than that.) Thanks, Scott www.SMPolishing.com sales@smpolishing.com

:love

just outta curiosity can you guys do anything with the exhaust mainfold and the turbo housing? or do those get too hot for most stuff?

love the work you guys are doing though! :thumbsup
thanks for supportin 2gnt! :)

Originally posted by MCubed45
just outta curiosity can you guys do anything with the exhaust mainfold and the turbo housing? or do those get too hot for most stuff? love the work you guys are doing though! :thumbsup thanks for supportin 2gnt! :)

We could coat those parts for you, but you're correct... it would be a waste. They simply get too hot. You should look into ceramic coatings, you can get a lot of different basic colors and they will retain heat better. Thus more heat = more spool, so you're turbo will spool quicker and harder (slightly) and you'll keep the excess heat out of the rest of the engine bay to a degree.

Scott
SM Polishing

The outside of the compressor housing itself will take powder nicely. Surface temps stay below 400*. Mine is coated red, and has not discolored - and it was done in July.

hmm.. interesting..
i just don't like how the exhaust manifold and hot side get all gross looking after awhile..
i know some people had mentioned some kinda paint they used that turned a bronze-ish color after awhile or something.
just wondering 'bout what kinda options there are

How much would it cost to get a set of 17" wheels power coated gunmetal with a polished lip? Thanks.

Shawn D.

I want mine coated gunmetal.Do you have a pic of the 420a cover in that color?

Originally posted by eclipseman1999
I want mine coated gunmetal.Do you have a pic of the 420a cover in that color?

You cannot have a gunmetal one... Taloniized got the one from SM that i wanted to get, i am ordering one soon, and if you get one that will be 3 AZ 2gnters with gunmetal VC's. :P

Originally posted by sd240
How much would it cost to get a set of 17" wheels power coated gunmetal with a polished lip? Thanks. Shawn D.

As of right now, our maximum wheel size is 16" and we don't do polished lips. Sorry.

Thanks,
Scott

PS- As for the gunmetal 420A picture, I believe there is one that I posted earlier in this thread...

once i have some extra cash i'll be getting tht nice ass gunmetal one!! good work:thumbsup

Nice work! I'm going to have to keep you guys in mind when I get the car I want hopefully in the spring:thumbsup

Thanks guys, just email us anytime you want to place an order. I try to reply within a couple hours of when emails come in.

Scott
SM Polishing