POLL: engine bay sprayed body color or black?

Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by jeremy, Jun 3, 2006.

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What color should I paint my engine compt?

  1. spray it grabber blue

    69 vote(s)
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  2. Spray it black

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  1. dmhines

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    Cool picture!
     
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  2. rayzorsharp

    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    Never a doubt in my mind. I love looking at your engine compartment Dennis. You'll never see one of my compartments black unless I have a black car...which will be highly unlikely too. I'm not knocking you guys that like the black. Everyone has his own opinion. I just like the clean look a painted compartment has, and yes, it is tougher to keep clean but well worth it in my opinion. :)
     
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  4. dmhines

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    Get it painted Grabber Blue ... if you change your mind later on you can spray bomb it black ... going from black to a matching Grabber Blue wouldn't be as easy ... :)
     
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    I have been wrestling with this very same question. I believe I will texture it with rockerguard and paint it satin black. I saw a vette done this way and it looked killer. Then again I may just try the Azure blue color and see what it looks like first:cool:
     
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    wise words!!!
     
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    Wow did you hang from the ceiling like a bat to take that picture or what?
    Looks very good. I have said it before your car is one of the cleanest and well put together cars I have seen.
     
    CornedBeef4.6L, Jun 4, 2006
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    Looks great Dennis!, However Your's is a show car, and a paint job like that is just not practical for a driver (meaning more then on and off a trailer) I belive Black is a good way to go!
     
    Tom Laskowski, Jun 4, 2006
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  9. Dan Starnes

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    I voted body color, I have cars with body color and black. Like the body color. But all stallions are black under the hood, boring.
    Dan
     
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  10. NICK DOMINICK

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    Body color!!
     
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    :shhh: Body color is catching up,:thumbs2:
     
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    I agree. Need to think about what you will use the car for. For a strictly show car, I would go body color. A car that will be driven on a regular basis should be satin black.
     
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    But it's still going to be "boring". I drive my blue car quite often and sure, I have to wipe the engine compartment down every now and then. About 15-20 minutes later...looks great again! :D
    You guys need to go to a car show and check out all the engine compartments that get the most attention. I'll guarantee you most of them will be body color. I go to a lot of shows and I do a lot of judging in shows so I'm not just saying this as an opinion. I have never seen a "Best Engine Compartment" award go to a car with a blacked out engine compartment. I'm not saying it won't or doesn't happen but will be seldom. :) Black out just looks like you took the easy way out...which I guess is the case many times from the posts above. :huh:
     
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    Ray, when was the last time you put 7,500 miles on one of your show cars in 5 months? I'm talking about cars that are really DROVE. I vivdly remember my dad's Comets engine compartment being a major PITA to keep clean. And that car was only driven very little to shows and back.
     
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    I'm looking forward to those kinda days myself(y)
     
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