Painting Gellcoat Air Scoop

[Guest rizla]

right,im getting a fibreglass air scoop from mnr (free) in yellow and i want it gloss black

 

tell me if im wrong(please) my way of doing it would be to fine sand it,then paint it with gloss black plasticoat paint,then spray a laquer over that(a few times)to get a real shine

 

will that work,or is there special paint etc i have to use

[Guest docter fox]

you might want to use an etching primer first but a few extra coats of black will probably sort it out anyway, just keep going until your happy with the finish

[Guest alan rowe]

Riz - why don't you just get a black one from MNR ???????????

[Guest Stuart Ainslie]

No doubt he'll cover it in crap stickers anyway.......

[Guest alan rowe]

[Guest docter fox]

he's got a yellow sticker and wants it to stand out

[Guest rizla]

no,its just it was free cause someone else decided they didnt need it,and i want it to stand out on the bonnet,not blend in

[Guest megablade]

Your determined to ruin your power to weight ratio aren't you ?

 

Not to mention the extra drag

[Guest rizla]

please remember im a fat git and that aint gonna change

 

and the scoop is low.only a inch or so high,il post a pic in a mo

[Grim]

so, what's this scoop going to do, once you've fitted it?

[Guest rizla]

my idea is to make the scoop the only point of entry for air to go to the carbs,thus making a type of ram air effect and allowing colder air to enter the carbs rather than under bonnet air that will be quite hot,thus reducing power,because hotter air is less dense than colder air

 

 

ps,i think i need a new camera,or an instruction manual

[Grim]

try switched the camera flash off and holding it steady. Sometimes standing further back with the flash on and zooming in works well (dependant on situation)

[Guest docter fox]

so how do you attach this badboy then?

 

are you blocking off the nosecone then?

[Guest rizla]

it bolts on,there are about 8 studs built into it,should be fun marking it out

 

no the front needs to be open for the rad

 

i aim to seal the air filter so it only gets its air through the scoop

[Guest Battery Bill]

I think it looks better without it Mind you you need all the help you can get to beat Sir Chris at the next track thingy