painting my new heatshield

[SVTJON87]

ok i got the GB heat shield. now i cant decide if i wanna paint it t-red to match my car or just put a clear coat on it. your input please!

[2000myst]

T-Red, itll stand out in the car and add some flava.

Itll still be noticable. Be the first!

[SVTJON87]

yay im doing it. make a note of that

[hotdimmes]

What type of paint is good for a heatshield? High temp paint? Is primer needed?

[Y2KSVT]

I would say Yes and Yes! Prime is going to help the paint stick to that aluminum service. It's not a bad idea anyway, since a can of primer is ~$3.00, and it takes 10 minutes for a coat to dry.
Then use a high temp paint. Your engine coolant temps get up to 210F, so it's putting of a lot of heat under that hood.

Mark

[hotdimmes]

Yeah, I just thought that putting primer down would defeat the purpose of the high heat paint or something. Do you need high heat primer to match?

[Guitarman19853]

i reccomend using adhesion promoter too with painting on metal.

[SVTJON87]

yep i found that out the hard way

[SVT_CT]

SVTJON87,
Did you ever end up painting your heatshield? If yes, how did it come out?