check this out
August-17th-2003, 11:26 AM
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check this out
check this out if you wish, i painted my vavle cover, and decided i would use some sand paper to scratch off the paint off the "Mazda" and "16 valve DOHC" things, whatever you call them
http://www.geocities.com/jac784/protege/protmotor1.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/jac784/protege/protmotor1.jpg
August-17th-2003, 11:31 AM
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And it's the right colour too! 
August-17th-2003, 03:14 PM
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Very very nice....same color I'm thinking of doing my calipers...gives me some ideas alright....Did you use the same kind of paint? How long did it take you and what grit sandpaper did you use...?
August-17th-2003, 09:49 PM
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Now that looks very sharp...I'm impressed. I am not very color coordinated personally. With my Sand colored Prot. what color would you paint the calipers and the valve cover? I was thinking blue, but the red started me thinking again. Any suggestions?
August-17th-2003, 11:30 PM
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Originally posted by MadeInJapan
Now that looks very sharp...I'm impressed. I am not very color coordinated personally. With my Sand colored Prot. what color would you paint the calipers and the valve cover? I was thinking blue, but the red started me thinking again. Any suggestions?
Now that looks very sharp...I'm impressed. I am not very color coordinated personally. With my Sand colored Prot. what color would you paint the calipers and the valve cover? I was thinking blue, but the red started me thinking again. Any suggestions?
Here's my buddy Glen's car (Funky Buddha) that we did this afternoon.
http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...threadid=30461
August-18th-2003, 08:25 AM
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I have an emerald mica green Protege and I was thinking about painting my valve cover and brake calipers. What color would you all recommend? I was thinking about either red for the valve cover (because the Injen CAI filter) and silver for the calipers (because of the wheels) or just painting everything silver. Any other ideas that might look good?
August-18th-2003, 12:52 PM
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Originally posted by steve_protege
I have an emerald mica green Protege and I was thinking about painting my valve cover and brake calipers. What color would you all recommend? I was thinking about either red for the valve cover (because the Injen CAI filter) and silver for the calipers (because of the wheels) or just painting everything silver. Any other ideas that might look good?
I have an emerald mica green Protege and I was thinking about painting my valve cover and brake calipers. What color would you all recommend? I was thinking about either red for the valve cover (because the Injen CAI filter) and silver for the calipers (because of the wheels) or just painting everything silver. Any other ideas that might look good?