In anticipation of having my car tuned at Horsepower by Hermann this winter I have begun to modify an extra Eaton I picked up over the summer. It was originally ported by Steggy and then re-ported and rebuilt by Posi. First, I used a Dewalt angle grinder and shaved both the Ford and SVT off the face. I then sanded the whole thing with 600 grit sand paper and cleaned it thoroughly with caliper cleaner and a toothbrush. I taped off the areas I didn't want to paint with green painters tape and trimmed it with a razor blade. Proceeded with 3 heavy coats of VHT Wrinkle paint. The key is HEAVY coats in a cross hatch pattern. When first applied it appears smooth and glossy. It doesn't begin to wrinkle until after an hour or so. For the best outcome paint it in warmer weather. I allowed it dry in the sun. Now onto the pics...
Shaved face and taped off...
First coat...
About 2hrs after the final coat was applied. Starting to wrinkle...
And 24hrs later. Still a little tacky. The VHT wrinkle paint is extremely slow drying but that's normal...
I'm happy with the outcome so far. I'll post another pic once its completely dry. I have new Pro Weld snout bolts at the powder coater that will be going on in a week or so. Blower won't go on the car for another couple months, probably January or Feb.
Shaved face and taped off...
First coat...
About 2hrs after the final coat was applied. Starting to wrinkle...
And 24hrs later. Still a little tacky. The VHT wrinkle paint is extremely slow drying but that's normal...
I'm happy with the outcome so far. I'll post another pic once its completely dry. I have new Pro Weld snout bolts at the powder coater that will be going on in a week or so. Blower won't go on the car for another couple months, probably January or Feb.
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