ok went out today and brought sum supplies to hopefully paint my engine bay
things i want to paint are

3.5 liter engine cover
battery cover
windscreen whasher bottle
and another bit cant remember the name its below the engine cover to the left covering belts.
the paint i brought was the same plastic paint i used on my interior its power plus touch up paint cyan blue,
now what i need to to is will this hold up to the engine bay temps and also should i do a few more coats of priming and also clear coats after i have painted the blue.
all paints are plastic paints and i have a crap load of wax and grease remover any other prep things i need to do
help advice will be much appriciated.
hopen to start tomorrow.

plastic paint wont withstand the engine heat.
best paint to use is Engine Enamel. $16 a can from SCA.

Hey man!
Hopefully you havent started already but im on holidays so i would of replied earlier.
Best thing to do is wax and grease the crap out of the engine parts a couple of times over to insure there isnt anything like silicon in the plastic then let them sit in the sun for a bit so it helps evaporate any left over solvents in the plastic parts.
Next you'll get grey scotch brite for automotive preperation use and a bucket of clean water and rub down in every nook and cranny using the wet piece of grey scotch brite,the only primer you will require for this job is plastic primer which you should be able to purchase in a aerosol can.
Put a nice coat all over the plastic parts but not heavy as one little run will show up when you apply colour!
Best paint to use for the record! The same paint we use on the outside of cars,2 pak!
If your doing a metallic colour,you will require a clear coat aswell but if your only doing a solid colour then you'll only need 2-3 coats for coverage of which ever colour you are doing.
If there is more explaining you need in a step by step guide,PM me!
Cheers!

Hey man!
Hopefully you havent started already but im on holidays so i would of replied earlier.
Best thing to do is wax and grease the crap out of the engine parts a couple of times over to insure there isnt anything like silicon in the plastic then let them sit in the sun for a bit so it helps evaporate any left over solvents in the plastic parts.
Next you'll get grey scotch brite for automotive preperation use and a bucket of clean water and rub down in every nook and cranny using the wet piece of grey scotch brite,the only primer you will require for this job is plastic primer which you should be able to purchase in a aerosol can.
Put a nice coat all over the plastic parts but not heavy as one little run will show up when you apply colour!
Best paint to use for the record! The same paint we use on the outside of cars,2 pak!
If your doing a metallic colour,you will require a clear coat aswell but if your only doing a solid colour then you'll only need 2-3 coats for coverage of which ever colour you are doing.
If there is more explaining you need in a step by step guide,PM me!
Cheers!
thanks bloke na havent started yet been to humid and to cloudy. the primer is plastic primer and the paint is car touch up paint metalic cyan blue also got clear coat. yeah thanks didnt even think about scrubbing down with scotch brite so awesome can do that today

Totally man!
Plastics are only a soft surface so thats all they require aslong as you rub down every single little bit because preperation is the most important part of automotive painting.
If you do it all in pressure pack,make sure you get fan tips that provide a replicated wide fan spray like spray guns cause doing it with a point tip will cause mottle(black spots in base coat a.k.a metallic colour) and will be easier to get runs in your job.
The paint on the outside of your car will withstand engine bay temperatures as it has isocyonates in it to accelerate the drying process at give it durability but the only paints that require this part are your solid colours and clear coats but you can get solid colours in base coat were you have to apply clear over it to make it a solid.
Engine bays of show cars are done with the same paint as the outside and those cars get hot as there is alot of polished stuff were as cars that dont have polished gear stay a bit cooler.

sorry fan tips what are they

plastic paint wont withstand the engine heat.
best paint to use is Engine Enamel. $16 a can from SCA.

The stuff that you can get at Autobahn that is colour matched to our cars will withstand engine heat, I have exactly the same parts painted in my car and I haven't had any troubles even in North Queensland heat in the summertime... **** gets hot up here.

sweet great to no the guys at autobarn dont lie to me just to make a sale
other stores i sometimes wonder though
im going to do a test first though by just doing the engine cover cos that will be the hottest part ill be painting with the touch up