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nbostaph · 05-20-2021, 01:40 PM

I've been learning to paint so I could fix some damage to my ground effects. My first attempt, on my engine cover and related items, went okayish:

And learning from that my ground effects came out pretty nice. Here's a before and an after, though it's hard to really see how substantial the difference is from the photo:

Still need a little polish in the crevices, but I ran out of time. That can easily be done next week though.

Since the plasti-dip stripes I had on the ground effects previously got beat to heck, and never really felt 'right' when I washed the car, I decided to go ahead and paint them instead of replastidipping. It came out looking so good I'm thinking of tearing off the vinyl stripes on the front bumper and hood and painting those. They have a lot of stone tears anyway, and the vinyl doesn't shine up anything like my painted stripes do.

And since I'd be doing some painting in the area anyway, I was thinking of painting the hood scoop as well. The question is: what color do I paint it? I thought I'd solicit some suggestions from here.

The two options I'm primarily considering are:

- Black metallic to match the stripes
- Yellow to match the hood

I'm also open to more creative suggestions, like black for the scoop but yellow for the grates, or continuing the stripes through the scoop but my skill is still limited and I think anything too involved is going to come out awful. I tried to paint the embossed text on my engine cover an accent color and it looks like a 5 year old did it. So I'm hesitant to try anything other than straight lines that I can create with painter's tape.

If anyone else has painted their hood scoop, I'd love to see some photos to help me visualize the end result.

InFiD3ViL · 05-20-2021, 01:54 PM

Hmmm, none of your pics are working for me. I just get a big gray - sign.

Arogg · 05-20-2021, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by InFiD3ViL

Hmmm, none of your pics are working for me. I just get a big gray - sign.

same here

nbostaph · 05-20-2021, 02:23 PM

Sorry; photos are fixed (I think).

1JEWLDSSRS · 05-20-2021, 02:27 PM

Man I think you did a great job!! Looks pretty good. A pic of your hood and what you are thinking about doing would help.

nbostaph · 05-20-2021, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 1JEWLDSSRS

Man I think you did a great job!!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by 1JEWLDSSRS

A pic of your hood and what you are thinking about doing would help.

Yes, very good point. I added one at the end.

I would be keeping the stripes exactly as they are. The hood scoop color would be the variable.

Royal Tiger · 05-20-2021, 03:30 PM

Love yellow!

I’d ditch the plastic engine cover. Just holds heat on the block.

1JEWLDSSRS · 05-20-2021, 04:48 PM

Wow she looks really nice!! Me, I would leave the center vent just the way it is now. If you painted it yellow in the black stripes, I think it would be too much. It looks fine in my book..

Modernmusclecar · 05-20-2021, 06:08 PM

Is it me or does the stripes on the front bumper look offset from the ones on the hood. The space between the stripes on the ground effects looks wider then the rest. Maybe it's the angle the pic was taken on.

fz4k98 · 05-20-2021, 06:16 PM

To be subtle you could run the center yellow stripe through the scoop or paint the scoop just one or two shades off the black to get it to pop a little.

nbostaph · 05-27-2021, 08:32 AM

Thanks for the great feedback, all. And sorry for the late response; was out of town visiting family.

At this point I'm tempted to paint it yellow and see how it looks, with plans to repaint it black if it's too over the top, but I'm still rolling it around in my mind.

I'll try to remember to post some pics when it's done.

CPCNY · 05-27-2021, 11:34 AM

Leave the scoop black. Yellow or other variations would look odd to me.

Arogg · 05-27-2021, 12:16 PM

Leave it black IMO

InFiD3ViL · 05-27-2021, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Arogg

Leave it black IMO

Agreed

05-20-2021, 01:40 PM	#1
nbostaph Drives: Yellow 2014 2SS Convertible Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 121	What color to paint the scoop I've been learning to paint so I could fix some damage to my ground effects. My first attempt, on my engine cover and related items, went okayish: And learning from that my ground effects came out pretty nice. Here's a before and an after, though it's hard to really see how substantial the difference is from the photo: Still need a little polish in the crevices, but I ran out of time. That can easily be done next week though. Since the plasti-dip stripes I had on the ground effects previously got beat to heck, and never really felt 'right' when I washed the car, I decided to go ahead and paint them instead of replastidipping. It came out looking so good I'm thinking of tearing off the vinyl stripes on the front bumper and hood and painting those. They have a lot of stone tears anyway, and the vinyl doesn't shine up anything like my painted stripes do. And since I'd be doing some painting in the area anyway, I was thinking of painting the hood scoop as well. The question is: what color do I paint it? I thought I'd solicit some suggestions from here. The two options I'm primarily considering are: - Black metallic to match the stripes - Yellow to match the hood I'm also open to more creative suggestions, like black for the scoop but yellow for the grates, or continuing the stripes through the scoop but my skill is still limited and I think anything too involved is going to come out awful. I tried to paint the embossed text on my engine cover an accent color and it looks like a 5 year old did it. So I'm hesitant to try anything other than straight lines that I can create with painter's tape. If anyone else has painted their hood scoop, I'd love to see some photos to help me visualize the end result. Last edited by nbostaph; 05-20-2021 at 03:14 PM. Reason: Fixing photo links

05-20-2021, 01:54 PM	#2
InFiD3ViL Drives: 2010 CGM 2SS/RS LS3 Swapped A6 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 4,587	Hmmm, none of your pics are working for me. I just get a big gray - sign. __________________ 2010 CGM Camaro 2SS LS3 Swapped A6 - GPI LS3 SS1 .647/.638, (224/237, 112 +4, 7º overlap) on CamMotion 8620 core, BTR Platinum .660" Dual Spring kit w/titanium retainers, CHE bronze trunnion upgrade, stock heads milled @ .015, Melling HV 10296 oil pump, TSP 1-7/8" long tube headers (W/Catless Off-road Pipes), Corsa Xtreme 3" Catback, GPI Ported/Rod Mod Intake, Stage 2 Ported Throttle Body, Vararam OTR CAI, Mike Norris Gen 2 catch can + GM 1LE clean side separator, 160º thermostat - Megan Racing adjustable coilovers (lowered 1.75"), MRR M017 10/11" wheels-Tuned by Ryan @ GPI

05-20-2021, 02:27 PM	#5
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,485	Man I think you did a great job!! Looks pretty good. A pic of your hood and what you are thinking about doing would help. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

05-20-2021, 04:48 PM	#8
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,485	Wow she looks really nice!! Me, I would leave the center vent just the way it is now. If you painted it yellow in the black stripes, I think it would be too much. It looks fine in my book.. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

05-20-2021, 06:08 PM	#9
Modernmusclecar Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 827	Is it me or does the stripes on the front bumper look offset from the ones on the hood. The space between the stripes on the ground effects looks wider then the rest. Maybe it's the angle the pic was taken on. __________________ EPS CUSTOM GRIND CAM....K@N CAI....VMAX PTB.....FRANKENSTEIN STAGE 2 HEADS ...1 7/8 STAINLESS POWER CATTED LONGTUBE HEADERS...CORSA XTREME 3 INCH CATBACK.....CIRCLE D 3800 Pro Series stall...391 gears.....Ported/modded GPI intake .Forgestar drag pack with Mickey Thompson ET street drag radials AGP PERFORMANCE DYNO TUNED. 463 WHP 428 FTLBS TORQUE.

05-20-2021, 02:23 PM	#4
nbostaph Drives: Yellow 2014 2SS Convertible Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 121	Sorry; photos are fixed (I think).

05-20-2021, 03:30 PM	#7
Royal Tiger Account Suspended Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 3,873	Love yellow! I’d ditch the plastic engine cover. Just holds heat on the block.

05-20-2021, 06:16 PM	#10
fz4k98 Drives: 2013 1ss Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: WI. Posts: 525	To be subtle you could run the center yellow stripe through the scoop or paint the scoop just one or two shades off the black to get it to pop a little.

05-27-2021, 08:32 AM	#11
nbostaph Drives: Yellow 2014 2SS Convertible Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 121	Thanks for the great feedback, all. And sorry for the late response; was out of town visiting family. At this point I'm tempted to paint it yellow and see how it looks, with plans to repaint it black if it's too over the top, but I'm still rolling it around in my mind. I'll try to remember to post some pics when it's done. __________________ Yellow 2014 Camaro Convertible 2SS - Build Thread

05-27-2021, 11:34 AM	#12
CPCNY Drives: 2010 2SS/RS, VR ext/Blk Int Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Baldwinsville, NY Posts: 330	Leave the scoop black. Yellow or other variations would look odd to me.

05-27-2021, 12:16 PM	#13
Arogg A legend in his own mind Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 829	Leave it black IMO __________________ 2010 2SS/RS "The Mistress" Color matched OEM GFX / VIS Carbon Fiber Hood (absolute trash quality and customer service ) / Heritage Grille / 5% Windows / 30% Windshield tint with 5% visor strip / Tinted Exterior Lights / Streetfighter LA Spoiler / Morimoto XB LED fogs / LED sidemarkers / Airaid CAI / Hurst Short Throw / TSP LT's / No cats / No resonator / Corsa Xtreme Catback / Trifecta Tune / Factory amp replaced / 2 JL Audio 12's in the trunk / MRR 228 Wheels / BMR Springs / Moog Endlinks / R1 Concepts Rotors & Pads