Hammered Or Smooth?

[Moz_Goodwood 0]

im taking my old 1.9 engine out this week and im going to clean up and paint my engine bay before the turbo lump goes in

 

the hammerite 'dark green' is a very good match to the goodwood colour but i was wandering would it be better in the smooth or hammered finish

 

question is will it look daft with a hammered finish in the engine bay?

 

opinions please

[Baz 421]

I've always wondered what sort of finish 'hammered' is anyway!

[Moz_Goodwood 0]

ill probably end up having a hammered finish on the outside of the car if i get p!ssed off with it

[projectpug 0]

ROFL - Im using smooth on mine if that helps things

[Moz_Goodwood 0]

the more i think about it the more the 'hammered' finish is sounding sh!te

[Ormy 0]

Yeah it is, go smooth chap!

[GLPoomobile 958]

the more i think about it the more the 'hammered' finish is sounding sh!te

 

Indeed! In fact they even have the very shade you are referring to!

 

Hammered s*ite

Edited November 18, 2008 by GLPoomobile

[Last Legend 0]

Why not rub it down and paint it the correct colour,I know you'll have to laquer over the top of it but it would look miles better than Hammerite,if you must do it I would vote for smooth.

[CosKev 16]

No way use hammered

 

Go for smooth aerosol

 

Good coverage,hard wearing and good finish for an aerosol.

 

Just make sure you warm aerosol up in some hot water,and if possible heat up the parts you are painting at this time of the year.

[Moz_Goodwood 0]

thanks for the replies ill be going for smooth

[Foltan 0]

i painted my big 206 gti brakes hammered gold and it looks really good but thats because they're rough metal so it suits it, probably different on smooth metal.