Plasti-dip or painting the fluid caps in the engine bay
 

Hey guys,

I guess I'm doing some thinking out loud here, cause I still don't have a BRZ yet, but I'm trying to plan out my mods when I get the car. One thing that is great about Subarus but terrible about the BRZ is that all the fluid fill caps are bright yellow. What I mean by this is: say Mr. Joe Average who buys his Forester or Legacy needs to top off the coolant or brake fluid, etc. down the road, he can just look under the hood and see quickly where everything is identified. For the BRZ, I think it's safe to say that most owners will know their way around an engine bay, making the bright yellow caps a bit of an eyesore if you're trying to dress up the engine bay. Good for racing applications so you can rapidly identify things too, I suppose, but they just bug me a bit.

Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone has plasti-dipped or painted their fluid fill caps and if so, how they came out and/or how they're holding up. Will plasti-dip be OK under the hood or is it not suited to the heat generated there? I was thinking just a simple flat or semi-gloss black. I know the FA20 isn't exactly a pretty engine to look at anyway but hey, gotta do what you can, right?

Try lighting some of fire, see how it burns. Then if you're comfortable with the result, knock yourself out.

Use a duplicolor engine paint


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problem with plastidip is that it collects dust. You should follow a coating with 303 if you go that route. Makes it a little bit shiny, but doesn't collect dust.

Hence why I asked. Not too heat-resistant, eh?

Could look into various methods of dying plastic. Might work better than painting, it's what I would do.

EDIT: http://www.ultimaterc.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=106293

Jeff

I had a toyota 4Runner and plasti dipped lots of the exterior trim on it. I can say that it held up to the 115º desert heat, pressure washings. I did paint my washer fluid cap as an experiment and the plasti dip didn't seem to hold up as well under the extreme heat of the engine compartment. It didn't bubble but it smelled and it was very soft to the touch and it wasn't even on a part that gets hot. I would say paint would be a better choice.

lots of stuff works. what works best is krylon fusion. all those caps are plastic/rubbery pieces, so you need a flexible paint. the fusion holds up to engine bay temps. i didn't clear coat them either, but you can if you want to.

i used them on my sti caps, i blacked them all out and they look OEM black now.
for reference...power steering, oil dipstick...the brake and clutch caps are done too, but they are project mu caps over them.

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...80816284_o.jpg

Thanks, I used Krylon Fusion on my AE86's interior planels with good results