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This actually happened by accident. I was detailing my engine bay so it's nice for the Norwood detail clinic on Saturday, and I scraped part of the engine cover. Things were said that I can't repeat on here, and decided to paint over it.
I had to scrub the entire thing with IPA so the tape would stick. Masking took about 90 minutes. When I was done I had what resembled a very poorly-iced cake:
The tough parts were the thin lines on top and the design around the V6 logo. An xacto knife is your friend here:
Took it outside for 4 coats of Krylon Fusion:
After I was happy with the coverage, I waited 20 minutes for it to dry and peeled off a test piece to check the lines. So far so good.
Brought it back inside to do the rest. Don't need any bird bombs or bugs ruining my day
It came out far from perfect, and there are a few spots of overspray which I managed to remove with paint thinner and a Qtip.
And installed
Total time: 2 1/2 hours
Cost of supplies: $11
Neighbors offended: 1
Sure beats spending hundreds and waiting a week. Also that whole sense of accomplishment and yadda yadda.