Bolt holes
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 5:43 amI'm painting my engine bay tommorow is it ok to paint the bolt holes or will the bolts have a hard time going back in cause of the paint?
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Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 5:43 amPosted: Sun May 16, 2010 5:45 amIts better if you dont paint them like that you wont have any problems
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 6:09 ami painted over mine and i didnt have any problems
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 6:28 ampainted over mine as well and didnt have any issues what so ever but if you really want to i guess you put a screw in and then paint. 
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 6:59 amCaliEJ2 wrote:i painted over mine and i didnt have any problems
kinta94 wrote:painted over mine as well and didnt have any issues what so ever but if you really want to i guess you put a screw in and then paint.
x2 i painted mine and no probs
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 7:16 amWhat about tranny ground and vc ground will the paint nullify the ground
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 4:43 pmjust scrape it off after painting for a good ground contact
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 5:43 pmUsually okay, the bolts will remove the paint when you tighten it up. Might need to work it in and out once or twice but cant see it causing too much hasstle, i never plugged any bolt holes when i painted my engine bay and everything went back together fine!
Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:53 amIm pretty sure everything will be fine if you do paint them. Thats good thinking though!