Can i paint distributor cap

User Name Remember Me? Main Menu Portal Forums. Nevada Classics. Advertise at CC. Anyone ever paint a distributor cap? I've got a Mallory 32 series distributor here that needs a black cap. Anyone know of an aftermarket black cap, or has anyone ever painted one? Red won't work Sponsored Links. Register now for free! Wood ItBites Originally Posted by ItBites. Last edited by patrickt; at PM.. Unfortunately, Mallory does not.

I'll read Patricks thread. Jegs and summit carry black MSD caps for both billet and pro billet distributors. Brent, I am sorry to have guided you to a patrickt thread, but in this case, while I am sure he overdid it, I know he included a material list, etc Hope it was reasonably painless.

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Terms of Service. Privacy Policy. Log in or Sign up. Atomic Industries www. Register now to get rid of these ads! The H. What paint for a distributor cap? Joined: Oct 24, Posts: 1, Profile Page. I would love an original brown cap look for my Vertex but can't find one. Can I just get some paint mixed and paint it? I assume high heat paint would be recommended?

I could use a broken brown cap to color match if anyone has one. Thanks, Steve. Joined: Dec 24, Posts: 1, Profile Page. Your gonna want to spray an adhesion promoter before you spray paint onto it because its plastic. Joined: Jun 19, Posts: 9, Profile Page.

Joined: Apr 27, Posts: 5, Profile Page. I scuffed mine with a grey scotchbrite and used Epoxy primer followed by metalflake, 10 years now and still on there, you don't need hi temp paint. Joined: May 30, Posts: Profile Page. I would try the line of spray bombs called "Fusion".

Joined: Mar 23, Posts: 4, Profile Page. Joined: Oct 22, Posts: 5, Profile Page. Adhesion promoter or epoxy primer and any good automotive paint Joined: Jan 23, Posts: 3, Profile Page.