How-To: Remove PS cap for painting

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How-To: Remove PS cap for painting

Post by occasional demons » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:56 pm

Remove cap from PS pump. Clean excess oil from dipstick.

Simply pry the slot with a flat screw driver:
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It pops out rather easily.
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Degrease the cap, and spray with adhesion promoter.
Paint it the desired color.
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Wait for paint to cure, and snap it back in place.
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Reinstall on PS pump.
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I just reinserted the dipstick back into the pump reservoir while doing the cap.

I plan on painting it silver, with the blue as either a steering wheel logo, or the mopar M, I just haven't made up my damn mind yet. :D
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Post by occasional demons » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:58 pm

Ha! Just noticed my PS belt is on backwards. :beatstick:
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Olha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
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Post by Panhead » Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:02 am

LOL for the belt being backwards...great job on the cap.
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Post by esfan » Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:36 am

What is that color? looks great!
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Post by OB » Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:39 am

occasional demons wrote:Ha! Just noticed my PS belt is on backwards. :beatstick:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

*Goes to check mine...*
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Post by occasional demons » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:39 am

Thanks guys!

The color is: 7251830 - Cobalt Blue

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Olha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCM
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
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Post by 86fazer » Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:35 pm

gonna wear out your pulley's with a directional belt on asswards ;) hehe
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Post by occasional demons » Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:01 pm

Been on there for prolly over 40,000 miles like that, maybe more. That belt has about 160,000 ish miles on it, and still going. Wear away...
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Olha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
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1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
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Post by XxWhiteNeonxX » Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:23 pm

instead of using adhesion promoter, you can go to the hobbystore and buy tamiya hobby paint. its designed to adhere to plastics. i used it for my ps cap and it wont come off :rofl:
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Post by C1DoG » Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:34 pm

With the paint for the ps cap. Is it high temp engine paint or can it be regular automotive paint?
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Post by occasional demons » Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:40 am

I used regular spray paint. I don't think it gets hot enough to need engine enamel, but if you wanted to color match it, I can't see where engine enamel would hurt.
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Olha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCM
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
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Post by C1DoG » Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:13 pm

:thumbup: I want to match some of the parts to the same color of the car when it gets painted.
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