painted valve cover pics
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I love it man! The Black is awsome! I like how it doesnt stick out like bling bling but looks good. I think other colors look dumb casue they dont match anything else. Black fits in nice.
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Looks good! I like the black, and how the "H" and vtec stick out, good job.
Thanks guys. I was originally thinking about a dark blue like the DOHC blue and then thought about just polishing it, but then decided to go with black. It looks nice and lots of my highlights on my car are black. Anyway, here's how I did it:
I used "plasti-kote Engine Enamel". Used "Low Gloss Black" on the black part and then "Clear" over the entire thing. Basically I took off the valve cover after several hours of letting the car cool down with the hood open. (Also I put down a layer of tin foil and then several towels over the head so nothing could get inside the engine in the meantime.) I took the valve cover inside and proceeded to sand it down. I had several bubbles and chips in the paint, so I sanded those off. I was going to sand down and polish the whole thing, but didn't have the time nor the patience to do all that. So I took some scotch tape and taped off the "H", "VTEC", and "HONDA MOTOR CO." and then took my exacto knife cut the edges off so that the tape was only on the very top of the lettering.
I then cleaned it off real good, took it to my balconey (I live in an apartment) and started painting. I did 2 coats of black that night, then 1 more coat of black after work the next day. Then I took off the scotch tape and put on 2 coats of clear. Waited a couple more hours, put a new gasket on, and reinstalled.
I used "plasti-kote Engine Enamel". Used "Low Gloss Black" on the black part and then "Clear" over the entire thing. Basically I took off the valve cover after several hours of letting the car cool down with the hood open. (Also I put down a layer of tin foil and then several towels over the head so nothing could get inside the engine in the meantime.) I took the valve cover inside and proceeded to sand it down. I had several bubbles and chips in the paint, so I sanded those off. I was going to sand down and polish the whole thing, but didn't have the time nor the patience to do all that. So I took some scotch tape and taped off the "H", "VTEC", and "HONDA MOTOR CO." and then took my exacto knife cut the edges off so that the tape was only on the very top of the lettering.
I then cleaned it off real good, took it to my balconey (I live in an apartment) and started painting. I did 2 coats of black that night, then 1 more coat of black after work the next day. Then I took off the scotch tape and put on 2 coats of clear. Waited a couple more hours, put a new gasket on, and reinstalled.
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the color is kinda plain though, because most motors come black already example: 5th EX motors f22b1, and b16a Si motor
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very clean. Good job. Thumbs up from me
well I know that there are a few shops around me that do it for anywhere from $75-150 depending.
you can use a high speed buffer with metal polish, it does take a while.
but then you can try to find a used cover or buy a new one and then have it polished or polish it, then swap... do it all again and sell the second one for a few $$
or you could get it powdercoated...
but I wouldn't now, the white on black looks hot....
you can use a high speed buffer with metal polish, it does take a while.
but then you can try to find a used cover or buy a new one and then have it polished or polish it, then swap... do it all again and sell the second one for a few $$
or you could get it powdercoated...
but I wouldn't now, the white on black looks hot....
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