Want to paint valve cover black -any ideas?
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Hey guys,
I want to refinish my valve cover in black before reinstalling it on the car.
What is the best type of paint that wont peel off?
I was thinking BBQ paint?
Maybe the crinkle paint if I can find it, any ideas where to purchase in Canada?
Thanks
I want to refinish my valve cover in black before reinstalling it on the car.
What is the best type of paint that wont peel off?
I was thinking BBQ paint?
Maybe the crinkle paint if I can find it, any ideas where to purchase in Canada?
Thanks
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GOING TO SOUND KINDA WEIRD BUT HERE GOES:
go to advance buy a can of black engine enamel (the 1200 degree stuff if they've got it) and a can of spray on truck bed coating (for the textured..crinkle...finish)....
Clean your valve cover really well...
Do a few good coats of the engine enamel and then one thick coat of the truck bed coating after it's dry.
When the truck bed coating has set up spray a LIGHT coat of the engine enamel on top of that.
Been running mine painted this way for almost a year and im turbo so there's a good deal of heat right there at the V/C and it has held up really well.
go to advance buy a can of black engine enamel (the 1200 degree stuff if they've got it) and a can of spray on truck bed coating (for the textured..crinkle...finish)....
Clean your valve cover really well...
Do a few good coats of the engine enamel and then one thick coat of the truck bed coating after it's dry.
When the truck bed coating has set up spray a LIGHT coat of the engine enamel on top of that.
Been running mine painted this way for almost a year and im turbo so there's a good deal of heat right there at the V/C and it has held up really well.
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I would not recommend the bbq grill paint. I used it all over my engine, and while it seems to hold up fine in most places, once cured it is more of a charcoal black than a deep black. It is not holding up well on my ic charge pipes.
I like KPLAFIN's plan.
I like KPLAFIN's plan.
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no need for truck bed liner or engine enamal. I used just a can of wrinkle stuff from napa, wipped off the valve cover, and sprayed it on. make sure it's a warm day, or you put the valve cover under a few lamps with 100w bulbs. this is required for a good wrinkle.
it's held up for quite a while now with the turbo, although I scratched it real bad installing my heat shield.
it's held up for quite a while now with the turbo, although I scratched it real bad installing my heat shield.
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cool valve cover painting method. I might do mine the same way but with a meatwad motif.
http://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/i...?topic=76834.0
http://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/i...?topic=76834.0
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that's why i used truck bed liner...it holds up to ALOT of **** in a truck bed doesn't it? use truck bed liner, you wont be dissapointed i've beat the hell out of that valve cover working on the car and not even a chip in it yet...
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I can't post pictures because im to cheap to pay to use the site...actually paypal doesn't like me because they tried to screw me out of $150 and i would never pay them..therefore they dont like me anymore...so that's why i haven't paid phillip
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best picture i've got right now...don't give me any **** about the duct tape...or cardboard...or masking tape, LOL.......look at the rest of the picture closely and you'll get an idea of why that's there....
Valve Cover PIC
Valve Cover PIC
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best picture i've got right now...don't give me any **** about the duct tape...or cardboard...or masking tape, LOL.......look at the rest of the picture closely and you'll get an idea of why that's there....
Valve Cover PIC
Valve Cover PIC
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Also, you're low on brake fluid :gay:
Looks good tho, just a little dusty and such
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in other words...miata's don't care too much for being run off of interstates at 5:00 in the morning by semi's...and no before anyone else says it on here i wasn't trying to pull some F&F **** and go under the semi...the guy fell asleep.
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I used regular wrinkle finish and a primer. I think I should have used a high temp primer, Mine flaked off in about 2 years.
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