Help Me w/ Valve Cover Ideas

[97dsmbishi]

Hey fellow tuners,
i picked up a mint 420a valve cover lastweek and i want some ideas on what i should do w/it...i was thinking of powder coating it, but a buddy of mine w/a g2 teg degreased his then used aircraft paint stripper and sand paper and got that nice, clean brushed aluminum look. what do you guys think? any ideas will be appreciated.
thanks!

phil

 

[mike250]

sand it down..get the brushed aluminum look going and powder coat the writting to match your color scheme

 

[97dsmbishi]

mix both..okay, i like that idea..anyone have any pics of theirs done?

phil

 

[AW4G63]

Bling Blang
1) Aircraft remover
2) 800 gritt
3) 1240 gritt
4) optional finer gritt (depends on if you have a highspeed buffer)
5) Hit it with any amonia based metal polish with a buffer w/wool pad.....

The buffer has to be a nice heavy duty grinder type to get the results you want for a mirror. At least 4k rpm.

Get it so hot with the buffer and polish, then wipe it up with a rag and do it over till you like it.

CAUTION polishing metals can be very addictive. It may lead to things like....Polished outlet covers, door handles in the house and any thing that is aluminum or steel. (Dont even mess with steel. )


Get new gaskets too, phil. dont RVT it!

 

[97dsmbishi]

thanks for the info tom!!
yeah, i plan on taking it to the auto hobby shop on base and doing it there...don't have a garage...but you can't beat $4 an hour for your own bay at the shop....plus ANY tools you may need....heh...military life has it's advantages i guess.

phil

anyone else have any other ideas....?

 

[sleek_GSX]

Here's what I did, my car is white also and I'm going with a white and gunmetal theme.

 

[herostar]

polish the #### out of it, and then do as much of the other metal stuff in your engine bay as you can

 

[AW4G63]

The lightning is ok but it seems to cheesy. Even though it cost a good amount to have done. I dont think it fits a car. Thats just me.

I love aluminum to much to powder coat it in any way. .

 

[Brian]

Yea I had a fellow dsm member polich mine but it wasnt th best it could be it needs some touch up. Can you find all those materials you listed in a normal hardware store or am I gonna have to go looking for it. Also I'm switching my vc gasket and I was told to use sealant, why did you say not to use it.

 

[stompk]

chrome-like powder coating ads some flash without looking "cheap".

Scott

 

[Neo Racer]

Dip it in chrome.

 

[sjutrettioett]

grind off the lettering, sand it , and polish it to a mirror finish

 

[97dsmbishi]

Dip it in chrome

chrome? no thanks, n00b.

grind off the lettering, sand it , and polish it to a mirror finish

yeah, that's an idea that has crossed my mind a few times today.

phil

 

[sjutrettioett]

got a valve cover comming in the mail today or tomorrow, and thats what i plan on doing to it. Gives it a really clean, custom look.

 

[9D9 MITSU RS]

pick 2 colors. fade them together, half and half. polish the letters.

 

[P8ntBalla]

shave it and polish it, like i did

 

[guedo512]

im getting mine powdercoated red to match my intake and sanding the DOHC letters polished.

 

[cucumber]

Powdercoated black with raised polished letters.

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[EROK81]

Originally posted by cucumber
Powdercoated black with raised polished letters.

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Yep, you gotta love the black with polished letters. That is how I did mine.

 

[Mr. Talon]

i'm thinking of doing somethign simmilar. Powder coat it blue ( to match my color theme) then pollish the lettering to a mirror finsih. also, does anyone know if you can powder coat a metalic color, or does it have to be a plain solid color?

 

[boostineklipz]

here is mine, the black and red mitsu theme

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