Valve cover and paint

[spyderdrifter]

So after many weeks of off and on concidering going through the struggle of shaving one of my spare valve covers, I finally decided to do it and give it the rain effect paint job. I was a damn b@#*h at first when I started the grinding. Ended up getting a much coarser grit griding wheel and then breezed through the shaving. Then the sanding took a while to do, but in the process, I filed all the cast marks off too and came out with one very smooth valve cover.

The painting I started today, although I'm not going with the rain affect anymore. It worked out so well on my dust pan that I practiced on, but looked like crap on the valve cover. So, instead, it now has a black to blueish/silver fade paint job which I think turned out just as unique. It's not currently finished since I plan to wet sand it tomorrow, followed by 3-4 more coats of clear and wet sanding.

I jusy hope the paint stands up to the engine temps. I've never painted things with engine paint before so I don't know the outcome. Would hate to spemd all this time on the VC and have it turn out like crap after driving my car.

Here's a couple pics so far....

 

[seanboyle55555]

I would recommend high temp paint! It gets hot and you wouldn't want it cracking or something. Just a tip i'm sure you've considered. Looking forward to seeing the results!

 

[spyderdrifter]

I'm using high temp engine paint, thanks for the concern though
Update: due to the damn air temp here in CO where this year, winter seems to be staying, I forgot about the temp affecting the paint. So when I started wet sanding, the paint started to shift under the clear coat, effectivly destroying all the work I did. So a little while ago I started stripping all the paint back off so I can restart the project again....