Valve Cover

[jimmythesaint]

So I decided to to paint the valve cover to match the cars paint a bit. I had painted it grey before so I used a paint stripper, an old toothbrush, and brake parts cleaner (my favorite product ever) to remove all the old paint.

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jimmythasaint/ValveCoverbefore.jpg

Then I hit the letters with an orange that came close to matching the outside of the car.

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jimmythasaint/ValveCoverduring.jpg

Then I spent well over an hour of painstaking masking off the letters and painting the whole valve cover with a black wrinkle finish. I think it turned out pretty damn slick. Some really nice texture on the black and it makes a cool contrast IMO.

Unfortunatly, my camera skills arent up to snuff so the pics arent good. I just cant seem to figure this damn thing out. Most of my pics come out very blurry and psychedelic. I usually end up taking several pics and choosing the least blurry.

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jimmythasaint/ValveCoverfinish.jpg

 

[motozachl]

Looks really good

 

[david9291]

That black wrinkle finish looks awesome, might just have to steal that idea

 

[awddarrell]

valve cover came out really good keep up the good work !

 

[mikejsmith1985]

That looks pretty sweet!

 

[jimmythesaint]

So I took the cover outside and took a closeup picture to see the texture a little better.
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jimmythasaint/ValveCoverCloseup.jpg

Thanks for the feedback!