Rudie4
10+ Year Contributor
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- Apr 25, 2011
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Riverside,
California
So I just had surgery for a new ACL so I have a lot of time on my hands and I thought I'd do some fabrication to my extra valve cover. I've always been interested in those wrinkle look so I did a write up if anyone is interested.
-So to start off I took my backup valve cover the red lettering was already starting to come off and the grey wasn't looking so good either
http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/05Gixxer/media/null_zpsc8debc5e.jpg.html]
-I filled a bucket with some degreaser and water and let it sit there for 10 min
-Dried it off with a towel and used tape to cover up all the holes
-After a heavy first coat
-Left outside in the sun for 5min before applying a heavy second coat, still no wrinkle
-Waiting 5 more min and you can see the wrinkles starting to form, this picture is before the third and final heavy coat
-Gave the valve cover 24 hours of sitting under the California sun and you can really see the texture
-Used a Dremel and razor blade to expose the lettering and arrows
-Purchased a small paint brush from a hobby store and red engine paint in a can for the lettering. Just sprayed some paint in an old cup and a steady hand. After drying this was the final result
-A before and after
-So to start off I took my backup valve cover the red lettering was already starting to come off and the grey wasn't looking so good either
http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/05Gixxer/media/null_zpsc8debc5e.jpg.html]
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[/URL]-I filled a bucket with some degreaser and water and let it sit there for 10 min
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-Dried it off with a towel and used tape to cover up all the holes
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-After a heavy first coat
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-Left outside in the sun for 5min before applying a heavy second coat, still no wrinkle
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-Waiting 5 more min and you can see the wrinkles starting to form, this picture is before the third and final heavy coat
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-Gave the valve cover 24 hours of sitting under the California sun and you can really see the texture
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-Used a Dremel and razor blade to expose the lettering and arrows
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-Purchased a small paint brush from a hobby store and red engine paint in a can for the lettering. Just sprayed some paint in an old cup and a steady hand. After drying this was the final result
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-A before and after
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