lagos

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decided to paint my valve cover again, since i had it off and it was pretty dirty. i really wanted to paint it a metalic gold, but it seems like no one sell that color in a high temp paint. anyway, here is how it turned out.




This post has been edited by lagos: May 16, 2007 - 4:23 PM

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x_itchy_b_x

#2

Looks nice.

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jdmart

#3

id like to to that one day is it easy and simple? will i have to change my oil to?

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phattyduck

#4

How do you clean it before you paint it? My valve cover is pretty dingy (at least it matches my car!) and it seemed almost impossible to clean when I had it off the motor. Someday I'd like to paint it (or maybe just clean it) back to a nice clean aluminum color.

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lagos

#5

i used a paint stripper on it first. that removed a lot of the old paint i had on there as well as any grease there was. then i cleaned the surface with alcohol. then i did 3 coats of primer... masked off the letting with tape and painted it blue. then 3 coats of paint ..and 3 coats of clear.

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6strngs

#6

nice. I painted mine blue using duplicolor engine paint and primer. looks so good!

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Defgeph

#7

Looks good. I would do this if you could see mine.

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toyotacrazy

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Looks good. I would do this if you could see mine.

Looks good. That must be an mr2 valve cover

Slick

#9

for a 3SGE, would i just remove the plug cables, plugs, unscrew the valve and paint? Or do i have to prep the engine first (drain oil?)?

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macavely

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looking nice art.. but they do sell high temp paint in metallic gold.. i seen them in all the autozones around here.. i'm not sure what brand its..

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looking nice art.. but they do sell high temp paint in metallic gold.. i seen them in all the autozones around here.. i'm not sure what brand its..

must not be a popular seller. cause i checked 3 stores and none of them had it.

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6strngs

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for a 3SGE, would i just remove the plug cables, plugs, unscrew the valve and paint? Or do i have to prep the engine first (drain oil?)?

you don't need to drain the oil. just need a new valve cover gasket.

and yeah, I think it's by dupli-color. my friend did his car with a metallic blue. and I think they had metallic gold there too.

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devilsden97

#13

Looks good Art. I need to change the gasket for my valve cover, maybe ill clean it while im at it and paint it up.

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Alan

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looking nice art.. but they do sell high temp paint in metallic gold.. i seen them in all the autozones around here.. i'm not sure what brand its..

must not be a popular seller. cause i checked 3 stores and none of them had it.

I am also going to respray my valve cover, the paint I have is not really for high temp. applictions, and is is all bubbly now lol, but I am thinking of polishin it.

What do you think?

lagos

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looking nice art.. but they do sell high temp paint in metallic gold.. i seen them in all the autozones around here.. i'm not sure what brand its..

must not be a popular seller. cause i checked 3 stores and none of them had it.

I am also going to respray my valve cover, the paint I have is not really for high temp. applictions, and is is all bubbly now lol, but I am thinking of polishin it.

What do you think?

polishing it will take a lot of time and effort to get right and it might not last too long. if you can, you should have it powder coated.

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presure2

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looking nice art.. but they do sell high temp paint in metallic gold.. i seen them in all the autozones around here.. i'm not sure what brand its..

must not be a popular seller. cause i checked 3 stores and none of them had it.

I am also going to respray my valve cover, the paint I have is not really for high temp. applictions, and is is all bubbly now lol, but I am thinking of polishin it.

What do you think?

polishing takes lots of time and effort, but looks incredible when done right.
clearcoating it with hi temp clear will really extend the life of the parts shine, and make it easier to keep it clean.

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lagos

#17

i ended up finding the color that i originally wanted. so i had to redo the paint ...again. i think its going to look really good in the engine bay.

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brianforster

#18

looks good, when i paint my valve cover im going to do a black with red toyota lettering, and do the heat shield black too.

can never have too much black in an engine bay!

Alan

#19

Much better !!!

99GT

#20

Very nice...! Sexy time....

snapshotgt

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We're twins now..

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x_itchy_b_x

#22

ive been looking for that color for a while too. ever since i saw the top secret supra. Looks mint Art.

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lagos

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6strngs

#24

too bad you can barely see it under the IC piping. you should paint your heat sheild the same color

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lagos

#25

i thought about it, but then it would be too much gold.

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Alan

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i thought about it, but then it would be too much gold.

nO ITS BETTER LIKE THAT THERE WILL BE TOO MUCH IF YOU SPRAYED TH EHEAT SHIELD, IFS THAT HIGH TEMP COLOR MAN? COULD i USE IT FOR MY BLOCK?

lagos

#27

yeah its 500deg engine paint.

This post has been edited by lagos: May 18, 2007 - 8:43 AM

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Alan

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yeah its 500deg engine paint.

Where can i buy it from

Slick

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Looks even better!

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