Max_Out

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Hey guys, I've started to paint my vavle cover today, and its lookin preaty sweet. I'll go through the steps for ya just to let ya know.

1.) Remove your valve cover (Easy Right)
2.) Sand off your stock paint. (i used 220 grit, keep from scuffing to deep)
3.) Wash with dish detergent, and MAKE SURE ITS COMPLETELY DRY AND CLEAN.
4.) Mask off any part you don't want painted (two tone only)
5.) Choose you paint wisely (i'm using Duplacolor Ceramic paint to stand up to the heat.)
6.) Start off with a light coat covering everything. Use even long strokes on all coats. let it dry for about 10 min. then repeat for second coat.
7.) for your third coat lay it on kinda thick to get good coverge.
8.) let it dry for about 5 hours then remove masking.
9.) now mask off unpainted area and repeat steps 6 and 7. (or you can hand paint ceramic paint on letters or any other area)
10.) now let it dry for a good week for paint to cure completely. you can reinstall it after about 5 hours but be carefull not to wipe or let to much dirt get on it.

you can do this with anything metal or plastic

PRESTO you have a Preaty new Valve cover right?

I can post some pics of my cover when its done

Jeff92se

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repost..............