Anyone ever done this?

I bought some low-gloss black for my valve cover and was thinking of doing the manifold also. It is the high temp engine paint, if it holds on V8 blocks, which produce more height than a V6 intake manifold or valve cover, it should hold up fine. I just wanted to find out if anyone has done this? and how long it has held up.

Thanks.

 

Looks like quite a few people, actually - http://forums.maxima.org/search.php?searchid=341055

Here's a good thread about it - http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ntake+manifold

 

if you email me, i can send you pics of my intake and valve covers. i have 2 vq engines that are painted. email is

vqpwrd240@yahoo.com

later,

ferhan

 

looks interested

 

My front valve cover is painted the same color as my car.

 

I've seen several, but none has held up all that long. I'm not sure about the 4th gen, but the 5th gen valve covers are aluminum so the paint doesn't stick too well. You may want to look into polishing them instead.

 

Two words: Powder Coating.

 

Powdercoating is much nicer.
(more pics here: http://blehmco.com/pics/car/powdercoating/ )

 

I painted my valve cover and started polishing my IM but never finished.

 

painted the valve cover red like my calipers...