chope97
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Does anybody have suggestions for painting a valve cover? I thinking about painting it silver.
Painting Valve cover
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Many of us have powder coated it rather than painting, may make for a cleaner look. I and others powder coated it black and then sanded down the coating on the ribs and lettering to get a two-tone look.
Paint will degrade over time and absorb oil I believe
the other option is to vapor hone it and then put cerakote clear on it. that looks like a brand new valve cover.
This is a very nice option I hadn't really been aware of when I did mine.
We ask our powder coater to apply and then wipe off the raised sections- no sanding
Rattle can wrinkle finish and hand sanding. It might not last,however. I did this 53 years ago..... My wife did not like the idea of me cooking the valve cover in the oven back then....That's how you got that wrinkle finish.
My Korman engine's valve cover was vapor honed and then satin epoxy finished with the details proud.
My Korman engine's valve cover was vapor honed and then satin epoxy finished with the details proud.
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That sounds too easy….now why didn’t I think of that when I powder coated mine?
I once heated up the headlight assemblies from my e39 sedan in the oven. The headlight adjusters, like many things in the e39, were made from plastic that was not designed to last the life of the car. When they go, not only does this make it impossible to adjust your headlights, the beams will actually move around when you hit bumps. So, I sourced a set of aluminum replacement adjusters and proceeded to heat my headlight assemblies in the oven so that I could separate them and make repairs.
At that point I learned that my wife doesn't think car parts belong in the oven. Who knew?