99CivicSiBrian

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Br1anPham &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice, how about some close up of th efinish product around the letter area.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ok I'll handle that next time I'm up at the garage.
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HondaEJ7

that paint u used...dont u need high temp paint so it wont f.uck up? i have that same paint but i used it for my wiper arms..maybe im just a dumbass? lol

Sir_Wallace

Ya you might be a dumb *** if you painted your wiper blades. Dont you know the sell carbon fiber ones. It's called weight reduction jackass.

patrickdc4130

nice

HondaEJ7

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sir_Wallace &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ya you might be a dumb *** if you painted your wiper blades. Dont you know the sell carbon fiber ones. It's called weight reduction jackass.
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read my ******* post u asshat. i said i painted my wiper arms not my blades...learn how to read before u say something

Sir_Wallace

I know how to read, at a 5th grade level even. Do some background research before you attack a mans education Columbo.

titaniumB20

The best way to get a shine on the lettering would be to sand it with 400 then 800 before you paint it. Once you have it all shiney, paint it. Then take some laquer thinner or reducer and wipe the lettering off. It comes off way easier than if you just paint it and try to take the paint off the lettering with thinner. And it looks way better too with the polished look. Looks good!!!

SOHC4life 96

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I'll let the jolley green giant answer this one for me.

Jerms

paint sucks on valve covers

thats why we powder coat it or leave it

grlracer97

99CivicSiBrian and magimerlin, looking good. Now both of you get on to painting that exhaust manifold shield.

99CivicSiBrian

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Word. I'm going to hold off painting that because
A- I'd need high temp paint
2- I have a 4-2-1 I'll be putting on in the spring. Just waiting to get a basline dyno. I know better than to expect alot, but shoot if it hurts performance I want to know that too. I'm hoping to get a baseline Dyno run in at Carlisle.
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99CivicSiBrian

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HondaEJ7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that paint u used...dont u need high temp paint so it wont f.uck up? i have that same paint but i used it for my wiper arms..maybe im just a dumbass? lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

I am hoping the paint will hold up. High Temp paint is aimed at areas that will approach 600 degrees. I would HOPE that the valve cover never exceeds 200 degrees, or even 150. Think about it, even after hard running is it too hot to touch? kinda I guess, but I don't think it's too hot to cook the paint. If it does flake off, I guess I'll just put in a B16, or powder coat that one.
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Oh I forgot. I used a semigloss on the wiper arms and it turned out pretty nice. I don't have a mechanical sander or paint thinner, so I didn't surface prep as well as I'm supposed to, but doesn't really show through. I would have taken pictures of that but the car is so dirty from sitting in storage (it's a barn next to a wood-workers shop) and I felt it was embarassing. Word.

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kleanlscivic

looks good i just use a scuff wheel and it takes the paint right off of the words