Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
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Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
im as the topic states. im currently about to paint my valve cover.
what is the best stuff to get that holds its color and with stands the heat?
i dont want to spend toooo much so a list of good paints to use were to get it and how much would be great.!! im willing to post pictures up after im done :D
what is the best stuff to get that holds its color and with stands the heat?
i dont want to spend toooo much so a list of good paints to use were to get it and how much would be great.!! im willing to post pictures up after im done :D
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
i have used everything. krylon, duplicolor, caliper paint, valspar, rustoleom..... the list goes on. i never had a problem with any of those except one time i did a white one with duplicolor and over time it yellowed but other than that i think your safe to use pretty much any kind of paint.
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
Use VHT wrinkle paint Sp-201 red or SP-204 black then cook in the oven. Dont forget to change head/spark plug gasket .
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
cook it in the oven? wtf? could you clarify that lol.. and i think im ganna go with a blue color. and were can i get the VHT wrinkle paint Sp-201 red or SP-204 black?
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
I've tried the Duplicolor Metal Cast paints on mine. I used the Metalcast Ground Coat which is like a metallic silver primer, then I used the Anodized Purple color for the base. For the clear I shot it with actual PPG clear from a gun. Once the clear hardened it felt very durable, and looked pretty legit.
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
you can use any kinda of paint really just the key is use a high heat primer...i usually just use duplicolor high heat primer and paint with any kind of paint
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
you don't really need high heat primer...i have done 4 valve covers, and not one had primer on it...they have held up for almost a year without any fading bubbling or any chipping...just make sure the valve cover is sanded smooth, and shoot with whatever you want..i shot base on direct metal with clear on top of that and it looks perfect
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
what kind of sand paper would you reccomend? since now i know any paint will work. but now i have a really good idea what i wanna do.
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
well that depends on what kind of paint you are goin to use...for a wrinkle finish paint doesnt really matter what sand paper you leave it at...for a bc/cc i like leaving it at somewhere between 400-600
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
MTNMTN Montana Spray Paint is the toughest **** available or real auto paint works nice too, primer, base-coat, clear-coat and some love wet sanding buffing etc...
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
im as the topic states. im currently about to paint my valve cover.
what is the best stuff to get that holds its color and with stands the heat?
i dont want to spend toooo much so a list of good paints to use were to get it and how much would be great.!! im willing to post pictures up after im done :D
what is the best stuff to get that holds its color and with stands the heat?
i dont want to spend toooo much so a list of good paints to use were to get it and how much would be great.!! im willing to post pictures up after im done :D
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
Your best bet to get it powdercoated is to take it some place in your area that does powdercoating. Cant really powdercoat it yourself unless you have a gun, the powder, and an oven to bake it in. It will hold up a lot better than just spray paint.
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Re: Valve Cover Paint Help (Best Paint?)
I've tried the Duplicolor Metal Cast paints on mine. I used the Metalcast Ground Coat which is like a metallic silver primer, then I used the Anodized Purple color for the base. For the clear I shot it with actual PPG clear from a gun. Once the clear hardened it felt very durable, and looked pretty legit.
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