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Old 06-24-2009, 12:51 PM
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any ideas what to use for head cover to make to little more bling,having in mind that is hot when engine is working dont know what to use.
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do you prefer paint/color or polished look?
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*big delay*
i prefer color look
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haha, you gotta strip the valve cover using aircraft paint stripper, might take a few coats and agitate it with a toothbrush or something. then check this thread, most are using vht wrinkle spray can paint i believe. no need to do any block sanding if your not going to polish it.

https://honda-tech.com/forums/paint-body-84/official-post-your-valve-cover-56k-warning-1362165/
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sorry i wasnt clear,i dont want to repaint it ,i want to keep it stock (typeR cover) put to clean it ,and if i can use any polish like the ones we use in the normal paint.
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Megs APC+Toothbrush+bucket of hot water+a WHOLE bunch of spare time=Clean valve cover
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thanks.
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