gabspeed

i just got my z6 valve cover for my soch ek i need to paint it. i ned some opinions on what color should i go? to the car is black my previous valve cover was red but was thinking of other options
red?
Flat black?
silver?
flat red? Where can i find?
gunmetal? where can i find the paint???
Other?

thanks

civiccpedx

red, but i think that this topic should be in the appereance section.

tallblondkid

flat black or dark grey

civic-4-ges

Gunmetal

undertheradar

Wrinkle black

trooper0641

Red is gay, played out. If your motor isnt a R then dont try to make it a R.


I painted my valve cover Grey because its gangster. I would much prefer dark metallic colors...like gunmetal, bronze, gold.

You can find the paint @ Kragens or Autozone...make sure you get the high heat paint. 500 degrees or over whatevers cool.

RCautoworks

Well there all not d series covers but you might see a color you like and want

brentmc79

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I agree about the red, unless of course your car is red. I painted mine wrinkle red cuz I wanted it to match the body.

New Image

Powdercoat it black or gunmetal or Beadblast it (silver).

gabspeed

thanks alot guys you have been of great help im preaty sure im going to go gunmetal where should i be able to find gunmetal high temp paint? thanks

MikeD718

i polished the bare metal so it shines it was cheap and straight forard. looks sweet too.

StRacer

I used a metallic black. I have a silver ek, so it looks pretty good.

Tad

i got the best ever for ya,
gimme a sec to dredge it up..

sohcvtec1995

Hott Pink

Tad

alright,
mantic6t9's hatch,
i believe he used krylons engine enamel. Color is medium gloss black, not quite flat, not quite glossy, very nice.

randyklimek

Im feelin this, how do you clean off your valve cover before you slap the paint on, mine looks like a POS right now........

randyklimek

i see alot of people have the heat shield off the headers, wont that cause some damage to the AC or whatever is in front of it?

TekSI

i brought mine to school and sanded by hand, took about 3 hours, but it cleaned up really nice. i heard aircraft paint stripper works really well, but is kinda dangerous to use. you can find it at advanced auto, other stores like that

Tad

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never heard of that happening

maybe if you removed the heatshield from your stock header, as its fatter and problycloser..

Spirit Iron knife

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I painted my valve cover Grey because its gangster. I would much prefer dark metallic colors...like gunmetal, bronze, gold.

You can find the paint @ Kragens or Autozone...make sure you get the high heat paint. 500 degrees or over whatevers cool.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The only thing more played out than red, is gunmetal. Everyone painted their cover that color.
And you don't need the highest temp paint, you can use regular car paint in a spray can.

Inspector Gadget

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mantic6t9's hatch,
i believe he used krylons engine enamel. Color is medium gloss black, not quite flat, not quite glossy, very nice.

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That hatch was awsome! Valve cover looks great.

randyklimek

who cares what color you paint it, you should paint it whatever you want. Red is played out? I didnt know valve covers were fasion statements?

trooper0641

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Yes they are, so why do you like jdm?

rodrez.

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Painting them is sort of a fashion statement if you think about it. If it was chipped and ugly, it would still do it's job, painting it just makes it look better. But I agree, paint it whatever color you want, everything is played out.

NIKE SB'd

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I think this car would look hot w/ the cover color matched to the body...