HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER
 

So I ordered up 2 cans of Wrinkle Plus Coating made by VHT , each can is 8.99.

With 2 hours of labor, +Aircraft Paint Stripper and a heat gun, the result is beautiful. Exactly like the real thing, same texture and color. Saved myself a crap load of cash = more engine mods!

This paint is resistant to fading, high temps, engine cleaners, grease ect...They make it in Gray and Black also if you guys need it. You can get it at many online stores like Summit Racing ect.

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Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Revolution2zz)
 

very nice https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Revolution2zz)
 

Looks nice man, it came out well.

OT: hows teh Nard these days? I used to live off Rose Ave... http://images.honda-tech.com/set1//smile/emcrook.gif https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmileo.gif https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Revolution2zz)
 

thats one of the nicest DIY krinkle jobs i've ever seen. great work man.

one another note, without tech, this is in the wrong forum.

great work none the less. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Revolution2zz)
 

looks real good, good job https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Revolution2zz)
 

A PINK CAR.....faded red=pink.... https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

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Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Quad-Damge)
 

Did you sand it down any? Let us know! https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Quad-Damge)
 

wow, i never heard of that....

i just saved like 120$ for a rear camber kit. just used the FAQ's info on how to do a bolt and washer kit. lol https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Did you have to take the valve cover off ?

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (murmur9)
 

beautiful!

THat looks hella nice.

great job man!

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (ctrez0)
 

Nope, no sanding. I just sprayed on the aircraft stripper, waited 15 minutes and hosed it down. Everything came out really clean, so I sprayed it down with brake cleaner, then gave it a hot bath with DAWN dish washing soap to get any last grease off it. Gave it a nice blast down with an air compressor to get water off, blow dryed it real good with my heat gun and then let it sit in the sun for 30 minutes. After that I just sprayed it with a moderate coat, and used a heat gun and the krinkles started coming out almost immediately.


Keep in mind that thicker coats equal bigger krinkles, so I did a single medium coat so the krinkles would look OEM. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...es/emsmile.gif

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Revolution2zz)
 

nice job https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Revolution2zz)
 

Nice Bay.

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (japspecjohn)
 

i was about to buy an itr valve cover from the classifieds, but i'm thinking about doing this as well to my b16 valve cover. looks hard though.

it looks really good, very close to the real thing! https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Revolution2zz)
 

Practically, looks authentic. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (handa)
 

looks good https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

use any primer
and how did you prep the vc?

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Nate047)
 

good job, looks good

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (TEAM SL)
 

How did you keep the lettering clean too? Tape them off or something?

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (TEAM SL)
 

Here is the materials I used.

1 Can Aircraft Paint Stripper
1 Can VHT Wrinkle Plus High Temp Coating RED SP-204
1 Can Brake Cleaner
Some Vasaline, Q-tips

First off, I sprayed down the valve cover with the Paint Stripper, waited 15 minutes and put a garden hose to it. The Stripper is some powerful stuff! All the old OEM crinkle paint came off with one swipe of the hose.

Let the valve cover dry, gave it a nice spray down with Brake Cleaner to get most of the grease off.

Gave the valve cover a hot bath with DAWN dishwashing soap to get every last bit of oil or grease off.

I put a Air Compressor to it to get last bit of water off, then used a blow dryer to dry it nicely.

I put some vasaline on a Q-tip and went over all the letter with it and anywhere else I didn't want paint to stick to and prepare it to paint.

Painting Step:
Keep in mind you can control the size of the crinkle with the thickness of the coats.
I chose to go with an OEM style crinkle with a moderate single layer coat, immediately after painting I put a heat gun to it and immediately the crinkles started showing up. You can substitute a heat gun with a blow dryer, but it will just take a bit longer.

After it dries, I took a dry cloth and went over the letters and places where I put the vaseline and the paint should just slide off.

I installed it about 30 minutes after I got the crinkles up, but according to the can you should wait 48 hours for it to fully cure. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Hope this helps guys.

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Paprika)
 

looks awesome, good job...diy is always cool

did the paint chip off when you bolted it back on?

Re: (vi-RoadSailing)
 

nice.. i thought i was going to see a homemade valve cover.. not a homesprayed valve cover https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

Re: (JCracer723)
 

very nice job, one of the most clean VC jobs i seen on HT. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

you can tell how long itll look like that by the already chipped paint by the grommets.

Re: HOMEMADE ITR VALVECOVER (Revolution2zz)
 

looks nice https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif