Painting a d16 valve cover
#2
Honda-Tech Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Illinois
Posts: 173
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Painting a d16 valve cover
if theres no paint just take some wax and grease remover and clean it up. make sure its high temp paint. also make sure to use primer first before spraying your color. i did this about two months ago.
#3
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Citrus Heights, Ca
Posts: 929
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Painting a d16 valve cover
To take it off just use a good stripper. (paint stripper that is)
#4
Honda-Tech Member
Re: Painting a d16 valve cover
you don't even have to use high temp paint. i used a can of regular gloss red rustoleum from walmart. do use something along the lines of aircraft paint stripper, or sandblast it though like was already said.
with mine i had access to a sandblaster so i went that route. then i thoroughly cleaned it out in a parts washer and dried/removed any remaining sediment with compressed air. after that i used a generic grey primer, and once dry i sprayed down a couple coats of color. nothing fancy by any means but it came out pretty nice. the last 2 pics are from when i sold it and it had been on the car for a couple thousand miles. as you can see the paint held up fine and i noticed no change from the time i installed it till when i sold it.
with mine i had access to a sandblaster so i went that route. then i thoroughly cleaned it out in a parts washer and dried/removed any remaining sediment with compressed air. after that i used a generic grey primer, and once dry i sprayed down a couple coats of color. nothing fancy by any means but it came out pretty nice. the last 2 pics are from when i sold it and it had been on the car for a couple thousand miles. as you can see the paint held up fine and i noticed no change from the time i installed it till when i sold it.
Last edited by D16SiHatch; 03-28-2009 at 11:55 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
adamisgreat88
Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000)
17
06-08-2009 02:52 PM