polishing valve cover... can i or should i just paint?
05-23-2006, 04:19 PM
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polishing valve cover... can i or should i just paint?
well now that i have a 99civic and im realy short on cash... already spent alot of cash on extras.... and just geting started.LOL and working on my cheapest almost FREE mods are always a great way to keep it moving.LOL
wondering what are my options? that are almost free
anyone got any pics of thiers that you polished or painted?
wondering what are my options? that are almost free
anyone got any pics of thiers that you polished or painted?
05-23-2006, 04:22 PM
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Re: polishing valve cover... can i or should i just paint? (addiction2bass)
do a search for valve covers in the a&c forum for pics.
There have been alot of really good threads on this topic in there
There have been alot of really good threads on this topic in there
05-23-2006, 05:41 PM
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Re: polishing valve cover... can i or should i just paint? (addiction2bass)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by addiction2bass »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well now that i have a 99civic and im realy short on cash... already spent alot of cash on extras.... and just geting started.LOL and working on my cheapest almost FREE mods are always a great way to keep it moving.LOL
wondering what are my options? that are almost free
anyone got any pics of thiers that you polished or painted?</TD></TR></TABLE>
If your valve cover isn't painted already you can buff it with a drill and a polishing disk attached. It will remove rust, dirt, etc. But it would look better if you paint it.
05-23-2006, 06:18 PM
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Re: polishing valve cover... can i or should i just paint? (ZeeSix)
ive already tried searching. if you guys know or can see of any pics please give me a link...
i just havent seen any polished up to see if its realy worth polishing it or to just paint it.
i just havent seen any polished up to see if its realy worth polishing it or to just paint it.
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Re: polishing valve cover... can i or should i just paint? (addiction2bass)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by addiction2bass »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive already tried searching. if you guys know or can see of any pics please give me a link...
i just havent seen any polished up to see if its realy worth polishing it or to just paint it.</TD></TR></TABLE> Heck yea it's worth polishing!! I gained 5 tenths down the 1320 once I polished mine!
i just havent seen any polished up to see if its realy worth polishing it or to just paint it.</TD></TR></TABLE> Heck yea it's worth polishing!! I gained 5 tenths down the 1320 once I polished mine!
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