sEzE1

Anyone know where I can get one of these online? I am looking to dress up my 94 EX a little. THANX!

Kamin

how so? you can buy industrial paint remover and get the chrome look
then primer and paint if you want a color. not too difficult. unforutiuonatley i dont know any places online that sell SOHC covers. sorry.

sEzE1

So basically, all I need to do is take it off, prime and paint? That seems fairly easy...I guess I would have to use some kind of high temperature engine paint. Maybe this is a better way to go. Are they pretty easy to remove? Dont want to mess anything up....THANX!

Halo

714-772-vtec

stkd16z6

i've got a spare one in my garage, let me know if you want it

VTC_CiViC

If all you want to do is dress it up, then paint yours.


Cheap, easy, looks great if you take your time on it

Sucka Free

yeah make sure u get high temp paint.
my friend didnt, and his white cover turned to yellow.

BlackAxis

Did you just mask of the "HONDA" on the valve cover? Looks very nice btw! I would like to do mine like that, except in black.

VTC_CiViC

Nah, painted it all:



Then sanded the "HONDA" down:



Easy stuff. Just used high temp engine paint. The color was "Ford Red" which is actually a bit too oranged really. There's also a darker red they have there that I'll use next time.

sEzE1

Thanx for all the replies guys....I am going to paint mine today...hopefully I can find a silver color to match my AEM CAI. Thanx again!

JDMvtecDRAGSTA

i sent you an email just right now
i have a polished one im selling for $60
im gonna email you a pic

Spade

Hey do you primer or just paint?

infamousALLMTR

you dont have to do that just paint over it and scrape it when paint is cured.

VTC_CiViC

For the VC I just paint. It supposedly has a primer mixed into the paint.. whatever, it works

Spade

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ohh ithought this was going to be about the DOHC SOHC vavle cover conversion where it looks like you are single cam when you are really DOHC like that one famous racer

mantic6t9

I made a how to on this if you want more info please read then ask questions. http://www.geocities.com/mysihb/HowTo.html
This is how mine turned out..



[Modified by mantic6t9, 10:05 PM 2/28/2002]

samdawgsol

Do you have to take the black off if your cover has never been painted b4, and just spray on top of that?

sEzE1

Thanks for the link to the "how-to" page mantis6t9! It is very helpful...I didn't get to mine today, but hopefully I can tomorrow. About reoving the valve cover - you just take out the plug wires and bolts, right? I've neveer done it before, just want to be sure! Thanks again for the great link...peace

Subtle

I was too lazy to read through this thread, so sorry if this has been posted, but http://www.summitracing.com has SOHC covers.

mantic6t9

If you're going to go through the trouble of painting your valve cover you might as well strip all the old paint of. This way you will get a better finnish, you can also sand down all the rough spots.

To take off the valve cover yes all you do is remove the spark plug wires, breather hose, and the valve cover bolts. Be careful with these bolts when putting them back on, they cant take much torque or they will snap. Also after painting and letting it dry i suggest about 4 coats of clear coat. Good luck.

mantic6t9

The paint i used is listed in the " HowTo" i wrote if you want to check it out. Yes the 1200deg paint needs longer to cure and can get pretty messy. You have to heat most of them for them to cure other wise they will just smear. I used 500deg paint and have had no problems. The best way to sand is by hand this way your less likely to mess up. I think i mentioned this before but i highly recomend puting 3 or 4 coats of clear on it after the paint has dried. I didn't do it on mine this is why im going to repaint it. I might do it some sort of gun metal or grey just for a change. LAter..