recently i decreased my engine bay and the valve cover looks dried out, like fading color. I was wondering if there is any stuff i could use to get the valve cover to have that brand new shiny oil look. i dont want to repaint it.

i know this post is suppose to be in appearance but i doubt anyone goes there anyways.

 

high temp gloss black spray paint

..or just get it powdercoated any color you want

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AlxSiR7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">high temp gloss black spray paint

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what he said

 

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Powdercoating....yeah...

 

when i degreased my engine bay, i and a set that had a cleaner and a polisher. when i sprayed my valve cover it looked so clean!!

 

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Powdercoating....yeah...

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ehhh..i dont know..looks like st8 from APC. ..i like dark colors..not bright valve covers

 

for powdercoating or spraying!!! once it is faded u cant do much but get it refinished.

 

spray armor all or use "No Rub" polish and just drown the engine bay with it.

 

Try some CD2 Engine Detailer. It should add the gloss back to your valve cover. You can get it at Autozone.

 

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now that i might try, thanks. i would powdercoat but i got no time. being a student is hard work!!!

 

hey just put vasline on it and rub it down till it's not patchy. use a plastic brisle brush like a tooth brush material. trust me it works good and I did it to mine and less than a week late all my homies had bittn my style

 

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never heard of that technique... and it works well? i should try that sometime...

 

Can anyone give me an idea of how much it would cost to get my VC powedercoated?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by n0 iNTegRiTY &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Can anyone give me an idea of how much it would cost to get my VC powedercoated?</TD></TR></TABLE>

your wasting your money on gay rice ****, anyway I had one done for 50 bucks. You should consider just rockin it with no coating on it at all I think it looks the cleanist that way besides stock.

 

You could spend hella hours on it polishing it like I did. Looks clean as hell but damn its impossible to keep it clean. Practically have to carry the mothers and a terry cloth with me at all times.
Just powder coat it for $50 or strip it down. Looks good stripped too. All you gotta do is put some aircraft stripper on it. Too bad you can't buy the good stuff anymore.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by old_school_dohcvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> I was wondering if there is any stuff i could use to get the valve cover to have that brand new shiny oil look..</TD></TR></TABLE>
b series valve covers never had a "shiny oil look." they've always been a flat, wrinkle finish.

 

i think he is talking about when people spray armor all on the vc

 

Why don't you just buy a can of black wrinkle finish and make it look new again? Cheaper than powder coat, and you can do it yourself.

 

or hop on the bandwagon and buy a red type r style valve cover!

 

Buy some aircraft paint stripper, some High Temp paint, and do it yourself. Easily done in an afternoon:

 

yup, i did the same things, spray paint is your friend

 

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Hmm... perhaps I will try that
I just didn't know if i could trust the spray paint because I didn't know the limits of high-temp paint.
Thanks

 

you dont need hi-temp paint i have painted a few with just regular paint and came out

 

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i think he just meant the paint looks dry and aged, turning a bit gray?