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Old May 8, 2005 | 12:36 PM
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Default Got bored today so i Painted my Valve cover DIY~!!!!

yea was bored so i didt it


Before (stock with chips) Air craft stripped mans best friend



Started spraying stripper i let it sit for 35min




wiped off and hosed off then did another coat just to make sure eveything was off
and yes it was in my back yard


Stripped and clean ready for primer



Primed and used vasaline (sp) for the letters so paint wont stick




Drying paint its coming out OK valve cover is old and has small cracks but i will post later when its on the car!!! bizzump !



COMPLETE ON THE CAR 5th gen IF ANYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHY ITS A LIL DARKER BY THE BLACK COVER IS BECAUSE I WANTED IT LIKE THAT










im happy with it soo


Modified by DeDonDeRosa at 10:46 PM 5/8/2005


Modified by DeDonDeRosa at 10:50 PM 5/8/2005
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Old May 8, 2005 | 12:37 PM
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cool
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Old May 8, 2005 | 12:45 PM
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i hope you post the pics of the finished product this afternoon, and i hope it turns out well.

as of right now it looks a little blotchy and weird.
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Old May 8, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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Old May 8, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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it was cloudy out it looks good i will post the finished product in a little bit
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Old May 8, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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Old May 8, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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nice color... i wanna see it complete.
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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:35 PM
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looks nice
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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:51 PM
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sick bro sick
total hotness
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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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Looks pimp I love the Greens!
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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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Looks good. What color's the car?
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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:59 PM
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Old May 8, 2005 | 02:00 PM
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nice! looks like the HAMP green
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Old May 8, 2005 | 02:02 PM
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Looks good.
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Old May 8, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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if u painted the H on the spark plug cover with the same paint
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Old May 8, 2005 | 02:28 PM
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Old May 8, 2005 | 02:29 PM
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Teal is a cute color...
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Old May 8, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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nice job
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Old May 8, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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yea i does look like the hamp green

the car is a 5th gen lude Ecualyptis green!!!! (97)
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Old May 8, 2005 | 03:07 PM
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Old May 8, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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I KNOW! LOL dont be jealous of the Hamp Green!!! lol
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Old May 8, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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good job man looks like your grass has some dead spots...you should spray some more green on it
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Old May 8, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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probably from the Aircraft paint remover he has been feeding it with.
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