im trying to take my valve cover off to paint it, but im having trouble getting the distributor plugs off...i have a b18, do they come off a certain way? also are there any precautions i should take because my engine is exposed?

 

bump

 

pull harder. they should just come off. I usuallycover my head with a towel so no water or dust gets it

 

thanx

 

Also to note if you can find Plane Stripper at a local auto parts store pick that up and use it to clean off your valve cover of all the oem paint/stuff. It'll clean your valve cover down to the smooth metal in under 3 mins... no hard labour required! awesome stuff. Saved me a lot of time.
-Rik

 

the stuff your talking about is called air craft remover/paint stripper. It definately works good, but just dont get any on your skin. IT BURNS! lol

As for the original question, don't worry about it..pull hard and it should pop off

 

ya i actually just finished stripping it with aircraft remover...lokks good, will the valvecover rust with no paint, it doesnt seem like the type of metal that would

 

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mine has not

 

it won't rust bro. it is aluminium.

 

tell me what ya think

 

I think you've bought a lot of stuff in your engine bay off ebay.

 

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congratrs you are gay

 

looks good, did you polish it or just take the paint off?

 

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no, it'll just get that white, crusty **** on it.

 

looks ok, i would give it a nice polish and some TLC.

 

hey, who gives a expletive if i got shot off ebay, try just the intake and headers, as long as i put a good filter on, it runs just as well as ur 200 dollar AEM intake, and for the headers, there megan....which is a company whos revived the rights from dc-sports...so its the same damn thing except they are wholesaling them. so everyhting u buy on ebay isnt ness. bad.

 

elbow grease.

 

 

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yes that **** burns...

 

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This was a tad bit harsh and uncalled for. It’s his car, who gives a flying expletive?

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congratrs you are gay </TD></TR></TABLE>

i wouldn’t necessarily conclude that but, I do agree that was dick.

To each his own. By the way nice caR

 

"it doesnt seem like the type of metal that would "

I worked sheet metal for a long time... it it was painted then stripped, you want to put some sort of finish on it, or atleast polish it to a shine, whether or not aluminum rusts, it is weakened by the elements. (I did sheet metal roofing) A piece of unpainted aluminum had some acid spilled on it. This acid was used to remove oils and finish from galvanized steel but thats beside the point. This section a yuear later had to be replaced because it got the $h** beat out of it. You should polish it. It will make your engine bay look 100% clearner and nicer with a very fine polish on your valve cover, almost like you have a chrome valve cover. You will like it... and if you dont, instead of adding polish after you sand it all down you can paint it any color including a silver color, so it up to you, but dont leave it that way.

 

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gay mugen ***** that can spell vtec, maybe?

 

if you like that aluminum look, i sugest getting a can of silver paint and paint over it... i had a valve cover that was stripped like that, it look great and clean at first. but after a couple weeks it turns grayish.

 

nice job andrew you still thinking about painting it?

 

Looks Good, I have to do this to mine sometime. Probably going to grind down the words and do the same finish