well i am about to paint my valve cover tomorow wrinkle black...

bought it from autozone as well as aircraft remover.. now i have a few more questions...

1. i strip it down then wash it with say dishwashing liquid? or what? do i have to sand?
2. I know primer is needed... but how many layers?
3. when it comes to the painting... just like 5-6 coats? after drying of each one?
4. and how long do i put it in the oven for? at what temp ? do i put it on a pan? or just put it in the oven.. dont think momma would like her oven with wrinkle paint all in it..

sorry. i just couldnt find the answers to that

 

yea i'd sand it to the bare metal..i'd just used water when i sanded mine..im not shure how wrinkle paint works and the oven and all that..but im shure u'll get more people commenting on this pretty soon

 

sand it ...wash it...prime it ..about 2 layers should be fine...then put the black on...put as much coats as like..

 

what do you guys think about the oven? anyone? and wwhat about the spark plug holes? like the insides and ****?

 

put tape around the holes.... ive read peeps saying they do one coat untill it dry's competley.. saying they wait all night.. but i doubt u have to wait that lnog loll... a couple of coats untill ur happy... JUST DONT TOUCH IT!!!! mushes it in.

 

when i did mine i used aircraft remover, it removed all the old paint. didn't have to sand down a thing. then i washed with some soap. i hit the primer about 3 coats let it dry thorough in between coats, then i hit it with the paint. don't remember how many coats since it painted it until everything was painted and matched.

* don't go crazy with the paint. spray it then let it dry then spray it again, and so on. you don't want the paint to run.*

then i let it air dry. when satisfied with the paint i took a 180 grit sandpaper, folded it and gently sanded off the paint on the letters and emblem.


*click on photo to enlarge*
you must wait atleast a day for the paint to cure. i didn't wait and later on during the day i put it on and paint was removed alittle whaer the plug cover goes.

 

any ideas about the oven?? and the spark plug holes? just use vvaseline?

 

i taped over the **** i didn't want painted then used exacto knife to cut **** out...

i did

-aircraft remover
-garden hose to wash it off
-scraper/sandpaper to get the little corners n ****
-mineral spirits (grease remover)
-no primer
-VHT black wrinkle paint

I did a lot of coats of paint, but made sure the first light coats was dry (10 mins?) before I started on the other coats. Wait till everything is good and dry before u start removing the tape. Use an exacto knife when you're taking the tape off. (i used tape cuz it sounds more precise then vaseline i dunno)

if you're gonna stick it in the oven that's fine. just do like 250 degrees for 10 mins. make sure u take off the little rubbers underneath the spark plug holes. i didn't stick it in the oven. a few heat cycles on the engine and youll be good. my cover still smells like paint, and its been like a month or two.

 

thanksb ro.. looks good

 

You have to use thick layers for wrinkle paint to work.

 

You dont really have to tape **** off, you can steal your sisters acetone and it will rip off the paint.

 

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