Been searching but cant get a straight answer. What really works when repainting the valve cover on masking the letters. I hear grease them chapstick white out. Let me know what worked for you.

 

just paint it all, then when the paint is fully cured just sand it back off

 

Couldn't of said it better. Just like Pocket said paint the whole item, then block sand the letters.

 

That works to thanks

 

razor blade

 

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Thats what I do and it actually will look better since you are sanding it and it will shine like its brand new.

 

what grit sand paper to start?

 

You can sand it before you paint with like 2000 grit to make sure its clean and looks good.Then after the base is on you can either take a little reducer on a rag a with a little effort take it right off.Or you can sand it off with 1000-2000 grit.Then clear

 

You can also put vaseline on the letters and then paint and wipe off the vaseline after paint dries... paint wont stick to the vaseline but make sure your vc is dry and not wet or it will be a mess

 

chapstick

 

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works like a charm!

 

make sure not to put too much vasline. it will drip with the paint!.

besides that.... its the best way

 

i put tape over the letters then cut the outline with a razorblade. after its painted just pull off the tape

 

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i've done the tape, and done the sanding, sanding is by far better. Just use a flat object and it comes off much cleaner and perfect all around. What i did was a 600 grit going at 45 degree's one way, then 45 degrees the other way for my final sanding so it looks cross hatched

 

chapstick.

 

vaseline

 

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has anybody tried using white-out?

 

I did mine, i beel blatsted it, then epoxy then high build then base clear and i got 120 put it on a block and blocked it out, went the same way and made the letters look like brush alluminum... i could show pics

 

vaseline is the best way. i used it and works awesome.

 

just sand the ****** ****... it will look better any way...

 

i knew a guy who used wax on the letters then painted the valve cover, then melted them off. Dunno how how applied the wax though.