I did a search found some good write-ups for valve cover repainting but nothing for the Japanese flag or Imperial flag. Does someone know how to or as a link?

 

Id assume just mask it off and paint it.....pretty simple

 

Wow takes alot of skill. I would advise on having hands-on experience airbrushing first. Visit your local borders for how-to books and manuals.

 

i don't think it wopuld take alot of skill...just alot of patience.

recomendation

clean and prep the valve cover

spray the whole thing in white. now mask of the pattern of the parts you want to keep white and spray in red.

use quality tape so it does create a jagged edge when you remove it.

i have never done a rising son scheme but i have done many valve covers and paint cars as a hobby so it does not seem too hard

 

I was about to try to put the first coat in red since I use SP-204 VHT wrinkle paint it will leave a "powder coated" look so when ill shoot the white on top it will still be wrinkled.

Thank you for advice


Modified by INTEGRA TYPE-XI at 2:24 PM 8/15/2007

 

Here is what it looks like :

 

well i dunno how everyone else does it airbrush masking or whatever i just did one on my sohc valve cover and all i did paint the whole thing wrinkle black baked it for 15 minutes then sprayed the whole thing green engine enamel then cut out a circle of tape layed it down bottom left the masked off the stuff i wanted to stay green aka the lines then sprayed the whole thing with white engine enamel now i have a white valve cover with green rising sun on my green coupe

 

^^ nice and original

 

too bad it was done like how many times already.