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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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okay guys im repainting my valve cover.

heres what it started off as:


heres what its at currently, filled lines in and primered:


now my problem is i dont know which color to do. heres all the colors i have:

(L TO R): Black, Teal, Off white, Teal again


(L TO R): Gun metal, Pale green, gloss white, gloss red


(L TO R): gloss black, and gold.


i also will be painted my front and rear strut bar this color to match the VC.


PROBLEM: HELP ME CHOOSE A COLOR



Modified by CivicTunR at 10:34 PM 8/10/2007
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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gold
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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*** white
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 02:58 AM
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what did you fill yours with?
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 03:08 AM
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off white. with some of your tagging on it
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 02:38 PM
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i used JB weld.
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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Black, would be the most interesting to me.
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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Dude do a white, black, and gunmetal camo design on it!!That would be the ****!!
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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dookie.. like what u have for brains
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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White
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 03:35 PM
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kandy blurple
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 03:05 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CivicTunR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i used JB weld.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hope it doesn't start to shrink after about a week of use like mine did
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 05:11 AM
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do a light gray, pale, pinkish white.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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here she is, all done, and put back on.





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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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H.E.A.R.T = Honda Enthusiast Against Ricer Trash


lol
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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did you use high temp paint?
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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haha u got graffiti paint not car paint
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 03:08 PM
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seeing how graffiti paint is made to stick onto buildings easier, i figured same for a valve cover, and i used High heat primer, and High heat clear.
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