My valve cover is fading a bit. Anyone got any suggestions on how to clean it?

 

Well if it is dirt then use simple green. spray it on and then hose it off (make sure you cover your dist cap and throttle body so no water gets in there.

if it is literally "fading" then i would suggest taking off the valve cover and putting a light coat of Vaseline on there. I am serious i saw a guy do this once and tried it for myself and it makes a great difference in the brightness of the valve cover. You coat it on and then wipe it off and let it sit over night and re-install it in the morning. Dont leave any excess on there. hope this helps.

mike

 

don't spray simple green one when the engine is hot...the stuff will discolor it further.

 

Wd40

 

anyone know what paint is used on the valve cover..?

 

simple green

 

Simple Green

Works everytime

 

OH my god my EYES they're burning, jesus christ get me some water ahhhhhh goooodddd ahhhahhhhh (thats a clean vavle cover )

 

Silicone Tire Dressing. It will look better than new.

 

Use simple green to clean it like everyone else stated. Then why not paint it? I think it looks a lot better. See for yourself.


Before.


After

 

I just realized this was under the Type R forum. LOL Your valve cover is already painted, so I would probably ignore the above post. However, you can repaint it I suppose. Not sure of the proper paint though.

 

Ordinary car wash and water with a sponge (or diluted Simple Green) and then a light mist of Armor All (or equiv) massaged in with a dry rag... comes out deep:

 

ok call me a n00b but where can we get simple green? hardware store? lawn and garden stores?

 

Automotive places will have it... but even easier yet... your local grocery stores/Walmart/K-Mart/Target etc..