i wanna paint my valve cover on my d but im havin a hard time gettin rid of the old paint on it and sanding it off is taking a long *** time, i think its that high temp paint on it

plus its on my intake manifold too which i wanna get to afterwards

what do you guys recommend to get rid of the old paint on these pieces and also the oil on the inside of the cover too cuz its burnt on the inside

(sorry if this is a long request but yeah, any help would be appreciated)

 

use some Jig-a-loo.i use that to degrease stuff and i was changing my oil last week and spilled some oil on the valve cover.sprayed some jig a loo on it and a lot of the paint came off from just wiping it off with a paper towel.

 

cool man thanks

anyone else tried anything different?

 

go to your local auto parts store and get some aircraft paint remover. spray a few layers on the valve cover and let it soak for a few minutes, rinse it off then sand it down.

 

aircraft paint remover works great. just make sure you do not get it on your skin it burns like hell.

 

but what about those hard to reach crevices on the valve cover?
i dont think ill be able to get to them with sandpaper, should i just soak it and rinse?

 

you can try and soak it for a bit and if that does not work then try using a brush.

 

aight cool, imma work on this tomorrow

thanks

 

+1

best thing to use to get piant off IMO...