Im just about done painting it. On the can it says I should bake my valve cover at 300 degrees for 2 hours, or 600 for 1 hour. Is this safe? I am using 1200 degree paint with ceramic, and I want a hard coat.

 

I think 300 would be ok, but personally, I would be concerned about cooking it at 600. I would be concerned about it warping. I mean, sure, the valve cover gets pretty damn hot when it is on the car, probably 300 or more on a hot day, BUT, it is bolted to the head which probably helps keep it from warping. I think 600 would be pushing the limit. Note, however, that I really don't know and this is pure conjecture.
Good luck amigo, and let us know how it turns out....

 

lol, sure thing. It came a lil lighter blue then the can,I had to put a thick coat on to cover the white behind it (primer) So i definalty would like to bake it, since the parents went out now, lol

 

Yeah, what the hell....go for it, but do 2 hours at 300...why take chances?

 

Why take chances? Umm, if my parents come home, and catch a valve cover in the oven...lol, they will not be happy, cause they told me no already, but me...listen? bah

 

Ok, well it's obviously your call, but which is worse, warping the valve cover or getting warped by the 'rents? Ha ha....
enjoy your day bro.

 

ROTFL

I would do 300 also. Ovens only get 600 in the broiler don't they. Maybe you can do 450 for 1.5 hours.

*Thinking of parents coming home and asking what's for dinner *

 

ya really bro hmm 200 somethin for a new valve cover or..........get my parents mad at me for a lil while???????....................new valve cover

 

ohh well, they told me no for like a month, and i did it anyway. It was in there for 15 mins, and they came home they got pissed, dad wanted to kick me outa the house, lol. He is on alot of meds, so he doesnt matter to me, lol. But ya, i touched the top a lil while it was hot, and i made a tinny gloss mark from my fingers...ohh well, it wil get dirty over time.

Ill take pics tomorrow when i dremmel off the letter.

I adjusted my valves too tonight, mad easy!, With my tool I made at https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id...825360#2825360

Ohh well

 

well u figure ur car warms up to about 180 degrres im thinking. and one have a watertemp guage? im sure u can bake it as high as the water temp goes. id check with a company of some sort 1st. cant wait to see pics.

 

may I suggest a slow cooking at about 350 for 4 hours and be sure to baste with butter every hour.

 

lol.....just gotta bake it on my engine now

 

i remember i baked my headlight in the oven (to seperate it) and it actually melted. boy was my dad pissed. i used a heat gun from that time on.

 

Seeing how I used Dupli-Color High heat 1200 paint with ceramic...
Dupli-Color® High Heat Paint with Ceramic

Resists temperatures up to 1200 degrees F, intermittently
Durable ceramic formulation
Tough cured finish resists oil, gas grease, rust, salt, humidity, and solvents
6 colors
EZ Touch® Nozzle


Should I bother putting on a clear coat? The clear coat only comes in 500 degree, and not 1200 degree. Just wondering because it says the 1200 has a touch finish..

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/engine.html

 

wha the hell were u thinking Bretxor . lolz

 

u guys relize there is no reason to use high temp paint really at all i mean it doesnt get that hot the 500 degree paint would have been overkill and u dont need to bake the 500 one teh 1200 is just rediculous and its gonna rub off if u dont bake it now...i would stip of all the apint and get regular 500 degree paint....ive seen people use regular old rustolium on valve covers before and no problems and i know for a fact that it never sees over 300 cause our pizza ovens are way hotter than my vavle cover ever is

 

I used it for the color, and i baked it al lil

 

just got pay $20 and have it powdercoated.

 

Why pay 20 when I already did it, lol. Im baking it on my car now Another hour to go, bahaha

 

almost 2 hours ...drove my car a bit, has been idleing in my driveway for like 2 hours now, bahha

 

DING ALl done, 12 mins driving hard, 2 hours sitting in my driveway idleing...that should consist of bakin it in the over for 2 hours at 300degresse I hope..Paint is a lil soft..Hope it will harden after it cools down.

 

that is the longest sentence i've ever seen

 

You let your car idle for 2 hours? wtf you dumb ***! But i guess its worth it for a nice lookin valve cover!

For the record.. the cooling process for engines needs to have moving air.. when the car idles that long its horrible for the engine.. just thought i'd let ya know..

 

Ok, I may already be alittle late on this one.

Can you go through how exactly(and where) you applied the paint? Like where in your hood did you spray? Also, I didn't know you could use your conventional oven for baking hardcoats. **** if that's the case I'm going to repaint my car peice by peice, dammit! lol But I'd be interested in repainting my valve cover. Are there ventalation issues with doing that? Do you have pics yet, I'd love to see what you've done. Thanks.

 

uMM....Did you read above? i know I can use a conventional oven, you tell that to my parents tho. was in there for 15 mins, they came home, and had a ******* **** fit. So on my car it went the next day as for my car cooling, etc, whatever, I baked my valve cover on my car, my car still works, no harm done.


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