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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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i took off all the paint off me valve cover *f22* and showed my dad he said "looks cool but in two months it will be all rusty" "you should put a clear coat or something on it" *WHAT SHOULD I USE?*
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 11:13 AM
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preferably I would use paint
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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so thats it paint it? i want it to look the way it is without the paint so then what use silver or is there a clear coat out there i can use
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 05:23 PM
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Find a high temp clear coat
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 12:24 AM
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briliant thanks you man
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 07:28 AM
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how about you polish it?
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 12:26 AM
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very simple...sand it with 300 then 400 sand paper.. get a high temp paint spray, spray 4 layer (10 mins between each)
Gd luck
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 10:11 AM
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.....the best method to painting a valve cover is you get it sand blasted then powder coated comes out way better then anything
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