Why does my valvecover look faded compared to most ITR valve covers. And my Heat Shield for the headers not as glossy black? Is there anyway to restore this?

I would love to have my engine bay look like that. Does anybody have any tips on this? THX!

Here is my valve cover (faded)



Here is a random pic from HT

 

it probably needs a good wash and detailing.

 

i just took a my valve cover off and washed it with simple green and a brush. worked great for me on my old hatch.

 

I was wondering if anybody had some before/after pics. How in the hell would the cover fade? I wash it often with simplegreen

 

Just get rid of the heat sheild...it's ugly anyway!

 

*Before*


*After*


We cleaned the whole engine bay with that tire foam stuff and some other stuff. I forget the link but there is a whole write up on how to do it. We also stripped the paint off the valve cover. I know your lookin for a before and after shot of a red ITR valve cover but we stripped it before we cleaned the engine bay. Sorry. I would suggest doing this though. It makes the engine really shine!!

 

damn y0! <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BrynnTheSlut &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">*Before*


*After*


We cleaned the whole engine bay with that tire foam stuff and some other stuff. I forget the link but there is a whole write up on how to do it. We also stripped the paint off the valve cover. I know your lookin for a before and after shot of a red ITR valve cover but we stripped it before we cleaned the engine bay. Sorry. I would suggest doing this though. It makes the engine really shine!! </TD></TR></TABLE>