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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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Default !! freshly DIY valve cover.. fade to black .
ive been wanting to do my valve cover for a while but just didnt have any time , and last week finaly got around to it hehe. i put a couple black coats first then did a gradient with some red. what do you guys think? im gona be sanding downt the lettering btw i also didnt know what a bitch the valve cover was to take off lol .. had to remove strut bar and all




for ome retarded reason i used the flash for this one . but meh
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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ummm you cant really see anything..but from what you can see it looks good
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 10:06 AM
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need more angles...
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 10:07 AM
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lol, ok ill put up another
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just looks like a dirty valve cover
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 10:19 AM
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Needs more black on the RHF corner. It looks like you can still see the orange under it. just my $.02
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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what the ****
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:02 AM
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it looks like you screwed up and did that by accident
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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looks weird. it would look much better one color.
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:06 AM
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looks like you got overspray on the one side
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:14 AM
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not bad...its pretty unique actually
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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yea, the left side is supposed to be blakcer, but yes, wind does not hel with overspray. plus id dint want to do the traditional red everyone else does
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:20 AM
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i don't really like it...but i'm sure you had fun doing it, by the way what kind of paint did you use?
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looks good but needs a clear coat
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:32 AM
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forgot but its hi temp engine enamel
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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Did you strip it first, or just spray over what was there?
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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use wrinkle paint, the way you have it looks like poop. Just my opinion
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 01:24 PM
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looks like it was set on fire &gt;&gt;
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 01:32 PM
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that just looks like a dirty red valve cover
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 02:07 PM
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the "H" on the sparl plug cover looks fucked up and the DOHCVTEC letters look like ***. it really does look like just a dirty valve cover
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 02:10 PM
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Looks like you forgot to screw the top oil cap in all the way and you had a huge leak
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 02:33 PM
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sorry to say it
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 03:46 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egryda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks weird. it would look much better one color.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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