Painted my valve covers
01-08-2007, 05:09 PM
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RE: Painted my valve covers
Did you use LMRON paint..? Its the only thing I would use under the hood, as its a much stronger paint.
I would be concerned about the heat on the valve covers with the decals. I look foward to an update in a month or so. I just don't know how well the vinly will do over time being heated and cooled. It might melt or off gas under the clear coat.
I would be concerned about the heat on the valve covers with the decals. I look foward to an update in a month or so. I just don't know how well the vinly will do over time being heated and cooled. It might melt or off gas under the clear coat.
01-08-2007, 05:14 PM
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RE: Painted my valve covers
Looks good I always wanted to poder coat mine but after seeing the paint job it might be worth a weekend to get it done.
+1 on the write up great when someone remembers to take pictures along the way.
+1 on the write up great when someone remembers to take pictures along the way.
01-08-2007, 11:08 PM
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RE: Painted my valve covers
Thanks for all the compliments guys.
I bought the paint at Autozone. It was the only gold valve cover paint they had.
After cleaning the valve covers, you should sand them lightly with a 220 grit paper to rough the finish slightly, this will help the primer adhere better. The gold paint had a lustre finish to it and after it dried felt a little rough. I sanded with a 1000 grit sand paper to smooth it out a little. Wetting the paper made it easier to sand. I used a can of engine primer, two cans of the gold paint and 1 can of the engine clearcoat. Each can was $5.99.
The decals are available directly from Ford racing, but you had to purchase them in very large qunatities. I did a search on Ebay and found them for $5 each. Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...mZ270060256556
I bought the paint at Autozone. It was the only gold valve cover paint they had.
After cleaning the valve covers, you should sand them lightly with a 220 grit paper to rough the finish slightly, this will help the primer adhere better. The gold paint had a lustre finish to it and after it dried felt a little rough. I sanded with a 1000 grit sand paper to smooth it out a little. Wetting the paper made it easier to sand. I used a can of engine primer, two cans of the gold paint and 1 can of the engine clearcoat. Each can was $5.99.
The decals are available directly from Ford racing, but you had to purchase them in very large qunatities. I did a search on Ebay and found them for $5 each. Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...mZ270060256556
01-08-2007, 11:38 PM
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RE: Painted my valve covers
Thanks for the info and I now know where I will be after work tomorrow....:-)
The tuff part will be deciding on the color. I'm thinking the gold might look awesome on my black stang. I'm curious how the decal will hold up myself.
I wonder if this same paint will work on my C&L cold air intake tube?????
The tuff part will be deciding on the color. I'm thinking the gold might look awesome on my black stang. I'm curious how the decal will hold up myself.
I wonder if this same paint will work on my C&L cold air intake tube?????
01-08-2007, 11:43 PM
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RE: Painted my valve covers
I found a local place in FL that will do a polished finish Powder coat on my valve covers for $90 so I'm doing that. Its like $50 for a standard powdercoat. But I want the polished finish
01-09-2007, 12:57 PM
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RE: Painted my valve covers
odiaz,
Do you remember what brand paint you used. I went to Dupli-color's website and they have 2 types of engine paint
1) Dupli-Color® Engine Enamel with Ceramic (good up to 500 degrees)
2) Dupli-Color® High Heat Paint with Ceramic (good up to 1200 degrees)
number 1 has about 36 color choices and resists oil and gas and number 2 only offers 6 colors but is resistant to a lot more things. I'm really interested in doing this but I want to make sure I do it right not to say you did it wrong. I'm guessing I could use just about any degreaser to clean then before primer right?
any input would be great
Do you remember what brand paint you used. I went to Dupli-color's website and they have 2 types of engine paint
1) Dupli-Color® Engine Enamel with Ceramic (good up to 500 degrees)
2) Dupli-Color® High Heat Paint with Ceramic (good up to 1200 degrees)
number 1 has about 36 color choices and resists oil and gas and number 2 only offers 6 colors but is resistant to a lot more things. I'm really interested in doing this but I want to make sure I do it right not to say you did it wrong. I'm guessing I could use just about any degreaser to clean then before primer right?
any input would be great