getZ Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Anybody ever use standard off the shelf paint on valve covers or intake manifolds? Just wondering because getting the valve cover paint to match the exterior paint is a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZR Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Umm I belive you still need a high temp paint.... my engine was painted to match my car.. and well it peeled a few good heat cycles later.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZR Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Anybody ever use standard off the shelf paint on valve covers or intake manifolds? Just wondering because getting the valve cover paint to match the exterior paint is a pain. Off the shelf as in latex? or Oil based? no those catch on fire....... you need an Enamel (i cant spell it) or a high temp [paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 i've seen hotrodders paint their engine blocks the same colour of the car. I dont see why you cant do it with a valve cover....at least a alum. valve cover. it just takes a lot of time in prep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony240ZT Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I've done it, and then shot it clear coat. Looked nice for a while.. Doesn't hold up well to chemicals such as oil and engine cleaners. That was about 4 years ago. Looks pretty much the same now, just more dull. Powder coat the cover if you want a gloss like color finish. Here are some that I've had powder coated in the past: I still have 3 Turbo covers out in the garage I've been meaning to clean up and get coated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getZ Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 thanks guys, that's good info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaconsultants Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I did a high temp black wrinkle paint on the valve cover, well twice. The first time I did not prepare the aluminum valve cover well enough and it started to come off in flakes after a while. I then did it the right way and stripped off the old paint cleaned it for ever it seemed with all kinds of cleaners. Then washed it in Isoporpal 98%, bought some aluminum paint prep cleaner at Hilo Autoparts when they existed, painted it with high temp primer and then painted it with the high temp wrinkle black paint. After the paint dried and became wrinkled I sanded the top edges of the letters down to the aluminum and it looked really good and held up great. Nothing wrong with it for the next 4 years I owned the car and this one generated some serious heat (rajay turbo charged running 20 pounds of boost and a suck through carb version so no intercooler). Good luck but remember when doing the valve cover is to make sure it is so clean that it could be in a hospital and they would not care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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