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Post by **Hellion240sx** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

oil cap, lol my bad. thanks for pointing it out. dont tell me you went searching for it huh? heh THAT would be funny.

Post by **sideshow** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

sandblasters dont hurt the valve cover but you have to blast it kinda evenly. but at my vocational school we have a media blaster that i threw it in and its on a rotisserie so its all hands off, then took a wire wheel to scratch it up and painted with hi temp 500 degree black paint

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

Hellion240sx wrote:oil cap, lol my bad. thanks for pointing it out. dont tell me you went searching for it huh? heh THAT would be funny.

no, i didnt go searching. i thought you might have been talking about a oil catch can or sumthin.

Post by **Cam** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

TurboKA37 wrote:hey Cam, ur car is looks very nice and it seems that we have very similar upgrades and plans for our cars. what brand of hi-temp paint did u use for your valve cover? i checked ur site and it didnt say

Hey, nice car yourself! Looove the Zenki's... I used Dupli-Color brand hi-temp engine enamel with ceramic. One can of semi-gloss black, one can of clear.

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

thanks, i need to update my page and put some better pics up but ive been so bussy with school and work. plus its extremly cold out right now (should be in the teens tonight)

Post by **Hellion240sx** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

just wondering if its better to put it in the oven? is it necessary??? what is the benefit of putting it in the oven. im no good with paint so that's why im asking. sorry

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

Cam wrote:and the process is supposed to set the paint and keep hot spots from discoloring the first time your engine heats up. Thanks for the compliments!

Post by **EnzoRWD** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

alright folks. kinda nearing the end of the weight reduction stuff. finally crossed the 100 lb mark, which was my goal. The tar that i removed was sadly only 21 lbs. There is some more on the wheel wells, but its a little different, seems to be glued on. im not real sure how to get it off. it was like 2 degress the other day when i was working, and while the other tar lifted off in huge sheets, this other stuff still stuck and was pliable! argh. anyways, i have to remove that other tar, remove the upper seatbelt assemblies, and then take that wire brush to the nastiness in the trunk. maybe some spray paint of something after i get rid of the rust. any suggestions? ill get more pictures soon, the digi cam is MIA. -Enzo

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

tell us how the road noise is once you get to drive the car.

Post by **sideshow** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

what about an aluminum fuel cell? how much weight would that save and would the hassle be worth it?

Post by **Hellion240sx** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

yes i feel like a jack *** now :p

one of those slim batteries

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

alright, im gonna go out and buy some of the paint for the valve cover this afternoon. i think ill be getting the Dupli-Color brand hi-temp engine enamel. im not sure on a color yet. ill also have to pick up some sand paper. sound good?

Post by **EnzoRWD** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

i highly! recommend a can of aluminum strippper. trust me on this one. wherever u get the duplicolor should have it too-Enzo

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

yea, i just remembered that after i posted. does it come in a spray paint can? and its called aircraft aluminum stripper?

Post by **Touchdown038** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

Yeah it comes in a spray can and there should be about 3 or 4 different brands of it.

I also painted my SOHC valve cover but I don't have a camera to take a pic.

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

do you guys think i can start my VC tonight, work on it till about 3 (eastern time) and have it done by tomarrow afternoon? i did pick up some aluminum stripper which should cut the time down

Post by **Altiman94** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

Shouldnt be much of a problem.

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

i just took the VC off and covered the open head with some plastic wrap. VC took a little longer than expected cuz i had to disconnect a few wires and brackets to get to some of the bolts on the VC. ill go see how this aluminum stripper works

Post by **Touchdown038** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

Cool. Keep us updated on how it's going.

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

yea, i think im just gonna have to pull an all-nighter. the aircraft stripper seemed to do a decent job. i put it on and left it for 15 mins then scrubbed it down with a wire brush and rinsed it, then repeated that proccess except leaving the remover on for 30 mins instead of 15 mins. i couldnt really tell if it was doing anything because the finish on the VC is similar to the look of the aluminum underneath but i noticed it helped when i went to sand it down a little bit. took about an hour to an hour 1/2 to do all the sanding and i wasnt too thorough. then cleaned it and taped up the spots i dont want paint on and just put on the first coat.by the way, i decided to go with Ford Dark Blue Dupli-color hi-temp paint

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

and i took pics of everything if anybody wants to see them later on

Post by **Silent Drifter** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

Well my Hatch is totally stripped except for the tar. All I have is a driver seat, an I mean only a driver seat. No dash no nothing. I left the tar cause I live in florida an itd be too hard to remove. But for road noise its very very loud, you hear everything that hit your car. Also with exhaust its very loud. The car feels more nimble I guess you could put it but realistically I wouldnt strip your car unless your make it an all out track car. I just did it cause I was bored an trying to put HUD in it right now.

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

update: i stayed up all last night and by 7am i had 4 coats of paint on it and decided to get some sleep. woke up around 1 and sanded the lettering down and in doing so i made a few scuff marks near the lettering so i finished up the lettering, taped the lettering, and added one more coat of paint (5th coat) got back from a friend's house 30 mins ago and took the tape off the lettering and did a real light sanding of them, then just put on a coat of clear. it looks great.

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

Cam, how long did u wait after painting the VC before oven treating?

Post by **Cam** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

Couple days, but you should be able to do it as soon as the paint's dry. I wasn't in any rush because my car's parked for the winter... Make sure your oven area is well-ventilated too. You'll get some wicked fumes.

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

well, i had waited about 2 hours after putting on the last coat then put it in the oven at 200 degrees for about 15 mins. went well except for when i went to take it out. i used some oven mits to remove it and where i handled it with the mits, some smudges were made. its not too bad but i notice it more because was the one that did the whole process. besides making a few little smudges it looks great. i just got done installing it because i need to use the car tomarrow. i took some pics that ill post up tomarrow cuz i need to get some sleep. thanks for all the help cam and everyone else who added input

Post by **Hellion240sx** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

where are the pix?? where are the pix???

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

alrighty, check them out here:http://www.nissaninfiniticlub....=7869ill put more on later gotta go to work

Post by **Cam** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

Hey, looks good! Glad I could help.

Post by **EnzoRWD** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:24 am

bahhh still cant get that **** off the wheel wells. any ideas? seems glued on

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