polished valve cover

[240SXedUp]

ive been thinking about polishing or painting my valve cover. how do you polish a valve cover? just like aluminum polish? my cars red. so id either paint my valve cover red or black and i dont want to look like a ricer who thinks they have a red top

[SienSil80]

Take the valve cover off and using an orbital sander, drimmel, and by hand sand paper and sand it starting at 120 grit, then work your way up to like 600 or even 1500. Once it's all perfect and sanded like that, go to harbor freight and get some white tripoli polish, apply it to a buffer wheel, and polish away...bling bling in no time.

go here:

http://johnmonnin.netfirms.com/Polishing.html

there is detailed info with tons of pictures on polishing. Even though its a walk through for 3000GT parts, its all generally the same.

[240SXedUp]

Very nice. thanks

[EnzoRWD]

looky herehttp://nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=46060&highlight=enzo+cover

[BomexS13]

IMO, it would look better if you paint your valve cover the same color as your car.

[240SXedUp]

^^^Ya, but i would just feel so ricey. I mean the red top is like a symbol on the 240 and i just wouldnt want to go thru explaining that it wasnt

[GrubyFngaz]

I have a red '95 240 and I painted my valve cover black. But I didn't do any of that stuff that, that guy was talking about. I just took it off, washed it. Sprayed it. and bought a new gasket. That was it. Here's mine.Josh

[Bluefire]

Just a word of advice, when I went to my polish and powdercoating shop, they advised me that cast aluminum parts will not come out to a mirror shine. He said forged or spun aluminum can come out super shiny.

-Bluefire

[daniel240]

i used 2 different levels of steel wool and then polished it w/ mothers polish. it came out to almost a mirror finish