Rattle Can Valve Cover Color Poll

[rico05]

Ok, since my head will be commin back apart, I think I want to paint my valve covers. I already painted my upper timing cover flat black. BTW, if you click "Other", you better provide an alternative

[rexhunta]

When my car was off the road, i rattle canned my covers as well, did them heat proof silver, then a nice blue on top... i like them

[1990flatblack240]

Use JDM Pink

[originalsin]

bronze ftw

[c-rad]

I chose "other". I vote powdercoating! Paint won't last! Eventually it will fade, chip, crack, etc!

[Not_a_sr]

i second powdercoated 100% improvement over rattle can

i got a nice set of powdercoated gloss black ones sitting in my display case at work. make yah a deal! or if you want another color let me know cause im going to take mine off and coat them some time soon and use the black ones for myself, unless i go blue ot gunmetal

[Not_a_sr]

oh and if you choose pink, go with this color "berry pink" its made by rustoleum painters touch brand. I used it on my intercooler piping and it came out great, im going to see if the people i buy powder from can match it, and then powder coat them that color.

[1via]

Use JDM Pink

+1

[capwred]

i looked for somw pink paint but coulsdnt find any i was going to do that

[f s t caz]

florescent pink from Lowe's/Home Depot. the only good pink out there. however, that being said, just general purpose paint, not high temp, so not sure how it'll hold up in the engine bay. i can tell you that brake fluid > pink paint though.

[teddy]

What about some of that duplicolor metalcast thats supposed to be somewaht of an anodized coating? I used some of the dark chrome on a few of my parts in my engine bay and it came out looking alright. Supposed to be heat resistant up to 500F too.

Otherwise...yashio factory pink!

[CA19DET]

^^ i am using the duplicolor metalcast on my valve covers, the red, its not going to fade or crack, i've been rocking them for about 3 years now.

[capwred]

yashio factory pink thats waht i was wanting.

[sideways danny]

sparkle silver (alloy wheel finish)

[GoofyATX240]

Flat black that's what im doing to mine today.

[rico05]

Geeze Korey....It's been so long since I heard from you, I thought you were eaten by pigmeys!

[GoofyATX240]

Hit me up on aim man ahah. Im always disappearing.

[rico05]

So I went to Wally World and picked up flourscent pink, Rustoleum primer, and Krylon acrylic high gloss clear. I'll have pics up when they are done (think Wednesday or so).

[tyrannix]

do you have a hookup for powdercoating? im looking for a powdercoating place and a ceramic-coating place right now (for timing/valve covers and exhaust stuff, respectively)

i second powdercoated 100% improvement over rattle can

i got a nice set of powdercoated gloss black ones sitting in my display case at work. make yah a deal! or if you want another color let me know cause im going to take mine off and coat them some time soon and use the black ones for myself, unless i go blue ot gunmetal

[Driftek Motor Sports]

I picked other here is why......

Screw rattle can, spend 50 bux and get a decent powder coating.....



I love TRG, I just sent them an assload of parts to be coated....

Tom owns the industry....

[Not_a_sr]

do you have a hookup for powdercoating? im looking for a powdercoating place and a ceramic-coating place right now (for timing/valve covers and exhaust stuff, respectively)

yeah we do our powder coating in house,so i give hook ups to alot of people espesially if they preprep it some, we have ceramic coatings, but for most of our stuff for customers we send them out to a place local place that does inside and ouside of the pipes we can only do outsides as of yet. they are a pretty big finishing company and have customers from all around the country.

[dvd]

just make it black or nothing too 'bandwagonish' or soemthing.

[Not_a_sr]

just make it black or nothing too 'bandwagonish' or soemthing.

didnt you hear, black is the new pink...

[rico05]

This is just to tide me over until I get the motor rebuilt. I promise they will be PC'ed for the final buildup.

I think I am going to skip my afternoon class (intro to psychology..aka "Blow Off Class") and give this a shot.

[teddy]

It's true. Psych is a blowoff class. My professor even told us he knew we would skip, so there was no attendance policy.

Now lets get some pics of those valve covers.

[rico05]

Lol. I just got the primer on, and I am waiting for it to dry, then I will be sanding and applying the pink later on tonite. Clear should go on tomorrow, so look for pics tomorrow night.

On a happy note, took me 2 hours to get down to the head. I could be back on the road by the end of the week!

[mr.mk1]

Polished or Ceramic coated!

[ca18detgabby]

Polished or Ceramic coated!

this was posted in 2006

[mr.mk1]

Never too late!

[rico05]

Um. Very "too late". I painted them 3 different shades of pink since then. In the time since, I have become quite notorious online for my pink CA.