So you don't like your plain valve cover? Repaint it!

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Okay, I have a spare valve cover sitting around. I figured I would make use of it and actually be helpful around here for once...

Things you will need:Paint. Preferable engine enamel or something high temp.Masking tape.Paper towels/shop towels.800 grit wet sand paper.hose.Paint stripper. (If theres existing paint on there, like the SOHC covers.)Gloves. You don't want the paint stripper on your hands; it burns!De-greaser.Mt Dew/Beer/Alcohol

Step 1: Remove the valve cover. I didn't do this because it was already off. I'm not gonna hold your hand the whoooole way.

Step 2: Clean the valve cover with the de-greaser.

Step 3: Grab your paint stipper and go to town. Be careful not to get any of it on your hands or skin. It BURNS.

Let the paint stripper sit on there for a while until this happens.

Step 4: Start wiping off the stripper, and paint with your paper towels. To get all of it off, you'll need to use your hose too.

Step 5: Now, you've probably missed a couple of spots with the stripper, so go back over it and make sure ALL of the existing paint is off. Repeat step 4.

Step 6: Grab your sand paper and your hose and start wet sanding everything. You want to make it nice and smooth.

If you did it right, it will look like this. SHINY.

Step 7: Mask off your oil cap hole with masking tape.

Step 8: Paint.

Step 9: Re-install.

Step 10: Be awesome.

Enjoy this moment, Nico, I helped.

[fourLUG_hero]

Not now chief, I'm in the f*cking zone.

[thebab]

I was in the process of grinding all that stuff cept the NISSAN down. It's gonna be kind of hard to make it smooth though... we'll see.

It's one of those things I do when I'm bored..lol

[roadboy240sx]

nice. tho i dont think you will get a custom title

[JoseBronx]

nice, posting for later

[ILoveMyRHS13]

I wasn't really looking to get a custom title. I just posted this up cause I happened to have my camera to take pictures with.

Thanks though. I hope this actually helps people... Not that anyone has a SOHC anymore, haha.

[S13_love]

Just my .02 cents

You probably should add that:

-Always wear eye protection! Trust me, you don't want to get any of that stuff in your eye(s)

Other than that...nice little write up you did there.

Modified by S13_love at 4:28 PM 8/23/2009
Modified by S13_love at 4:30 PM 8/23/2009

[thebab]

Quote »Gloves. You don't want the paint stripper on your hands; it burns![/quote]

He mentioned gloves...

Quote »I wasn't really looking to get a custom title. I just posted this up cause I happened to have my camera to take pictures with.

Thanks though. I hope this actually helps people... Not that anyone has a SOHC anymore, haha.[/quote]I still have a SOHC I've only owned my 240 for about 2 months now though. So I'm sure it'll be gone shortly.

[S13_love]

I saw that...lol

Not sure how I missed it though

[addisonblck]

Not now chief, I'm in the f*cking zone.

ahaha nice

op: good work

[Guappone240]

nice Same color as my valve cover.

[kingtal0n]

you had me up until the green lol

[ca18detgabby]

sure hope that is high heat paint.

[mrgreeneyes]

sure hope that is high heat paint.

Paint. Preferable engine enamel or something high temp.

i guess reading the text was difficult from all the way out in the kitchen?

[ILoveMyRHS13]

i guess reading the text was difficult from all the way out in the kitchen?

It was engine enamel.

[Nali]

i guess reading the text was difficult from all the way out in the kitchen?

[idamaster]

i guess reading the text was difficult from all the way out in the kitchen?

THAT made my day

[spooled240]

i guess reading the text was difficult from all the way out in the kitchen?

[White Comet]

you had me up until the green lol

unfortunately i agree

[fender-startocaster]

I would just polish that beesh. i love polish

[brizanden]

gabby got pwnt

[Ramonesfreak2010]

i guess reading the text was difficult from all the way out in the kitchen?

Your sir get one of these.

Great write up btw. I should try it on the spare valve cover I have.

[presidential]

Damn, so that's how you paint valve covers. Been doing it wrong all of these years.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Nice job I used two gallons of that stripper on my old motorcycle frame. Copper wire brushes from Grainger made the job go a lot faster though. At first I did the apply set wipe method, but then I would apply, set , wire brush, hose, then wipe down with shop towels and lacquer thinner.

Greens hard to pull off sometime

[ArcherV20]

i guess reading the text was difficult from all the way out in the kitchen?

Vicious ownage.

[White Comet]

if doug gets a custom title for this it should be "MGE's minion"

[hbpignosePA]

lol at this thread

nice job dude but the green is a bit much for my tastes

[mmaxeyjr]

i like the green.

[King Ranzo]

This is a very helpful post. Looks like an nice and easy weekend project. I love my SOHC. I'm actually keeping it too, instead of going for the whole DOHC swap. I'll probably mask off the lines and the Nissan logo so they stay silver. I think it'll look nicer that way. Great write up man.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

This is a very helpful post. Looks like an nice and easy weekend project. I love my SOHC. I'm actually keeping it too, instead of going for the whole DOHC swap. I'll probably mask off the lines and the Nissan logo so they stay silver. I think it'll look nicer that way. Great write up man.

Cool dude. I am actually still working on prepping it cause there were a little imperfections. To do the lettering, all you have to do is put some 800 grit wet sand on a block and wet sand until it's silver.