What Color Matches CA Valve Cover?

[rico05]

Mine is kinda scratched up, and I want to repaint it red. Anyone find a color of engine paint that is close to the stock red? If not, any suggestions on a color choice?

[Myetball]

I have some Dupli-Color engine enamel, Chrysler Industrial Red. Pretty nice color, brighter than the stock CA18 color.

[ca18datsun510]

i polished mine. they look good in my primered car.

[float_6969]

There is so little metal there, I'd just take them down to metal and either repaint them or get them powdercoated. Powdercoating isn't too expensive actually.

[NeedCAforS13]

do them orange! if I hadn't done mine green I'd either do orange or maybe dark blue again. Who wants stock valve covers? Its what makes your car unique!:) If you insist on doing red, find a bright red, and make sure you do the cam cover too... I think they look soo much better with the cam covers painted.

Sean

[crzycav86]

Paint it to match your car, and your brake calipers(if you have those painted).

No need for body kits... A clean, matching car is the best looking IMO.

[nab911]

Can someone post up a pic of a polished one on the motor because im about a days work from being done polishing mine and i wanna see how bad i did it

[ca18datsun510]

a days work? it took me like 1hour per cover. i just stripped them, lightly scuffed em, and then used mag wheel polish..

ill get pics next time im at my dads

[rico05]

Paint it to match your car, and your brake calipers(if you have those painted).

No need for body kits... A clean, matching car is the best looking IMO.

Painting stock calipers is for ricers IMHO. And my car is white. White valve covers is for ricers too. I may do a dark blue, but the Chrysler Industrial Red looks good.

[nab911]

a days work? it took me like 1hour per cover. i just stripped them, lightly scuffed em, and then used mag wheel polish..

ill get pics next time im at my dads

Well mine were far from just needing a light polish, we went through 4 sanding stages to get out all the deep scratches and i finaly said screw it because the polishing isnt coming out well anymore. Its all nice and shiny but im eating some dremel bits up because i have no other way to polish it unless you can gives me some ideas.

[ca18datsun510]

oh, mine didnt have any scratches or chips.

i just stripped the paint, lightly sanded them with different grits by hand, then hand polished them.

[nab911]

hand polished.. with like a terry cloth towel and polish? because this is really not working out for me. Straight chrome looking shine from one angle, **** from the other

[NeedCAforS13]

Painting stock calipers is for ricers IMHO. And my car is white. White valve covers is for ricers too. I may do a dark blue, but the Chrysler Industrial Red looks good.

yeah, white's one of those colors I'd stay away from... too easy to get dirty (especially for brake calipers ) I like the look of shiny black brake calipers myself, but other than that, I wouldn't do it...

I think black would look nice on a white car, or any sort of dark color. Maybe that gunmetal/bronze they did the Nur Spec R34 Skyline valve covers... I'll find a picture of it for ya:)

Sean

[NeedCAforS13]

Sean

[rico05]

I do like that, but I don't want to try to make my motor look like another one (like guys w/ KAs painting their valve covers red). I have seen yellow, and even though yellow is the #2 rice color (behind red) I kinda dig it. I really like your green one Sean. Mind if I copy you;)

[NeedCAforS13]

ehh, I copied tomikairra or however you spell it:pface did you ever see the old pictures of my blue CA? I think that looked pretty sweet too!

Sean

[GoofyATX240]

Sean

Thats the color I want mine to be but a tad bit darker.