How To: Painting Valve Cover
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- 99 LX
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had a seen it before I did mine it would have saved me some headaches:
had a seen it before I did mine it would have saved me some headaches:
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- 09 370Z Nismo
I'm gonan actually suggest you get a new gasket no matter if you think it is reusable or not. Truthfully I only suggest reusing the gasket if it has under 500 miles. Don't do what I did. 
Don't know what brand of paint I used, since I just went to the local autoparts store and bought high heat paint.
Don't know what brand of paint I used, since I just went to the local autoparts store and bought high heat paint.
jersey_emt
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Mazdaspeed plastic cover?
I have a MSP, and it has a matte black plastic cover over the valve cover. What should I use to paint this?
I have a MSP, and it has a matte black plastic cover over the valve cover. What should I use to paint this?
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- 09 370Z Nismo
Re: Mazdaspeed plastic cover?
just prep the black plastic first by washing it thouroughly and then going back over it with rubbing alcohol or the same thing called "plastick prep", it's all rubbing alky tho. Then just paint it with high temp paint like normal, but the lowest degree you can find so it cures right =)
jersey_emt said:
just prep the black plastic first by washing it thouroughly and then going back over it with rubbing alcohol or the same thing called "plastick prep", it's all rubbing alky tho. Then just paint it with high temp paint like normal, but the lowest degree you can find so it cures right =)
p5sundevil
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i would also sand it before the primer coat..so wash with an abrasive soap or abrasive pad and then sand it with 400 grit or more and then wash once more for the sanding dust before the primer.
Does the p5 valve cover transfer over? I don't see why it would'nt just trying to see if anyone has 100% positive answer.
Guys when your sanding these valve covers, I would start with a half hour of 250 grit and then about 500 grit for another 30 so you don't have any imperfections. Then even spray a coat of sandable primer and sand that with 500. Then spray it with some high temp paint.
I'll begin on mine if I can get a p5, I plan on using wrinkle paint though.
Guys when your sanding these valve covers, I would start with a half hour of 250 grit and then about 500 grit for another 30 so you don't have any imperfections. Then even spray a coat of sandable primer and sand that with 500. Then spray it with some high temp paint.
I'll begin on mine if I can get a p5, I plan on using wrinkle paint though.
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Those of you that want an anodized look for your valve cover, check out DupliColor Metalcast paint. It's 500 degree paint so it should work and it comes in five colors. I think that's what I'm going to use. I just can't wait until it warms up. I can't paint anything when it's 16 degrees outside!
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalcast.html
Excellent write up. Thanks.
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalcast.html
Excellent write up. Thanks.
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- 09 370Z Nismo
N2OInferno said:Those of you that want an anodized look for your valve cover, check out DupliColor Metalcast paint. It's 500 degree paint so it should work and it comes in five colors. I think that's what I'm going to use. I just can't wait until it warms up. I can't paint anything when it's 16 degrees outside!
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalcast.html
Excellent write up. Thanks.
let us know how it looks when yer done, I bet it will look supa awesome
N2OInferno said:Those of you that want an anodized look for your valve cover, check out DupliColor Metalcast paint. It's 500 degree paint so it should work and it comes in five colors. I think that's what I'm going to use. I just can't wait until it warms up. I can't paint anything when it's 16 degrees outside!
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalcast.html
Excellent write up. Thanks.
you could do what i did when i painted mine, and just take it off, bring it inside to sand it and all that and it will be warm enough to bring it outside real quick, spray it, then bring it back in. i put it on a crappy old towel while it was drying and kept the dogs out of that room
