DIY Valve Cover Chrome Look

[vervuurt]

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Stuff you need
-paint of course(High Temp)
-Primer
-Sand paper 400 and 2000 grit
-Polish
-Wax
-cloths
-paint stripper

Steps:
1. Spray the valve cover with the paint stripper, let it sit for 20 min or so.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e80/roncb7/24b95359.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e80/roncb7/566be66b.jpg

Then hose it off and everything should come off, if not you can respray it with the stipper again

2.Sand the valve cover down with 400 grit paper and then clean it with alcohol.

3.Tape any areas where you don't want paint in

4.Spray some primer on it like 2-3 coats, waitng 10 min between each one.

5. After the primer, comes the color that you want spray about 3-4 coats again 10 min between each coat.

6. Wait until the next day, to start sanding it with 2000 grit paper, after sanding it all down begin to start polishing it, then wax it and your results should look like this:

Before
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e80/roncb7/2583fbf8.jpg

After
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e80/roncb7/dc49ca7a.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e80/roncb7/52bfec67.jpg

Note* you don't have tape the letters you can just sand them down after your finished painting

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[Prelude13]

That is looking smoooooth man!

Pics in your engine bay now! :biggrin:

good job, great tutorial!

[j0n j0n]

can this be done with any color??

[PreludeBoy95']

wow...that looks professionally done...haaaah

[93[BB4]Prelude]

think im going to do this in red

[prelude24]

wikid im doing it in blue on the weekend

[Si Speed]

^^^^ Post pics

[Rustysandwich]

Do you have to get a new gasket when you put it back on? Any thing to look out for when removing?

[ogsmakdade]

you should always replace the gasket.

[ludenight95]

very nice man!! i might have to do this

[snakerb]

for some reason I can't see pics on my work PC, so I'll have to waittill I get home. But from everyone elses response, I can't wait to get home.

[bdizzel124]

Dose the paint burn off from the heat?

[xiayu]

Is there a high temp clear coat you can use so that you can just polish up the valve cover clear coat it?

[omgosh!]

you should always replace the gasket.

aw so to do this mod you have to get a new gasket? where can we get it from?

[bdizzel124]

ADVANCED AUTO PARTS, PEP BOYS ANY LOCAL AUTO STORE Sorry for the caps,

[MenaceD]

is that just silver paint you used?

[revocast]

Very well done, might do this very soon