- Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:03 pm
#234400
Lol I started with the plain cover no paint to take off or anything it was just covered in oil so to clean it I used a can of engine degreaser from walmart it was cheap but if you have paint I use a thing call aircraft stripper its sold at autozone it comes in a spray can and a tin jug its a really good acid type remover
As for the paint I picked up a can of low gloss black 500+degree paint from rustoleum I like them for paint they have never done me wrong
I sprayed the first coat really thick did a little sanding over the places I wanted to remove the paint when i was done the honda logo and "h" and took out any drips found a couple places I missed in corners and such that still had grease used a q tip cotton swab type thing and cleaned those spots let it dry over night
My valve cover had flaws in it looked like a crack in the middle and the paint made it stick out so I sprayed just that area a few times 3 or 4 times to fill the area making sure I kept the paint off the logos
Once I got all the little flaws taken care of I did a full coat really light over the whole thing let it dry then sanded my logos and that's what it turned out to be if your afraid of getting paints in threaded holes put long screws in the holes spray around it then pull it out while its still wet so it doesn't stick or pull paint off with it
There are lots of little hints and tips that you learn with experience I have painted 4 or 5 different covers and am still learning
When sanding the logos I've been told to use a block to keep it even across the lifted area but I found it easier to fold the paper till it covers half my finger it gets little details and doens scratch the surrounding area if you over lap your surface It can scratch places you don't want it to
And make sure when you sand you go left and right on the whole thing or up and down on the whole thing otherwise it looks bad
And use a 150 to get paint off and something more like a 220 after to clean it up I just use 150 because the scratches give the logos a look I like
Shit if I had pictures there is you diy... lol idk about polishing I've heard its harder but let me know if this helps
Edit* this is how I do it im not saying anyone else is wrong this is just another way to get it done
Honda4life wrote:What paint did u use and how many coats? Also did u use a paint that could handle heat pretty well? One more question, what did you use to clean up the valve cover before painting? I was gonna try to do D.I.Y that teal dx did, but kinda worried Imma mess it up lol
Lol I started with the plain cover no paint to take off or anything it was just covered in oil so to clean it I used a can of engine degreaser from walmart it was cheap but if you have paint I use a thing call aircraft stripper its sold at autozone it comes in a spray can and a tin jug its a really good acid type remover
As for the paint I picked up a can of low gloss black 500+degree paint from rustoleum I like them for paint they have never done me wrong
I sprayed the first coat really thick did a little sanding over the places I wanted to remove the paint when i was done the honda logo and "h" and took out any drips found a couple places I missed in corners and such that still had grease used a q tip cotton swab type thing and cleaned those spots let it dry over night
My valve cover had flaws in it looked like a crack in the middle and the paint made it stick out so I sprayed just that area a few times 3 or 4 times to fill the area making sure I kept the paint off the logos
Once I got all the little flaws taken care of I did a full coat really light over the whole thing let it dry then sanded my logos and that's what it turned out to be if your afraid of getting paints in threaded holes put long screws in the holes spray around it then pull it out while its still wet so it doesn't stick or pull paint off with it
There are lots of little hints and tips that you learn with experience I have painted 4 or 5 different covers and am still learning
When sanding the logos I've been told to use a block to keep it even across the lifted area but I found it easier to fold the paper till it covers half my finger it gets little details and doens scratch the surrounding area if you over lap your surface It can scratch places you don't want it to
And make sure when you sand you go left and right on the whole thing or up and down on the whole thing otherwise it looks bad
And use a 150 to get paint off and something more like a 220 after to clean it up I just use 150 because the scratches give the logos a look I like
Shit if I had pictures there is you diy... lol idk about polishing I've heard its harder but let me know if this helps
Edit* this is how I do it im not saying anyone else is wrong this is just another way to get it done
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http://civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=17555