DIY:Valve Cover Colouring

[A'PEXi]

just did mine today :P does anyone want a tute?... might write one if i get bored... :P

[Rowie]

yes please :)

Ive been looking at the enamels at the auto shop but havent brought myself to buy one yet....

[VTEC16]

i prefer the polished look.....gonna do that one day...

[[[d a n n y]]]

hey...post up pics man..

[A'PEXi]

i'll do it in a sec, just testing it now, because when i start the car, the revs are up to 2 grand for some reason...... in neutral :P

[Rowie]

lol, you probably moved the idle screw :D

Would like to see some pics, what colour did you do?

[Setanta]

Does anyone know how to do the "crinkle paint" effect that the covers come out with ex-Honda? I want to strip a spare cover back to bare metal and then make it look like it's just out of the factory.

[A'PEXi]

idle screw??? i've got someone coming to help me check it out :D

http://home.iprimus.com.au/rayhui/cover1.jpg

[Rowie]

Does anyone know how to do the "crinkle paint" effect that the covers come out with ex-Honda? I want to strip a spare cover back to bare metal and then make it look like it's just out of the factory.

You mean powder coat it?

[Rowie]

have you got a close up pic?

[[[d a n n y]]]

not bad tell me how u did it

i wanna do it to my cover too

[MrPlow]

hey post a step by step for us ...

rowie: you can buy the paint your looking for at the hardware... its just a normal spray can that you spray like normal spray paint, and while its drying it creates the effect!

[Setanta]

Does anyone know how to do the "crinkle paint" effect that the covers come out with ex-Honda? I want to strip a spare cover back to bare metal and then make it look like it's just out of the factory.

You mean powder coat it?

Nope - I mean the original non-smooth paint effect that came on the B series engines.

[Nuttz]

Does anyone know how to do the "crinkle paint" effect that the covers come out with ex-Honda? I want to strip a spare cover back to bare metal and then make it look like it's just out of the factory.

You mean powder coat it?

Nope - I mean the original non-smooth paint effect that came on the B series engines.thats what he meant. I have seen the spray on crinkle paint at repco.

[Nuttz]

woops sorry wrong qoute but you know what i mean.

[ah789454]

sentanta i think that effect is from when the cover is removed from the mould. i dont think you can recreate it.

[mugsee]

Looks really good ray. I think I might have to do that to my rocker cover as well! :)

[OLM-02R]

Does anyone know how to do the "crinkle paint" effect that the covers come out with ex-Honda? I want to strip a spare cover back to bare metal and then make it look like it's just out of the factory.


u mean wrinkle paint like the Type Rs and stuff...yes....u can buy the red color with wrinkle...its called VHT make sure it says "wrinkle"....but u have to paint it under the sun so wrinkle will come out :D:D:D

[Setanta]

lol - cool :) TY

[A'PEXi]

ok done.... if you are interested, just visit the link below.

http://dartbored.com/tgz/viewtopic.php?t=128

[Dr4g0n]

topic doesn't exist??....

[97civic_daz]

just did mine today :P does anyone want a tute?... might write one if i get bored... :P

would luv it if you could!!!

[A'PEXi]

check link above... make sure your signed in, check this link also.

http://dartbored.com/tgz/viewforum.php?f=3&sid=0f7b9fefb3fa663bef53362cc3fb 4f13

if all else fails, log on to http://tgz.dartbored.com and click on the appearance section, you will see the topic.

[Civic Type R]

I bought the real red type R cover :D
nothing beats genuine JDM..

[A'PEXi]

lol too bad there isnt a real red type R cover for d series ROFL :D

[Dr4g0n]

did you replace the cover gasket??

[Rowie]

The valve cover gasket is pretty durable. And depending how long its been sitting there, it should just come straight off. But could be a different story for 15 year old cars with original engine, and the rocker cover never taken off, I would imagine. But you should be pretty right.