Valve Cover Opinions :)

Well, today at 3 i decided it was time for a bit of DIY remedials... so i talked to |N| about DIY headlights, and found it'd take around 4 hrs to do :thumbdwn: so i went to autobarn to get the stuff i'd need to do it tomorrow...

while there, a little can of "High Temp Engine Enamel" in Bright Red jumped out at me... i was like ":rolleyes: hrmmmmm"... so i got it, and some maskin tape...

2 hrs later, after a lot of masking and spraying the end product was this:

http://www.ozhonda.com/gallery/water...95100_1519.JPG

It's meant to look that glossy, and tomorrow i'll be sanding the HONDA back to ssssssssssilver so it looks better... i'll take some more pics tomorrow in the light, but atm, my hands are red and dirty lol... I'll be getting rid of the lil bit of red on the cam cover too... :) PEACE

thnx guys :)

Hully

dude you should have done this
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16974

why didnt you remove it to spray it? might have looked ok if you didnt spray the washers and bolts.

yeah.. i was a bit suss about takin the actual cover off, and plus i live on residences at the uni, so u can never be sure. the bolts very soon will also be sanded back to silver to match the Honda

so you sprayed it while still being on?

i taped the area around it, covered the bay with newspaper, and sprayed it... almost instantly dried..

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

not a bad backyard job there....
i dunno ... it looks abit plain for me... maybe the honda is not showing up

Looking forward to see the final results. After you sand back the letters/bolts are you going to give them a touch up with silver paint?

am debating that... i've got some black paint for my DIY Headlights tomorrow :thumbsup: maybe that could work...

but i think just engine silver will look great cos it'll be all shiny.... but maybe silver will be teh way :p

Hully

hrrrmmmm i dont like....looks abit tacky

do it like this mate.....http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16974


also r u at deakin waurn ponds?

certainly am raff :thumbsup: ... i was gonna do it wrinkle, but
1 - couldnt find wrinkle paint
2 - didnt wanna take valve cover off cos i never have and wouldnt wanna screw it up
3 - i live on res and security are a BITCH about parking out the front of ur unit... and they woulda given me a ticket if i couldnt drive away... lol

u go here too?

Hully

NOOO dont sand back to silver! Paint the honda part white i reckon, it'll look sweet. If you really want to sand something then sand the bolts and washers lol

i've interested in how it looks whens he's done all the other small touches to the cover when compared to the other cover in those links

hurry up and finish it...:thumbsup:

thnx alan... and mugen, i'll be takin it back to silver then most likely hand painting the HONDA white... as the car is white it'll look sooo smooth

the original cover of the valve cover was a silvery colour so its gotta be taken back to stock eventually... which looks like a dark silver..

but eventually white... gimme time lads... gimme time :p

Im planning on giving it a go too
Looks pretty good so far, so should look better once youve sanded it down etc
goodluck with it :thumbsup:

personally i like the wrinkle one, but seeing as i live at home i dont think the old bird would appreciate me sticking it in the oven lol. you think maybe just surround it with bar heaters would do the trick?

DONT SAND IT

the honda letters are normally polished so they look good, just use a razor blade to take the paint off, its easy to do..
same for the nuts and washers.. just scratch the paint off, sandpaper will make the finish all rough and it wont look neat.