DIY Painting Rocket Cover: D-series

**GTKING** · 28-04-2008 05:23 PM

Disclaimer: The following are provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself. nor the original writer, nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

Aim: Renew look of old or plain looking Valve Cover

Needed:
1 can Primer
1 can VHT Wrinkle Plus Spray Paint
1 800 sand paper
1 400 sand paper
masking tape
Razor
Pilers
10mm spaner
Blow Dryer

Step 1: Removing Valve Cover
Remove all the Blue circled area

Step 2: Sand down metal
Use the 400 sand paper first then 800 sand paper

Step 3: Seal Holes
Use masking tape and cover all holes

i covered the honda sign and letters but u can leave it and sand the paint of later. Up to you

Step 4: Spray Primer
Spray a few times
Wait few minutes after each layer
Try not to over spray it maybe run.

and let it dry for a bit before spraying wrinkle plus

Step 5: Spray VHT Wrinkle Plus
Spray a few times
First vertical then horizontal then diagonal

Step 6: Waiting for paint to dry
You can leave the paint to dry by it self
or use a blow dryer to increase the speed

Step 7: Reinstalling Valve cover
once done u can install the rocket cover back on the engine
just remove all the masking tape and bolt everything back on

If you did put masking tape on the sign and letter you should remove it later.
If you didnt use masking tape you can file it down later.

Then Your done.

Hope DIY help ppl.
Thanks

**EKVTIR-T** · 28-04-2008 05:25 PM

Came out ok mate.
Looks very wrinkly,did you spray too heavy or thats how it is?
Also where's the rocket?

**GTKING** · 28-04-2008 05:40 PM

lol your right did abit or research and its Valve Cover hehehe
sorry

**beeza** · 28-04-2008 08:16 PM

hehehe or rocker cover.
Great job! Well done!

**destrukshn** · 28-04-2008 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by beeza

hehehe or rocker cover.
Great job! Well done!

lol, not actually a rocker cover.
it's just a term that people have used for years.
rockers used to be at the top of the head when the cams used to be lower, and the rockers rockers at the top. hence the name rocker cover
but times have changed now the cam is at the top with the valves.
lol.

i know by people it means shit all, but just thought people would like to know
lol.

**beeza** · 28-04-2008 10:35 PM

True.But people still use it all the time in the US...

**destrukshn** · 28-04-2008 10:39 PM

lol, everyone uses, i'm not saying don't use it.
lol.
i use it all the time.
just sometiems people may get misinformed.

**GTKING** · 29-04-2008 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by destrukshn

lol, everyone uses, i'm not saying don't use it.
lol.
i use it all the time.
just sometiems people may get misinformed.

Like me valve cover is more correct
and it turned out pretty good might spray brake calipers next

BTW feel free to pm questions or rep me

**beeza** · 29-04-2008 10:09 AM

Haha Sweet.

**dahon** · 29-04-2008 10:31 AM

looking nice man!
it seems a little more wrinkly than others ive seen, or maybe thats the photos? anyways...
go the D!

**GTKING** · 29-04-2008 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by dahon

looking nice man!
it seems a little more wrinkly than others ive seen, or maybe thats the photos? anyways...
go the D!

Maybe because it's fresh from painting thats y its seems more wrinkly
and doesnt look so wrinkly one others because it's old.

**Vu_civic** · 02-05-2008 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by beeza

True.But people still use it all the time in the US...

what about 'mileage'? no one in australia ever says 'kilometerage' LOL

good DIY! shame it came out all bumpy tho, was expecting smooth n flat coz you sanded it down and primed it too