Valve Cover Painting
#31
01-17-2008, 06:04 AM
RE: Valve Cover Painting
bruno... that was really really late, thanks for bringing back bad memories jackass lol...
looks good though man, it is a little too bright but looks better than stock
looks good though man, it is a little too bright but looks better than stock
#32
01-17-2008, 06:14 AM
RE: Valve Cover Painting
ORIGINAL: bestwiseguy
Powder coating really isnt that expensive if you find a good place. I had mine done locally for 40 bucks and it looked awsome.
Powder coating really isnt that expensive if you find a good place. I had mine done locally for 40 bucks and it looked awsome.
#34
01-17-2008, 10:55 AM
RE: Valve Cover Painting
The brightness came from where i reinstalled it in the dark and used my flash on the cam.
#35
01-17-2008, 11:46 AM
RE: Valve Cover Painting
ORIGINAL: EMonz57
That is also te old 4g63 covor which has no shape to it. The Evo cover is HUGE money to Powdercoat because of its shape. The 420a has a little deeper of a cut as well. We all know I am not cheap with mods I have a $1500 clutch in my car but PC the valve cover is not something worth the money when I can paint it the right way and work just as well. I wont be useing spoof can. Ill be paining mine Tarmac black (the paint and clear alone cost $150 and that was half of powdercoating it). paint with a spray gun and all will work fine
ORIGINAL: bestwiseguy
Powder coating really isnt that expensive if you find a good place. I had mine done locally for 40 bucks and it looked awsome.
Powder coating really isnt that expensive if you find a good place. I had mine done locally for 40 bucks and it looked awsome.
#36
01-17-2008, 11:55 AM
RE: Valve Cover Painting
ORIGINAL: shreff99
That's cool if it will take the heat but for the money, I'm with powdercoat. One of my detailing millionaire customers has a powdercoat shop and I'm sure he'll return the favor of work I have done to his fleet of vehicles (dozens of hot rods, '08 Avalanche LTZ, '08 2500 HD crew cab, '06 Vette convertable). But even $150 isn't that bad.
ORIGINAL: EMonz57
That is also te old 4g63 covor which has no shape to it. The Evo cover is HUGE money to Powdercoat because of its shape. The 420a has a little deeper of a cut as well. We all know I am not cheap with mods I have a $1500 clutch in my car but PC the valve cover is not something worth the money when I can paint it the right way and work just as well. I wont be useing spoof can. Ill be paining mine Tarmac black (the paint and clear alone cost $150 and that was half of powdercoating it). paint with a spray gun and all will work fine
ORIGINAL: bestwiseguy
Powder coating really isnt that expensive if you find a good place. I had mine done locally for 40 bucks and it looked awsome.
Powder coating really isnt that expensive if you find a good place. I had mine done locally for 40 bucks and it looked awsome.
#37
01-17-2008, 12:07 PM
RE: Valve Cover Painting
As long as the heat won't make it flake off. Is there some kind of high degree stuff added to the factory paint when you do this that I don't know about yet? Maybe I'm missing something here with your theory of painting the VC with the factory car exterior paint.
#38
01-17-2008, 12:14 PM
RE: Valve Cover Painting
it can take that heat. the evo paint in general takes heat behond normal on the hood because the turbo cooks it. even still I have done this to far worse things including other valvecovers and never had it flake off before. as a matter of fact the same paint and clear we used on NESpeeds corvettes calipers no issues thus far
