chrisdelsollover
badass
i want to know ectactly how to paint my d16z6 sohc vtec valve cover.step by step please?
painting my valve cover
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D16SiHatch
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here is just one of the many writeups on the subject
https://hondaswap.com/general-tech-articles/how-paint-valve-cover-86106/
I've painted my valve cover's (yea as in plural lol) a couple times now so i have some experience. i just get bored of one color and decide to start all over again. i'm actually thinking of picking up another ls cover lol. i've gone through a few different shades at this point... first i'll show ya the 2 z6/y8 covers i have, and then the 2 ls valve covers.
First i start by sandblasting the valve cover. this of course is assuming my friends in town and i can use the thing. if you don't have access to one you can always use paint/varnish stripper. aircraft stripper in the blue can is the best stuff to get. it will take some time, and its tedious if you want the end result to look nice, but it will get the job done. Then get some decent automotive primer, spray and let dry. for paint i generally use the gloss enamel paint which they sell at wal-mart. It's like $4-5 a can but its really good stuff. doesn't require a clear coat and it is quite shiney. one of em i did with a gloss metallic paint, and the color changing paint i bought as a 3 part kit online
One of the sohc covers i did just for fun because my friend gave it to me for free, and i decided i wanted to see how gold would turn out lol. and the other was the one i used when i did my mini-me swap. it came out (eventually) really quite nice. i attempted to spray it with the crinkle paint and followed the directions exactly, but it ended up not working out the way i wanted it to. so i sandblasted the paint off so i would have a real nice surface to work with. and then i decided i could live with gloss red.
And yea i took like all these pics with my camera phone, so bare with me on the pic quality lol
you'll see more of the step by step for this one
and these are the covers i've done for my b18b. in mostly chronological order i believe lol
ninja edit: oh and btw the cover up there that looks pink.. yea it was supposed to be candy apple red. you can see how the can lied about the color lol. that valve cover is now the one with the color-changing paint on it.
https://hondaswap.com/general-tech-articles/how-paint-valve-cover-86106/
I've painted my valve cover's (yea as in plural lol) a couple times now so i have some experience. i just get bored of one color and decide to start all over again. i'm actually thinking of picking up another ls cover lol. i've gone through a few different shades at this point... first i'll show ya the 2 z6/y8 covers i have, and then the 2 ls valve covers.
First i start by sandblasting the valve cover. this of course is assuming my friends in town and i can use the thing. if you don't have access to one you can always use paint/varnish stripper. aircraft stripper in the blue can is the best stuff to get. it will take some time, and its tedious if you want the end result to look nice, but it will get the job done. Then get some decent automotive primer, spray and let dry. for paint i generally use the gloss enamel paint which they sell at wal-mart. It's like $4-5 a can but its really good stuff. doesn't require a clear coat and it is quite shiney. one of em i did with a gloss metallic paint, and the color changing paint i bought as a 3 part kit online
One of the sohc covers i did just for fun because my friend gave it to me for free, and i decided i wanted to see how gold would turn out lol. and the other was the one i used when i did my mini-me swap. it came out (eventually) really quite nice. i attempted to spray it with the crinkle paint and followed the directions exactly, but it ended up not working out the way i wanted it to. so i sandblasted the paint off so i would have a real nice surface to work with. and then i decided i could live with gloss red.
And yea i took like all these pics with my camera phone, so bare with me on the pic quality lol
you'll see more of the step by step for this one
and these are the covers i've done for my b18b. in mostly chronological order i believe lol
ninja edit: oh and btw the cover up there that looks pink.. yea it was supposed to be candy apple red. you can see how the can lied about the color lol. that valve cover is now the one with the color-changing paint on it.
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ghsbaseball91
New Member
dude thats pretty sick lol
D16SiHatch
Active Member
Here's a step-by-step write-up I did for another site: HondaShowOff.com Forums
efhondakid
My name is Byron.
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YBLEGAL
Regular Member w/ Cheese
Here's my photo gallery of when I painted mine... And a video!
3rd Upgrade Session - Painting Valve Cover
3rd Upgrade Session - Painting Valve Cover
caboose
USDM to the bone
Here's one for beginners
https://hondaswap.com/accord/taking-off-valve-cover-my-91-accord-few-tips-155329/
https://hondaswap.com/accord/taking-off-valve-cover-my-91-accord-few-tips-155329/
HATCHET_HONDA
scottie fizzle
haha casey did an awesome job yo! i just went to one6motorsports and bought my red type r valve cover lol
chad_lawrence
New Member
i love mine i used my car paint when i paintd my hatch and my aem intake.
HATCHET_HONDA
scottie fizzle
i love mine i used my car paint when i paintd my hatch and my aem intake.
thats a sweet lookin blue....
efhondakid
My name is Byron.
Here is mine.
Since everyoe else was posting theirs, I wish I had a pic of my LS VC, it was painted to look like a piece of swiss cheese.
Since everyoe else was posting theirs, I wish I had a pic of my LS VC, it was painted to look like a piece of swiss cheese.