painting valve cover

[K2e2vin]

ive looked at DIY painting valve cover, and in all of them the crinkled look is removed. is there any way to paint the valve cover and retain the crinkled look?

 

[hcivic.com]

paint over the stock paint or get it powder coated with crinkle paint

 

[Relix]

Originally posted by hcivic.com@Aug 26 2004, 01:35 AM
paint over the stock paint or get it powder coated with crinkle paint

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Before

after

I grinded off the DOHC Vtec logo and used Tempo" Black Wrinkle enamel

 

[K2e2vin]

thanks guys. ive searched around for blue wrinkle paint but couldnt find any. right now my paint somehow cracked off so i have to repaint the whole cover. do i just buy black wrinkle paint and just paint over that?

 

[hcivic.com]

you cannot just use enaml paint it will come off over time you need high temp paint

 

[tab]

Originally posted by hcivic.com@Aug 26 2004, 01:37 PM
you cannot just use enaml paint it will come off over time you need high temp paint

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I had good luck before with wrinkle paint. My local paint store had it in a can. You spray it on like normal paint, then bake it. The longer it cooks, the more it wrinkles. I top coated it with black high temp paint.

It stinks like a motherfucker for about two weeks, but eventually fades away.

 

[hcivic.com]

that smell is the enaml burning off and leaving the high temp on there

 

[90 accord]

i used aircraft stripper to remove my old paint, then used some 1200 degree engine paint.. it still has the faint wrinkles.. can;t really tell in this pic, but i'll take a fre more if you'd like..

 

[K2e2vin]

nah its fine. ill try that wrinkle paint. but thanks anyways.

 

[hcivic.com]

do want a flat or gloss finish

 

[K2e2vin]

flat

 

[hcivic.com]

ill shot one tommorow and post pics