Valve covers!!!

[Bobby17772]

that is very bright, looks great none the less

 

[phyregod]

Its a tiny bit darker than the pic shows it to be.

That pic was taken from 2.5 feet away with a flash.

 

[INJEN78]

wait how hot was it baked for??
and you did put the motor in already right??
i learned from my mistakes..always have a spare to beat up..or paint it after its in

 

[phyregod]

Started with a few hours at 170, then finished it out at 250 degrees.

Motor is not in. Mounts still aren't friggin here. Will just put a moving blanket over it while installing.. Or just leave it off. The valve cover isn't on the motor yet.. Its not really a show thing anyway.. It was just hideous to look at, and now it is slightly less hideous. Motor is currently sporting a aluminum foil valve cover and a tarp.

 

[scottp11]

These are a couple of my all-time favorites. I can't decide which one I like the best....

24 Karat gold plated...

Homer Simpson, "D'OH!!"

and the Los Angeles valve cover...

Enjoy!!!

 

[OGMatt]

La = <3

 

[FLounder]

those are some good ones! the homer one made me laugh

 

[jay1185]

 

[94civicturbo]

went from this...

to this...

i may sand the letters down? idk... what would look better?

 

[jay1185]

in my opinion, grinding the 16-valve and the word honda off would look good.
what would also look good is tape off the H and polish it to a shine.

-edit- bleh, emblem polishing would be really pointless and would waste your paintjob. don't listen to me haha.

 

[INJEN78]

y would it ruin the paintjob????????
i judt did s cover and polished the letters.came out great..

 

[eg6sir]

Homer FTW!!

 

[jay1185]

y would it ruin the paintjob????????
i judt did s cover and polished the letters.came out great..

you would just have to be meticulous enough to not touch the surrounding black paint.

 

[eg6sir]

easy.. grab a block of wood, wrap sandpaper around wood..

 

[double0Si]

i judt did s cover and..

you can paint a valve cover, but you still fail at home row.
And that's an unfair statement. You've got a lot of practice polishing things off.

 

[jay1185]

so after you sand the H, how would you go about polishing it without getting polish or swirls in the surrounding paint, tape it off?

and lol @ the failing at home row comment.

 

[INJEN78]

yep just tape it off..
ive been doing covers for soo damn long

 

[B16RacerN2NR]

That LA one is fuckin' sick. I think my next build is gonna have Long Beach just like that. I'ma bite that style lol. I tried to look for the scarface valve cover but I can't seem to find it...

 

[Confuc1ous]

That is the body colored one...

That is the stock one.

The first photo was a cell phone pic which is why the quality is so grainy!

 

[scottp11]

yep just tape it off..

Chapstick works really well instead of tape. Just spread chapstick over the letters, paint, then wipe it off...