if you are putting your valve cover in the oven to cure, be sure to give it a solvent bath before hand to get all the oil out of it. drying paint + burning oil=a bad coat of paint.
DIY: Red Wrinkle Paint valve cover
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They turns out real nice in person. Thanks Cresent! I have to say the one you did strip the paint does have a nicer finish. (more OEM)
from my experience- you should definitely apply any wrinkle finish over bare metal as any old paint or primer will interfere with the process of 'wrinkling' making it inconsistent. just an observation (learned it hard way:wink
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Believe it's 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
Go buy one at Harbor Freight. Its on sale right now for 9.99, you cheapskate :biggrin:
Or
Go buy one at Sears, use it and return it.
Go buy one at Harbor Freight. Its on sale right now for 9.99, you cheapskate :biggrin:
Or
Go buy one at Sears, use it and return it.
LOL..........I didnt realize they were so cheap. I shall pick one up this weekend.
installed pic. Thanks C-speed.
Hey Ferrand!
Glad you liked the result!. It looks great! How come you didn't want intake manifold cover done too?
Glad you liked the result!
. It looks great! How come you didn't want intake manifold cover done too?
Hey Ferrand!
Glad you liked the result!
I do have a spare one laying in the garage and I might do it...
I for some reason don't like the red intake manifold cover, borrowing this pic from SOS..
may look good with an 02 cover with silver words.
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Hey Ferrand!
Glad you liked the result!
They look great. Mine are off the car and ready to send out. Just waiting for your PM.
Driving around with them off the car does make a bit of a mess in the engine bay though!
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Hugh..I know you have an odd sense of humor, but Mask JUST died in that Ferrari, I would ask that you excercise a little more prudence. Do me a favor and change that bad boy.
Thx man, and sry for interrupting the thread...
Jon
Thx man, and sry for interrupting the thread...
Jon
How insensitive of me! I hope this shining example of the marque's superior crashworthiness sans fresh entrails is less offensive. :wink:
By the way, thank you for the honor of replying to your 666th post. Up The Irons!
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Thx Hugh..
so if my valve covers are in good shape . just spray the VHT?
dont have to go through the paint stripping?
dont have to go through the paint stripping?
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If there are no chips/flakes missing from the factory wrinkle finish, then just clean it really well with wax/grease remover and paint away.
If there's considerable finish that has been flaked off, etc, then you'll want to strip the old finish off.
Got my beautifully pained covers back from C-Speed and they went on the car yesterday. I'll post pics after the little NSX get together in Florida tomorrow.
That wrinkle paint sure does turn out nice. Good job!
Sorry for the delay with the pics. Here they are. Excellent job C-Speed, they look fantastic. Charlotte deserved a little facelift for surpassing the 240K mile mark!
Glad you like them They look great on your car...
What cap do you have on the coolant overflow tank? I have the same tank, but my cap is fugly.
Haven't been on prime in a while... you got a PM
They look great on your car...What cap do you have on the coolant overflow tank? I have the same tank, but my cap is fugly.
Haven't been on prime in a while... you got a PM
Glad you like them
What cap do you have on the coolant overflow tank? I have the same tank, but my cap is fugly.
Haven't been on prime in a while... you got a PM
Thanks C! The cap is now sold with the tank. I believe in the past it was sold separately because it simply fits over a standard cap.
http://www.daliracing.com/v666-5/catalog/index_browse_part.cfm?focus=2308
Here is a cap cover listed alone but according to the text it might not fit. Check with Mark I suppose.
http://www.daliracing.com/v666-5/catalog/index_browse_part.cfm?focus=2340
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Can these be cooked in our kitchen stove? I mean, will the wife cut me off?
Yes.
I left mine out in the sun from sunrise to sundown. Worked out fine.
I left mine out in the sun from sunrise to sundown. Worked out fine.
Yes it can be done without ruining the stove or Yes my wife will cut me off?
