Painted my Valve Covers..

[CanadianDrPhil]

Not the best photos but you get the point..

 

[killr3v]

The paint job itself looks good but IDK about the color. What is that anyway?

 

[mac10chap]

+1...kinda looks like the color of my car from the photos.

 

[CanadianDrPhil]

its like a mineral grey colour... tried to closely match my stripes.

 

[mac10chap]

its like a mineral grey colour... tried to closely match my stripes.

ah ha....called it!!! whats my prize? lol

I'm biased but i like the color

 

[mikeysgt]

Did you just primer them then spray paint? I thought about doing this myself sometime

 

[mac10chap]

Did you just primer them then spray paint? I thought about doing this myself sometime

yeah, 3 coats of each with atleast 20 minutes drying time in between coats. Also, do atleast 3 coats of clear after paint is finished. It will shine them up nicely and protect the paint. I did mine about 2 years ago in Ford Racing Blue and they still look great.

 

[GrnBullitt08]

Looks nice...I havent seen that color yet under the hood.

 

[J.Cagle]

yeah, 3 coats of each with atleast 20 minutes drying time in between coats. Also, do atleast 3 coats of clear after paint is finished. It will shine them up nicely and protect the paint. I did mine about 2 years ago in Ford Racing Blue and they still look great.

What primer did you use? Ive heard you have to use a direct to metal primer due to them being bare aluminum or they wont hold up.