Painting valve covers and intake?

[gray1622]

I am wanting to paint my valve covers and intake glossy black. Anything special I need to know before I do this? I was planing on using high heat Duplicolor paint. Do I need to worry about the gasket on the valve cover if I am careful? Should I use a primer? Can I lightly sand the intake after I paint a coat or two of paint?

 

[MSgt46270]

I am wanting to paint my valve covers and intake glossy black. Anything special I need to know before I do this? I was planing on using high heat Duplicolor paint. Do I need to worry about the gasket on the valve cover if I am careful? Should I use a primer? Can I lightly sand the intake after I paint a coat or two of paint?

I've seen some painted and they don't look that great. It'll look better if you powder coat or epoxy coat them. Here's a thread I put up also.

http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38977


Ed

 

[Bobby]

also just to let you know, you can powder coat the stock intake mani. i did mine and it turned out good.

 

[irishpwr46]

also just to let you know, you can powder coat the stock intake mani. i did mine and it turned out good.

i thought you could only powder coat metal. does the stock intake conduct electricity that it will work with powdercoating?

 

[Bobby]

yes i did mine at my dads powder coating shop.

 

[irishpwr46]

thats awesome. i have been wanting to do my intake forever

 

[Bobby]

here is a pic of my intake.
it was taken from my phone. i still need to do my pipes. but you can see i did the intake, valve covers, over flow tank, and maf tube.

 

[MSgt46270]

I have an intake the I can have epoxy coated. There's a lot of work to prep it, if interested let me know.

Post #14
http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38977

 

[Bobby]

looks good wasnt trying to take you business away just letting people know they can powder coat them.

 

[gray1622]

Thanks for info.

 

[MSgt46270]

looks good wasnt trying to take you business away just letting people know they can powder coat them.

I know, no worries.

 

[Torched06GT]

powder coating is the way to go, just looks better

 

[dagamore]

powder coating is the way to go, just looks better

OK thats nice, with Flat black bolts they would be perfect!

 

[J.Cagle]

powder coating is the way to go, just looks better

What did you have done here? Powder coat the covers black, airbrush the flames the clear coat them???

 

[Torched06GT]

You guessed it!!

 

[sinabite]

powder coating is the way to go, just looks better

wow those look amazing

 

[MADGT]

That's some great airbrush work on those covers. Well done.

 

[Torched06GT]

Thank you very much, I have the rest of the engine done as well.....

 

[Torched06GT]

Ive got a few more things this winter Im gonna flame out on the engine

 

[T.Rines80]

powder coating is the way to go, just looks better

Billy, WHo did that for you?!?!?!