Valve covers

[Kaldar142]

All the vavle covers out there are so expensive, so I was wondering what If I just painted them?

I was thinking like a wrinkle black, or is painting them a stupid idea? Mine are starting to look all nasty and discolored but I don't want to drop 300 on it.

 

[cobra_4]

Good question. I've been wondering the same thing I was just looking at them this morning online.

 

[Charlie Sheen]

I had mine powerdercoated for $80.

 

[Redfireshaker06]

Had mine powder coated. Wasn't happy. Didn't even come close to the color of the car match. Paints been on for over a year. No problems.

 

[Redfireshaker06]

I'll have the shaker off again this weekend to fab up the shaker bracket for the GT500 TB/adapter. So if you want to see both sides I can. Those pics were taken when I first installed them and only the drivers side was done.

 

[94tbird]

powdercoat em in the glow in the dark color :-D

 

[Charlie Sheen]

 

[Redfireshaker06]

Lets put it this way. If your trying to color match your redfire. Get it painted

 

[Wyld]

Powder coat FTW

 

[SteveP]

friend of mine is doing them himself. Sanding them right now and used a dark ford blue.

 

[Haze28]

So painting them will be ok? I didn't know if the heat would cause a problem.

 

[SteveP]

he is using a high temp engine paint

 

[fieldy301]

Ya just got a phone call from skeeter asking about this...I am using dulpi-color high temp engine primer, paint, then clearcoat...Will be painting valve covers, throttle body, and fuel rails hopefully some point this week...Just remove all the parts and sand them down good to remove all the junk then go over them with a red scotch brite pad....then paint...This will be my first attempt at it so I will let everyone know how it goes...

 

[Dread53]

Powder coating is the best and probably cheapest way to go. You don't want to spend a ton of coin, but these have been on the car for almost 20K miles, with most of that spent in the Houston oven. They still look like new. Done by Mickey at Unique Automotive Designs.

 

[Redfireshaker06]

As my post said. I'm on a year with long road trips in there and its fine.

 

[don_w]

Powder coat FTW

+1... had mine coated in 2006 for $100. Still look great.

 

[psfracer]

Well--you could paint them. I painted mine only because at the time I didn't want my car down for a week. Now, that won't be a problem and I will get the intake tube and valvecovers powdercoated silver like the car.

Anyway, I used a engine paint as well, it has held up fine to the heat:

 

[psfracer]

Wow, those look killer....

 

[Charlie Sheen]

Engine enamel can be used as long as nothing rests/rubs against it. Prep is the key. Powdercoating is much more resistant and cleans up nicely. And oh yeah, it's best to remove the covers BEFORE you paint them. Don't laugh, I've seen it...

 

[Dread53]

BTW, I do have a set of nearly new FRPP chromes just like the ones in Roper's post sitting in the box. $300 plus shipping, which you already said you don't want to spend.....