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When i popped the hood of my new car and saw the plain, black plastic wire cover, i knew i had some work to do.. so i went to my local shop and got some professional engine paint (up to 500 degrees F) and some primer and got to work.. overall, i got about 20 bucks in stuff, and my cover came out great..<br />
1. Removed wire cover by twisting plastic screws about 1/8th of a turn in either direction and lifting.<br />
2. Cleaned very well.<br />
3. Applied 3-5 coats (all coats were very thin) of primer and let set.<br />
4. When primer dried, i used painting tape (the kind that comes of very easily as not to harm what's underneath) and an exact-o knife to very carefully mask off the Honda and VTEC letters on the cover, as well as the indentations at the bottom.<br />
5. Next, I applied 4-6 Coats of red paint to the cover, and allowed to dry for 3 hours.<br />
6. I removed the tape and masked off the rest of the areas, allowing me to paint all areas not painted red black w/ 4-6 more coats.<br />
7. Finally, I allowed everything to dry overnight, and clear coated my cover with another 5 thin coats of paint.<br />
8. the Finished product: a professional looking red valve cover with black lettering for the price of 20 bucks + a few hours of my time.. takes a lot of patience to do a good job.</font>