DIY Wire Cover
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DIY Wire Cover
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..
1. Removed wire cover by twisting plastic screws about 1/8th of a turn in either direction and lifting.
2. Cleaned very well.
3. Applied 3-5 coats (all coats were very thin) of primer and let set.
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.
5. Next, I applied 4-6 Coats of red paint to the cover, and allowed to dry for 3 hours.
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.
7. Finally, I allowed everything to dry overnight, and clear coated my cover with another 5 thin coats of paint.
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.
I'll get pics up as soon as i can...
1. Removed wire cover by twisting plastic screws about 1/8th of a turn in either direction and lifting.
2. Cleaned very well.
3. Applied 3-5 coats (all coats were very thin) of primer and let set.
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.
5. Next, I applied 4-6 Coats of red paint to the cover, and allowed to dry for 3 hours.
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.
7. Finally, I allowed everything to dry overnight, and clear coated my cover with another 5 thin coats of paint.
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.
I'll get pics up as soon as i can...
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Rep Power: 0 Good DIY explanation, did mine a long time ago with high heat paint in a bright JDM red and accented the lettering and valleys between the coils in a bright aluminum silver, it came out great. Dont forget to add that you can do the same thing to any removable plastic parts under the hood (especially the fuse box cover, which i also painted the bright red to match) Also I have the Injen intake so everything seems to just fall into place under the hood with all the red. Get those pics up already to show us what yours looked like done.
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Rep Power: 0 First off, this is OT, and has been bugging me, Blk2k1Vtec, your lil gif thing with e altezza and whatever, well, those cars in the movie don't have altezzas, nor do i think any other cars in the movie, so, i dunno for some reason it bugs me.
ok, back to teh topic, I have my cousin airbrush my spark plug cover, but it didn't turn out cause he didn't use the right resin stuff, and it never dried, hahaha, anyways, imma do that as soon as i get my car back, thanks for the DIY
ok, back to teh topic, I have my cousin airbrush my spark plug cover, but it didn't turn out cause he didn't use the right resin stuff, and it never dried, hahaha, anyways, imma do that as soon as i get my car back, thanks for the DIY
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Rep Power: 0 Hey black..
funny sig. I saw it earlier but didn't see the words @ the end.
i only spent like $10 on paint at AutoZone and that's only cause i bought 3 different shades of blue paint
(engine enamel 500 degrees)
i'd like to see how yours came out thou
here's mine
funny sig. I saw it earlier but didn't see the words @ the end.
i only spent like $10 on paint at AutoZone and that's only cause i bought 3 different shades of blue paint
(engine enamel 500 degrees)
i'd like to see how yours came out thou
here's mine
Yes, it's an Acura EL
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Here's mine:
Note to anyone using Duplicolor Metalcast on your EM heat shield - let the paint fully dry before popping the heat shield back on. I thought the engine heat would accelerate drying time...but all it did was make the cover orange. Now I gotta repaint it this spring.
Note to anyone using Duplicolor Metalcast on your EM heat shield - let the paint fully dry before popping the heat shield back on. I thought the engine heat would accelerate drying time...but all it did was make the cover orange. Now I gotta repaint it this spring.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by wil
looks neat.... is that an dx or ex? non vtev or vtec....... coz i want to get parts for my gli civic, it's non vtec..... cheers
looks neat.... is that an dx or ex? non vtev or vtec....... coz i want to get parts for my gli civic, it's non vtec..... cheers
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Rep Power: 563 Originally posted by abmerop18
^ el is just a luxury version of the civic sedan in canda. and yes, they have the d17 engine and those are the el headlights
^ el is just a luxury version of the civic sedan in canda. and yes, they have the d17 engine and those are the el headlights
Yes, it's an Acura EL
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^^^ that looks like a d17 though. is that offered in the EL?
those dont look like EL headlights either.
^^^ that looks like a d17 though. is that offered in the EL?
those dont look like EL headlights either.
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this guy seems to consistently bring back old posts. I also remember his one about having "skunk 2 megaflow headers" on his car, nice one 
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looking at his post count, he seems like a new member, so lets try to help him out, let him find his way around our forum, and inform him about the search button
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