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i want to paint my engine head..

i got a 03 ex..


the questions are:

Do i need to remove the head from the engine to paint it?

Paint? What kind of, i surely think that would be high temp paint.. but any brand or something...

Or Powder Coating?

 
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yes you need to take the valve cover off. There is a DIY on the site i think.

http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.p...howpage&pid=14

High temp primer, high temp engine paint, high temp clear coat.

 
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hmmm.. not the valve cover..

the engine head.. or maybe i dont know whats the name of that piece?

where is attached the valve cover.. cant make a pic here at work..

 
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I know what you are talking about. You are talking about the metal piece that covers the head. Which is the valve cover. The thing you are talking about is the spark plug cover, the little plastic piece on top that says Honda on it. I am referring to the metal piece that covers the head.



the thing the spark plugs go into, right?

 
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ahahaha belive it or not Ive got a stupid friend that had an old crx and when i poped the hood omg there i see a spray painted blue head....and yes it dripped...i don think he covered Anything! ahahaha

 
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oh your talking about the plastic piece...

 
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no, no.. rob is right.. sorry mate..

the DIY points to painting the wire cover..

i missunderstud the things.. i want to paint the valve cover..

so, isnt big deal opening it right?

 
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this is not my DIY this is PIKAracerX's

ke onda wey... pues ya he preguntado lo mismo y ndie me contesta, lo ke tienes ke hacer es kitar la cuvbierta de la valvulas, pero antes de todo el pedo compra el gasket ke va ahi porke cuando la vuelves a poner no sella, lo ke tienes ke hacer despues de kitarla es lijarla, luego tapar con cinta todas las partes ke no van pintadas....

luego darle mano con pintura de alta temp, ya sea de 500° o 1000° C dejarla secar, y listo volver a instalar todo el pedo....

cheka las imagenes


english...
DIY Painted Valve Cover…….

i know everyone claims the did a DIY painting or the valve cover, but its always the wire cover DOH!!!!! yea, damn newbies that dont know car parts...anywho. heres what i did step by step. i bought some 1200 degree red paint, disconected all the wires and pulled the coils out, then unbolted the cover, took it out, sanded it lightly with 400 grid sandpaper, then masked off holes, painted, the installed, look at pics below to get the jist, its not as hard as it looks. let me know what ya think, itll look nice once i put my Injen SRI on i think if you have any questions, just post below, PM me or IM me on AIM = PIKAracerX

 
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only one thing, just to play it safe buy another valve cover gasket (cost like 6bucks) cause after you've done the art work you still want your engine functioning properly...

 
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exacto, gracias tocayo.. por cierto ya encontre una buena forma de hacer el flip flop sin verse tan ghetto..

 
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My bad, i didn't even see that the DIY was for the wire cover. I apologize for posting that. I knew what you were talking about. The stuff he posted is good.
Buenos noches mis amingos!!