valve cover
 

will i really need to clear coat my cover after i'm done with it????

I'm gunna clean er up good and primer it with good thin layers of paint.......is clear necessary????? if so what kind of clearcoat....i saw some stuff at crappy tire but it didnt say anything bout high temp.........

I used Duplicolor Metalcast (red of course) on my cover, no clearcoat. I didn't want it to get all fugged up with engine heat so I left it off. Looks good so far. Just keep the paint layers thin. I didn't need to sand btw, just used 2 coats of Duplicolor base coat before the red stuff.

telly, you got pics of final product. pls post some

I never used clearcoat on the valve cover. The engine heat will give it that shine! :)

It's not very clear, or close, nor is my engine bay very clean in the pic, but:

http://www.7thgencivic.com/memberrid...00612.JPG?8120

All I got. You're welcome to meet up and see....

02civic: nope .. there is no need to clear coat it ... unless you really want it shiny, buy some high temp clear coat (if they sell em ?)

telly: that is one sweet colour .!.. what colour is that ?.

best way to go is to use an air tank and sprayer. that way you can mix the paint with hardener and reducer and it will last a long time!

i was just about to say it looks real nice. matches the red on the injen intake.

and yes ur car is dirty.hehehe.

looks sweet. did you have to prime it much. and what color was it again might have to think about that as my next DIY.

you even sprayed ur battery tie, thats cool. forget spending cash for an after market looks reall good.

Thanks, all I used was Duplicolor Metalcast for that anodized red look. Those pix were taken when I was lowering my car this past Feb/March (I forget exactly when).
In terms of primer, all I did was clean those parts (VERY VERY WELL, soapy water) then I masked off the A logo and lightly sprayed with two coats of Duplicolor Metalcast Ground Coat (Makes it look like brushed aluminum if you wanna know). Then after 30 minutes I sprayed with the red Metalcast, again very many very light coats. 4 hours and 8 beers later, voila!

btw the engine bay has since been Simple-green'd and pressure washed....almost all that nasty grease is gone. I had to stop cos I cut myself rather badly on a piece of fender.....gooo...

KRYLON PAINT all the way!!!.. clear coating is not necessary...

you wouldnt happen to have the paint code? i wsa looking through canadian tire and saw too many paint cans with Duplicolor on them. any help would be great.

good job btw

Just go get the can with a metallic red cover. Like such:

http://www.duplicolor.com/gallery/ga..._metalcast.jpg

If you have to ask for a paint code, look for MC-200

i saw that one, i also saw one that looked like mat red, sorta like sir red valve color, i may try that and post pics.

thanks for the help