My Attempt at the Valve Mod
#11
08-25-2005, 06:07 PM
RE: My Attempt at the Valve Mod
looks good, i was thinking of painting mine either black or blue and im not sure, now that i see it black it looks really good, good job
#12
08-25-2005, 08:29 PM
RE: My Attempt at the Valve Mod
im thinking about doing that too. my car is a custom paint. sometimes it looks red orange and other times its more red. so would i be better off to paint it black or should i try to get a matching red?
#16
08-26-2005, 02:50 PM
RE: My Attempt at the Valve Mod
For the record they make an engine paint that is 'red-orange'. Its called Chevrolet Red-Orange, I think....
It took me about 2 hours.
15 minutes to get the cover off (my rubber seals were glued onto there tight, so it took awhile to pry them off so I could remove the screws)
15 mintues to sand
45 mintues to paint. 3 coats of Blacks, 5 mintues to re-sand. 2 coats of clear.
An hour to dry, 2 mintues to reassemble.
I bought a sanding-block and it worked out pretty nicely. In hindsight I should have trimed the paper more closely, I got a little 'overrub' and took some black off around the lettering. Maybe one day I'll find another one and try it again.
It took me about 2 hours.
15 minutes to get the cover off (my rubber seals were glued onto there tight, so it took awhile to pry them off so I could remove the screws)
15 mintues to sand
45 mintues to paint. 3 coats of Blacks, 5 mintues to re-sand. 2 coats of clear.
An hour to dry, 2 mintues to reassemble.
I bought a sanding-block and it worked out pretty nicely. In hindsight I should have trimed the paper more closely, I got a little 'overrub' and took some black off around the lettering. Maybe one day I'll find another one and try it again.
#17
08-26-2005, 03:28 PM
RE: My Attempt at the Valve Mod
ORIGINAL: althius
For the record they make an engine paint that is 'red-orange'. Its called Chevrolet Red-Orange, I think....
It took me about 2 hours.
15 minutes to get the cover off (my rubber seals were glued onto there tight, so it took awhile to pry them off so I could remove the screws)
15 mintues to sand
45 mintues to paint. 3 coats of Blacks, 5 mintues to re-sand. 2 coats of clear.
An hour to dry, 2 mintues to reassemble.
I bought a sanding-block and it worked out pretty nicely. In hindsight I should have trimed the paper more closely, I got a little 'overrub' and took some black off around the lettering. Maybe one day I'll find another one and try it again.
For the record they make an engine paint that is 'red-orange'. Its called Chevrolet Red-Orange, I think....
It took me about 2 hours.
15 minutes to get the cover off (my rubber seals were glued onto there tight, so it took awhile to pry them off so I could remove the screws)
15 mintues to sand
45 mintues to paint. 3 coats of Blacks, 5 mintues to re-sand. 2 coats of clear.
An hour to dry, 2 mintues to reassemble.
I bought a sanding-block and it worked out pretty nicely. In hindsight I should have trimed the paper more closely, I got a little 'overrub' and took some black off around the lettering. Maybe one day I'll find another one and try it again.
#18
08-26-2005, 04:30 PM
RE: My Attempt at the Valve Mod
Oh yeah, and in regards to painting the wipers... that was definately something on my list.
A few quick questions:
How do they come off?
Can I use the engine paint for that too, or should I go and get something else?
A few quick questions:
How do they come off?
Can I use the engine paint for that too, or should I go and get something else?
#19
08-26-2005, 04:52 PM
RE: My Attempt at the Valve Mod
ORIGINAL: althius
Oh yeah, and in regards to painting the wipers... that was definately something on my list.
A few quick questions:
How do they come off?
Can I use the engine paint for that too, or should I go and get something else?
Oh yeah, and in regards to painting the wipers... that was definately something on my list.
A few quick questions:
How do they come off?
Can I use the engine paint for that too, or should I go and get something else?
2. your wipers don't need to be that heat resistant
I used rustoleum primer and flat black paint, both in spray form.
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