Painting valve cover

Papa Rad17 · 09-04-2011, 05:21 PM

I have to take off the valve cover to replace my to timing belt tensioner next week and want to paint it while it's off. I VHT caliper paint that says it's rated for 900 degrees. Will this work or do I need to get a different stuff? If so what? It must be red. (this is for a 2.2 btw)

03Sleepr · 09-04-2011, 06:29 PM

Yes. It will work.

heineck · 09-04-2011, 06:49 PM

dude just go buy some metal polish and po;ish the hell out of it, way better IMO ive painted and polished and the polish always looked better

Papa Rad17 · 09-04-2011, 07:11 PM

I want it red to match the calipers and lighting theme i have. iv seen a lot of pics of it and really like it.

xXManwhoreXx · 09-04-2011, 09:58 PM

buddy on my honda site did this

wood grain... do something cool that incorporates red. dont just paint it a solid red

Redog · 09-05-2011, 06:20 PM

If I where you, I would buy another one at a junkyard or on eBay, and get it powdercoated, but that usually takes a lot of time, pending on how busy the shop is.

VHT paint will be fine. You really only need it to be rated to 500* but anything higher isn't going to hurt it

heineck · 09-05-2011, 09:29 PM

like a G

xXManwhoreXx · 09-05-2011, 11:47 PM

Tucked k in a teal bay... Dope

heineck · 09-06-2011, 12:40 AM

damn straight.