i wanna make my engine look purty

[Ben L]

ok, the black paint on the valve cover of my b16 is peeling in places..i wanna make it look purty. what's the best way to go about getting the old black paint off and shiny-ing it up?

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-Ben L.
1989 Civic Si w/ B16

[CWBETB]

Get a strong paint remover. I got this stuff that I sprayed on, let sit over night and was just able to wipe off the paint. I then used some paint called crinkle paint to redo my valve cover black, it actually looks stock. Give it a shot

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90 Civic Turbo ZC

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[Sarcasm88dx]

yeah the paint on my engines peeling too, dont they make anodized replacement valve covers or soemthing? i bet they get more expensive than painting, but they probably look a heck of a lot better though...

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-1988 Civic DX-
Mods:
Absolutely none yet.
Planned: AEM Cold Air Intake, DC Ceramic 2pc. 4-2-1 Header, GReedy SP Exhaust System, GReddy GREX Shift Knob (yeah!), lots more beginner stuff later.

[Ben L]

my thinking is that the valve cover will polish up pretty easily, and should look pretty sweet..all this without having to order the red type R valve cover and looking like a poser (no offense to anyone who has a red valve cover i just don't want to spend the cash on one)

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-Ben L.
1989 Civic Si w/ B16

[SiRReal Racer]

cwbetb, what brand is that crinkle paint??? I've been looking everywhere for that type of paint, can't seem to find it!! Also where did you get it??

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SiRReal (SeRReal) Racin'

[CWBETB]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SiRReal Racer:
cwbetb, what brand is that crinkle paint??? I've been looking everywhere for that type of paint, can't seem to find it!! Also where did you get it??

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I will try to get the name of it when I get home. Ask anybody who saw my engine looks factory!


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[TurboSi]

I had my valve cover bead-blasted. It's like sand blasting, only they use glass beads, then it got a light blue with metal flake paint job with a thick coat of clear. It looks awsome!

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'89 Civic Si - ALMOST BOOSTED!!! :-)

'89 Prelude 2.0si - Daily driver

[CWBETB]

Its called Plasti-Kote Wrinkle Finish

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[bracer]

I have the same problem with my valve cover. I was thinking about red but decided I want the stock black "wrinkle" look.

Eric, do you happen to have a pic of your valve cover done with that "wrinkle" paint?
(I would probably have a hard time finding that paint over here, but if it really looks stock, I wannit


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'90 Civic 1.6i-VT EE9

www.civic4g.vze.com

[optimuspeterson]

just get it powder coated. it only costs like 20 bucks

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