cold air intake (paint)

[1987HondaAccord]

hey

I was getting ready to paint my cold air intake, when I read the directions on the can of paint. It says that to cure completely it needs to be put in a non-household oven for 1 hr. :huh: This is the High-temp paint. Is there anything that i can really do? I dont have an oven that goes up that high and i dont want my house to smell like paint. Will it be ok if it doesn't dry all the way? Thanks for your input :)

[Jims 86LXI HB]

All the high temp paints I've used basicialy said that was a OPTION, not a requirement. And yes your house will reak of paint fumes ALL DAY! What brand are you using?

[Jims 86LXI HB]

This valve cover was cured in a 300 degree oven for 4 hours. It was not fully cured as I could still smell paint solvents on it, but it greatly reduced it's normal dying/curing time.

Yes it's bobafett's valve cover btw.

[xbi0s]

Yeah... I've used High Temp paint before and let it air dry (Mild day w/ no humidity).. and let it dry a few days with a few coats...


And by the way, that is one CLEAN looking Valve Cover :)

[AccordLxi88]

How do you mask the part that says honda on your valve cover

[1987HondaAccord]

I was going to use Plasti-Kote. I was thinking about painting the valve cover as well. How do you mask the H and the horizontal lines?

[Jims 86LXI HB]

Originally posted by AccordLxi88
How do you mask the part that says honda on your valve cover

It's next to impossible to be able to tape off all the area's and not have the paint build vividly noticeable ridges along the tape's edges. I fashioned a small sanding block out of 1" maple wood (Maple cause it's super hard and won't change shape unlike pine).
All the silver area's are exposed using the sanding block. It is extreamly difficult to do and NOT scratch up the area's around. You have to pay attention to what your doing 100% of the time while sanding. Even then I had to repaint the blue several times:rant: Add to that proper paint curing times and it is not a quick process to do right.

[A20A1]

when I cured my valve cover
I didn't clean out all of the oil from the pcv ventillation part on the top of the valve cover so the whole house smelt of oil as well as paint. cough cough. :(
I wish the valve cover came from the factory like that. :D

[Jims 86LXI HB]

Originally posted by A20A1

I wish the valve cover came from the factory like that. :D

Yeah but have you priced what they want for those painted b16,18 and h22 valve covers. Their mighty expensive. Getting a valve cover to look good and have the paint last is not easy if ya know what I mean.

[RobT5580]

If i had a B16 i would just have mine powdercoated for less than 1/3 of what they get for the factory ones. There is a well know place locally and i think its $45 for a normal color. I may have them do mine if i dont do it myself. But Jim that did come out really nice and give you credit.

[1987HondaAccord]

Sorry I posted in the wrong area. :crying: I thought that since the part was for performance, I should post the thead in the performance forum. I guess it has more to do with appearance though.

Is the paint really necessary, or will the pipe reflect enough heat without a coating of paint?:crying:

[Jims 86LXI HB]

Originally posted by RobT5580
If i had a B16 i would just have mine powdercoated for less than 1/3 of what they get for the factory ones. There is a well know place locally and i think its $45 for a normal color. I may have them do mine if i dont do it myself. But Jim that did come out really nice and give you credit.

Rob would that $45 dollars include them not coating all the area's you'd want silver, or is that extra? $45 is a steal btw.

[Scotts88WhiteLX-i]

fro my cold air intake i used berake caliber paint an sprayed like 7 coats on each peice of pipe an let it sit for 2 days.

[1987HondaAccord]

did it help reflect the heat, or does it still get hot?

[Pntbal]

Yea i was just wondering if i would have to use a high temp paint for the valve cover? I was just curious about this because i can't find anywhere that has the same color blue and is a high temp paint that is like the pic in this forum. If anybody can help me with this i would appreciate it alot! Thanx.

[Mike's89AccordLX]

I used this 500 degree paint on my valve cover with a ceramic clear coat that was also 500 degrees. It looks sweet and hasn't changed at all. Other than the 2 little digs I put in it when I installed my headers. Boy did that piss me off b/c that valve cover looks sweet.

[Pntbal]

Where did you get the paint from? Do i need to just go to wal mart or do i need to go to like a paint shop?

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

i need to go ahead and paint my valve:)