Painted my valve cover - "Gunmetal Hammed"

got this valve cover from the JY.. i stripped the paint, sanded and cleaned up up before spraying with "Rustoleum 7218 Dark Bronze Hammered".. or as i'm calling it Gunmetal Hammered since bronze makes you think of orange/brown more than dark grey.. plus 'gunmetal' is more baddass than 'dark grey' or 'dark bronze' :D

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yes i will sand off the raised bits.. though it looks pretty clean as it is imo :)

[edit: installed:

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see page 3 for more pix :)]

that looks badass maing

I had my a20 valve cover painted the same color. Looks awesome man.

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Looks nice! :thumbup:

looks good....install it now...and get an OEM gasket for it.

i just got a new gasket a year ago.. can i reuse it or should i get a new one

Try it and if it doesn't work get a new one. I would reuse it.

bake it in the oven, just like BITESIZE did

lol.. maybe i should.. except then my apt will be filled with nasty paint fumes i think :barf:

It really doesn't stink the house up. Just turn the hood fan above the oven on. Makes a huge differance and will make the paint feather together to a glossy finish. Damn, I need to get Bullards B20 valve cover. I'm so damn busy!!

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Originally Posted by frantik

i just got a new gasket a year ago.. can i reuse it or should i get a new one

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i reused mine on my dx...started to leak...and it still leaks....i have to go get a whole upper half gasket kit from honda.

was the dx gasket less than a year old?

and bitesize at what temp & how long do u bake it for? it looks good as it is but if baking it will help it last longer i might try it.. though just turning the oven on stinks up the place lol even with the fan

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Originally Posted by frantik

was the dx gasket less than a year old?

and bitesize at what temp & how long do u bake it for? it looks good as it is but if baking it will help it last longer i might try it.. though just turning the oven on stinks up the place lol even with the fan

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well the motor was replaced may 05..........then i took off the valve cover when i busted the headgasket. back in march/april 06. and it still leaks till today...also the dizzy and oil pan....

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Originally Posted by frantik

i just got a new gasket a year ago.. can i reuse it or should i get a new one

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if its stil nice and flexible and has no cracks you should be good to go
justmake sure everything is clean both in the groove where it sits in the valve cover and the cylinder head surface.


the cover looks good get it on an engine to see how it looks.

Sweet! I wanna paint mine soon.

thanks everybody :D it really turned out even better than i expected so that makes me happy

another pic for now.. I'm gonna wait for it to fully dry before putting it on the car


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That looks really good. Now sand off the raised parts and it would look even better.

Looks Great :D


just sand the lettering and Bake It :D

go bake it

I pretend it's a frozen pizza. Extra crispy is how I like it. lol 400 for about 30 minutes, a little more than cooking a frozen pizza.

do you guys think it's safe to sand down the raised bits now or should I wait cause it might it cause flaking around the letters?

hmm maybe ill bake it since 30 mins isn't too long.. though i dunno if it even needs it. do i need to do it while it's still drying or is it ok if it wait?

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do you guys think it's safe to sand down the raised bits now or should I wait cause it might it cause flaking around the letters?

hmm maybe ill bake it since 30 mins isn't too long.. though i dunno if it even needs it. do i need to do it while it's still drying or is it ok if it wait?

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I would wait a little longer. Then when you begin do it lightly and be cautious. If you notice it starting to flake then stop.

It doesn't matter on the sanding part. When I paint them, an hour later, I use a flat head screwdriver to scrape the paint off, and then I sand the rest off while it's not so hard. That way I don't have to sand so hard and worry about fubaring the paint on the rest of the valve cover. After you scape the unwanted paint off, bake it for 30 minutes, then let it dry, clear coat it, bake for 10 minutes and let it dry for 2 days. Do not touch it whatesover for 2 days!

I like that color, it should turn out great when you get finished.