CarbonXe

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Yeah I wanted the tie-down, someone was selling them on here for like 15 bucks, but they went instantly . What kind of paint did you use for the cover, rattle or gun?

rosedaleny806

gold looks nuts i love that color

StreetStarsTc

I used rattle can....it was just regular VHT gold I picked up at Englishtown Swap meet for 2 bucks. I used regular clear coat too. It's been going 2 months strong. I just did appropiate prep work. Before it was purple

CarbonXe

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Alright, because I did my strut bar, and it came out looking good, but it's really soft...probably going to redo it because I know I'm going to scuff it up during the turbo install lol.

Anyone done a bronze cover?

Dr_Isotope

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I like the gold for the tie-down, I just don't like the tie-down. The OEM piece looks too much like the 5¢ it cost to produce.

StreetStarsTc

Oh well if its soft then it could be from the heat or either if it was a smooth type of metal then you would have needed to use like goo gone or like acetone to clean it and then use high grit sand paper to clean it...and then prime..paint...clear

CarbonXe

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It was brushed alum, sanded it AND primed it...plus I'm using high temp (500º paint for engines). It seems as if it was too thick...

StreetStarsTc

Oh that could be the issue as well....damn...thats ___...well good luck with all future mods and let me know if you need help since i'm not that far away plus i have tons of family up in parsipanny

CarbonXe

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Where at in Parsippany, hills or high side?

lol, jacked.

StreetStarsTc

thread jacked for real haha

um....pshh....i think hills...they live by 46 if that means anything? haha

CarbonXe

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Rofl, 46 splits Parsippany in half, hahahha.

More valve covers lol, I'd like to see white, bronze and silver.

StreetStarsTc

^^ what he said

rosedaleny806

i love how this thread goes from fighting/arguing to people talking bout NJ haha

MORE VALVE COVERS lmfao

TCpete

YOU SAW THIS HERE FIRST!!!!!!..... my new design for my new valve cover.... couldnt contain it anymore....an official tcpete original.... its photoshoped now to get he idea across and plan things ahead... but should look almost 99% to this concept.



its going to match something i have soon.. up muh sleeve.. time to up the game

CarbonXe

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^ You just gave me a good idea, haha.

I'm curious to see how the lettering is going to come out with the height differences..

Photoshop a flat black one for me, lol.

TCpete

im not worried about the letters because i've got that covered hehe.. literally covered lol....

u wana do a flat black vc?? nice...

CarbonXe

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No, I need a flat black one so I can play with it in paint .

smilezdc

hey.. i was gonna do this but i read in a thread somewhere that heat treating the vc in the oven kinda leaves crazy/dangerous fumes in hte oven and isnt good when u cook in the oven later on.. anyone wanna clarify? do i have to heat treat it? TCpete any advice? lemme know.. im going for the played out wrinkle red.. hahaha... and i dunno what doc iso was talking about.. i found a can of krylon wrinkle red just fine..

CarbonXe

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I could imagine that it would, but most ovens have a self-clean thing, which would remove all the fumes and vent them out...

TCpete

primer. wet sand. primer. wet sand. wrinkle pant. dry time 15 min. hit another coat of wrinkle.. put in oven for 20-15 min. at 200 degrees.. that will help the wrinkling process and help cure your vc.. YOU ONLY put it in the oven when doing wrinkle paint... on regular paint.. no need to.. the fumes are anoying and stink.. but will air out.. it will just take a few hours...

if not just let it dry over night. results will vary with how many coats u lay down and the heating process....