# another valve cover **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216 **Category:** Builds **Created:** [September 1, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216 "2008-09-01T10:10:46Z") **Posts on this page:** 12 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/1 "2008-09-01T10:10:46Z")
i got bored yesterday so i decided to refinish my tired looking valve cover. it started out looking like this: ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk317/itsstockish/DSCN3772.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk317/itsstockish/DSCN3772.jpg) ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk317/itsstockish/DSCN3773.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk317/itsstockish/DSCN3773.jpg) pretty ugly, i know. i basically washed it with water and dish soap, dried it, sanded it, then cleaned it again. here is a pic of it almost ready for paint: ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk317/itsstockish/DSCN3774.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk317/itsstockish/DSCN3774.jpg) the last thing i did before painting it was to put chapstick on the lettering. the finished product: ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk317/itsstockish/DSCN3775.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk317/itsstockish/DSCN3775.jpg) nothing to fancy or special, just thought i would share. ---
### Author: ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/2 "2008-09-01T10:13:28Z")
looks good, didn’t know chap stick worked as a mask - i will have to use that next paint project ---
### Author: ![Shrek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shrek/32/7364_2.png) [@Shrek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shrek) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/3 "2008-09-01T11:45:49Z")
Nice! Simple & clean! ---
### Author: ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/4 "2008-09-01T12:21:54Z")
> [@chino](#): > > looks good, didn’t know chap stick worked as a mask - i will have to use that next paint project x2…i had no idea. good job on the valve cover…simple, clean, looks great :tup: ---
### Author: ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/5 "2008-09-01T12:36:15Z")
much improved ---
### Author: ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/6 "2008-09-01T12:37:20Z")
What paint did you use??? That rust-o hammered finish stuff? ---
### Author: ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/7 "2008-09-01T17:24:12Z")
it was rustoleum, but not the hammer finish. it was the textured stuff, i’ll go take a pic in a little bit. ---
### Author: ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/8 "2008-09-01T17:40:10Z")
I’m still not sure why people sand down thier valve covers, total wasted effort. aerosol paint strpper and the paint wipes off, wash and paint ??? profit. Either way it looks new again :tup: ---
### Author: ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/9 "2008-09-01T17:46:02Z")
:tup: looks good man. ---
### Author: ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/10 "2008-09-01T17:47:04Z")
interesting idea on the chapstick! ---
### Author: ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49) #### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/11 "2008-09-01T18:03:11Z")
> [@Just Karter](#): > > I’m still not sure why people sand down thier valve covers, total wasted effort. > aerosol paint strpper and the paint wipes off, wash and paint > ??? > profit. > > Either way it looks new again :tup: quite simply, i had sandpaper and i didn’t have aerosol paint stripper. i knew it wasn’t the most efficient way to do it, but…end result. thanks for the compliments guys. :tup: ---
### Author: ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door) #### Post date: [September 5, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-valve-cover/54216/12 "2008-09-05T07:19:49Z")
looks good what do you do for the plug area… ?? tape or the stick also? did you ues the Dark Pewter Textured or Black Textured