# Painting Valve Cover
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-valve-cover/254229
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [August 30, 2010, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-valve-cover/254229 "2010-08-30T12:29:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Baumbauer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baumbauer)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2010, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-valve-cover/254229/1 "2010-08-30T12:29:26Z")
Alright, I’ve never painted anything in my engine bay. Any advice/cautions/recommendations? I’m going to sand my valve-cover down(unless someone has a sandblaster they can help me with this saturday… hint), but I don’t know what is best for priming and painting.
I’m just going to do it black like the exterior, and then sand the lettering down to metal by hand. So as I said, any recommendations and advice for materials, brands, or methods would be really appreciated.
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### Author:  [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-valve-cover/254229/2 "2010-08-30T12:41:52Z")
I have a blaster. And the oven to bake the high temp paint on.
VHT flame high temp paints are what I used. the Wrinkle coating comes out very nice, then. the others are good too.
PM me if you want to bring it over.
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### Author:  [@imported\_ST4TUS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ST4TUS)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-valve-cover/254229/3 "2010-08-30T12:43:10Z")
Ive done this more than a few times. Here is what I do
1. Use aircraft remover to take the v/c to bare metal.
2. Sand lightly or clean with steel wool/abrasive material (that won’t gouge)
3. Paint with VHT or Duplicolor wrinkle
4. Let dry, allow 24hours for cure (some people flash heat, but I let it dry on its own)
edit :
1. Disregard steps 1-4
2. Send v/c to KrazyKidKustomz
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-valve-cover/254229/4 "2010-08-30T12:45:48Z")
Be baller. Polish it.
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### Author:  [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-valve-cover/254229/5 "2010-08-30T12:51:57Z")
> [@TW: 800whp F-Body Turbo Kit](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tw-800whp-f-body-turbo-kit/34642/27):
>
> Ive done this more than a few times. Here is what I do
>
> 1. Use aircraft remover to take the v/c to bare metal.
> 2. Sand lightly or clean with steel wool/abrasive material (that won’t gouge)
> 3. Paint with VHT or Duplicolor wrinkle
> 4. Let dry, allow 24hours for cure (some people flash heat, but I let it dry on its own)
>
> edit :
>
> 1. Disregard steps 1-4
> 2. Send v/c to KrazyKidKustomz
LOL thx for the shout out.
Air craft remover we would use to strip 90% of it, then shoot it fast with glass bead to remove the rest, clean the surface and rough it up for a good mechanical bond for the paint.
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### Author:  [@Baumbauer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baumbauer)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-valve-cover/254229/6 "2010-08-30T13:11:31Z")
Thread can be closed. Much appreciated, KrazyKid,
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### Author:  [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-valve-cover/254229/7 "2010-08-30T13:39:15Z")
you welcome pleasure doin bidness with yeah.