# Sanded and Painted The Old Valve Cover **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [April 1, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055 "2006-04-01T20:24:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LeRenard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@LeRenard](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LeRenard)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/1 "2006-04-01T20:24:38Z")
It was looking like crap and seeping oil anyways, so I decided to take it off, sand it and paint it. I sanded it with 120 grit, then 220, then 400, then I used duplicolor high temp gloss black(4 coats) and high temp clear coat(3 coats). I put the black coats on, then sanded the letters off, then put the clear coat on over everything. I am happy with the results, very happy. Although I have no fingernails left from sanding between the letters using my fingers as the sanding block. [![http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4439/20060329221357aa1yx.jpg](http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4439/20060329221357aa1yx.jpg)](http://imageshack.us) [![http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6449/20060329212907aa9vo.jpg](http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6449/20060329212907aa9vo.jpg)](http://imageshack.us) ---
**Author:** ![Invalid\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Invalid\_Zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Invalid_Zero)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/2 "2006-04-01T23:49:28Z")
Looks good. Do mine. 😃 Sorta on topic, has anyone had a valve cover powdercoated? And what does it cost? ---
**Author:** ![matt\_calgary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@matt\_calgary](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matt_calgary)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/3 "2006-04-02T01:06:10Z")
I’ve seen a few powdercoated ones in person, they look awesome! Not sure on how much they cost, probably around 100 ---
**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/4 "2006-04-02T01:07:46Z")
Looks Good. 8) ---
**Author:** ![LeRenard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@LeRenard](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LeRenard)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/5 "2006-04-02T10:16:24Z")
Most places will sandblast and powdercoat for around 50 bux. I know dutch industries here in Regina will. Personally I’d just sand and paint it though. Or use some aircraft paint remover(if you’re too lazy to sand). I’ve heard many, many stories of powdercoating chipping and coming off from the low amounts of heat on the valve cover. I’d paint, that way it’s alot cheaper if it starts to chip off and you have to spray it again. ---
**Author:** ![1mns13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8491ac/32.png) [@1mns13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1mns13)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/6 "2006-04-23T08:08:59Z")
That looks really good. ---
**Author:** ![silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvia_sr20det_s13)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/7 "2006-04-23T12:46:28Z")
> [@LeRenard](#): > > Most places will sandblast and powdercoat for around 50 bux. I know dutch industries here in Regina will. Personally I’d just sand and paint it though. Or use some aircraft paint remover(if you’re too lazy to sand). I’ve heard many, many stories of powdercoating chipping and coming off from the low amounts of heat on the valve cover. I’d paint, that way it’s alot cheaper if it starts to chip off and you have to spray it again. powdercoating WILL NOT chip if u use good powder and the metal is prepped right…powdercoating can hold (if i recall) 100PSI if it was to fill a hole…i have used shitty powdercoating and stuff like that and yes it does chip but when u use good stuff it wont chip…also there are certain colors that just dont clean off very easily like the chrome…i learnt that the hard way haha! ---
**Author:** ![jdms13rhd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@jdms13rhd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdms13rhd)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/8 "2006-04-23T13:06:33Z")
haha as did I^^^ Remember that shit Steve had Rob. I spent a day cleaning it off with aircraft surface remover on my intake. ---
**Author:** ![silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvia_sr20det_s13)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/9 "2006-04-23T15:31:24Z")
> [@jdms13rhd](#): > > haha as did I^^^ > > Remember that shit Steve had Rob. I spent a day cleaning it off with aircraft surface remover on my intake. it was BRUTAL! and also what helsp is the process they take to heat it on aswell! using a home oven doesnt do justice! ---
**Author:** ![disco\_240sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b782af/32.png) [@disco\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/disco_240sx)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/10 "2006-04-25T14:09:19Z")
when you sanded was there any hesitation about the fact that rocks and shit might get under the valve cover or did you wrap it in something ---
**Author:** ![the.k.w.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@the.k.w.c](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/the.k.w.c)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/11 "2006-04-28T01:30:34Z")
i did the same thing it looks way better then the plain silver ---
**Author:** ![LeRenard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@LeRenard](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LeRenard)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/12 "2006-04-28T17:41:10Z")
> [@disco\_240sx](#): > > when you sanded was there any hesitation about the fact that rocks and shit might get under the valve cover or did you wrap it in something Umm, no rocks didn’t get under the valve cover. ---
**Author:** ![Happy240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/happy240sx/32/5515_2.png) [@Happy240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Happy240sx)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanded-and-painted-the-old-valve-cover/142055/13 "2006-04-29T04:19:24Z")
Ceramic Coating is also an option… but a bit more $$ than rattle can. ![http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid203/pbfbf33cc0caef7fe54db49c23d518ae1/efa7ba67.jpg](http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid203/pbfbf33cc0caef7fe54db49c23d518ae1/efa7ba67.jpg)