# Valve cover color. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 27, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793 "2009-04-27T11:22:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FMFGSX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@FMFGSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FMFGSX)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/1 "2009-04-27T11:22:48Z")
I’m trying to decide what color to go with for my valve cover. I’m thinking wrinkle black and glossy black lettering. Did a little paint shop and doesn’t look too bad. ---
**Author:** ![lconrad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lconrad/32/6314_2.png) [@lconrad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lconrad)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/2 "2009-04-27T11:31:29Z")
chrome gets you home!! ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/3 "2009-04-27T11:33:52Z")
> [@lconrad"](#): > > chrome gets you home!! :rofl :rofl :rofl ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/4 "2009-04-27T11:41:59Z")
Matte black, candy red letters… That’s my next move ---
**Author:** ![silverandslow1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@silverandslow1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silverandslow1)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/5 "2009-04-27T11:47:56Z")
skip valve cover paint…put money into engine. ---
**Author:** ![FMFGSX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@FMFGSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FMFGSX)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/6 "2009-04-27T12:13:45Z")
> [@State Police: No more plea bargins for traffic tickets](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/state-police-no-more-plea-bargins-for-traffic-tickets/17354/42): > > skip valve cover paint…put money into engine. Paint is cheap! :rofl I’m towards the end of this build as is. ---
**Author:** ![6SPD\_S4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/6spd_s4/32/6326_2.png) [@6SPD\_S4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/6SPD_S4)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/7 "2009-04-27T12:16:45Z")
Matte black. That what im doing on a VC i’am working on. ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/8 "2009-04-27T12:19:38Z")
I’m grinding mine flat, polishing it, painting candy red on it, masking the oem letters back on, then laying a matte black on the valve cover. ‘red chrome’ letters. Should look pretty cool ---
**Author:** ![xreaction](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xreaction/32/6409_2.png) [@xreaction](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xreaction)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/9 "2009-04-27T12:38:33Z")
black with red letters are best IMO. or you could just shave them off and have them all black ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/10 "2009-04-27T13:42:58Z")
Chrome ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/11 "2009-04-27T14:25:59Z")
how about just stock? ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/12 "2009-04-27T14:37:04Z")
> [@coffee....my anti-drug drug](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coffee-my-anti-drug-drug/17517/14): > > how about just stock? Calm down midget ---
**Author:** ![Sully93vr4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sully93vr4/32/6278_2.png) [@Sully93vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sully93vr4)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/13 "2009-04-27T14:37:30Z")
I did Gunmetal with black lettering. It came out pretty nice!! ---
**Author:** ![Sully93vr4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sully93vr4/32/6278_2.png) [@Sully93vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sully93vr4)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/14 "2009-04-27T14:38:28Z")
> [@So I go to check my email today and this is what I found....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-go-to-check-my-email-today-and-this-is-what-i-found/17511/30): > > Calm down midget Paul, I would listen to this guy if I were you. He beat me and Adam up and made us his bitches… ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/15 "2009-04-27T14:40:35Z")
> [@Sully93vr4"](#): > > Paul, I would listen to this guy if I were you. He beat me and Adam up and made us his bitches… ^^ What he said. ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/16 "2009-04-27T15:06:43Z")
> [@Sully93vr4"](#): > > Paul, I would listen to this guy if I were you. He beat me and Adam up and made us his bitches… lol your right, he is twice the size of me, but im just saying, black doesnt make more hp, spend the time somewhere else. ---
**Author:** ![Sully93vr4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sully93vr4/32/6278_2.png) [@Sully93vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sully93vr4)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/17 "2009-04-27T15:10:37Z")
I think I did mine for about ~$5 ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/18 "2009-04-27T15:12:00Z")
yeah but your a crippled fuck with nothing better to do ---
**Author:** ![Sully93vr4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sully93vr4/32/6278_2.png) [@Sully93vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sully93vr4)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/19 "2009-04-27T15:12:57Z")
haha, did it last year! …dick lol ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/20 "2009-04-27T15:16:22Z")
lol, either way your still crippled [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793.md?page=2)