# 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:** 2
**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, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/21 "2009-04-27T20:25:54Z")
> [@Buffalo Brew Fest - Sat 9/16 @ Central Terminal](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-brew-fest-sat-9-16-central-terminal/17432/20): > > I did Gunmetal with black lettering. It came out pretty nice!! Pictures? ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/22 "2009-04-28T06:18:27Z")
flat black and gloss white or polished letters ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/23 "2009-04-28T06:37:31Z")
I just sanded down mine and did it different colors. if you ever need paint. …i have too much… 12 cans of black between flat and gloss from walmart. high temp white/black/blue/silver 5 cans of sandable primer misc. Failvas florensent colors I love my vavle cover now. Should have done it a while ago. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/24 "2009-04-28T06:43:23Z")
> [@Hooked on 240"](#): > > I just sanded down mine and did it different colors. > > if you ever need paint. > …i have too much… 12 cans of black between flat and gloss from walmart. > high temp white/black/blue/silver > 5 cans of sandable primer > misc. Failvas florensent colors > > I love my vavle cover now. Should have done it a while ago. post yours ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/25 "2009-04-28T06:53:10Z")
> [@Buffalo Brew Fest - Sat 9/16 @ Central Terminal](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-brew-fest-sat-9-16-central-terminal/17432/26): > > post yours just look on my myspace. i gotta upload more pics of it in better light. plus the pics from myspace from 5 days ago are already outdated and a bunch of stiff looks different. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/26 "2009-04-28T06:56:33Z")
> [@FS: lots of 4g63 and 2g dsm parts Complete gsx swap parts](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-lots-of-4g63-and-2g-dsm-parts-complete-gsx-swap-parts/16945/6): > > just look on my myspace. i gotta upload more pics of it in better light. plus the pics from myspace from 5 days ago are already outdated and a bunch of stiff looks different. _with accent_ myspaces are bloksed heres ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/27 "2009-04-28T06:58:01Z")
what a gay guy you are… here you go vot. My nothing speical VC : 🙂 ![http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/70/l_4ad6ac6d7fc04138b0969e4dbb6b44a8.jpg](http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/70/l_4ad6ac6d7fc04138b0969e4dbb6b44a8.jpg) you cant see it in the pic. But its 2 layers of high temp white. Then med 2 coats of blue on top and a light 2 coats around the bottom. Making it have a white metallic look to it. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/28 "2009-04-28T07:05:15Z")
> [@Temp Tattoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-tattoo/17535/40): > > what a gay guy you are… i said “Accent” NOT “lisp”:lol :hugya bastard but that looks like it came out pretty smooth. is there clear over all that or is it just paint? ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/29 "2009-04-28T07:08:24Z")
> [@FS: 92-95 Civic Sale: Sol seats, JDM Lights & Cluster](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-92-95-civic-sale-sol-seats-jdm-lights-cluster/16280/16): > > i said “Accent” NOT “lisp”:lol > :hugya bastard > > but that looks like it came out pretty smooth. is there clear over all that or is it just paint? :hug Just paint. I do alot of them for friends and what not in my sparetime. Im picking up B18b/c? …some honda crap. VC today. ill send a pic to your phone or something when its done. It would be alot cooler if air brush paint wouldnt burn off/flake. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/30 "2009-04-28T07:11:34Z")
is there a thermal clear to use to protect the paint/airbrushing? ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/31 "2009-04-28T07:34:44Z")
idk, ive never tried airbrushing on a vc. **heard** it does crack quick. I use paint and tape. and the occasional paint pen, which does not crack under heat. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/32 "2009-04-28T07:49:26Z")
I used high gloss thermal red paint on my mitsu’s valve cover. it was VERY shiny and no cracks. It took me a long time to prep it though, but it really paid off in the end. ---
**Author:** ![ScottWZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/scottwz32/32/6500_2.png) [@ScottWZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ScottWZ32)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/33 "2009-04-28T13:45:03Z")
i did mine in a flat textured black color for my KA24DE and the “NISSAN” in white with the engine info in red… later on i took a military lettering stencil to the front of the block and did “KA24DE” over the timing chain so it looked kinda choppy and "graffiti"ish. ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/34 "2009-04-28T14:02:16Z")
textured black comes out great if you do more then just paint it black. Yours looks good!. ive seen alot of people buy the textured black. then a can of dark red to copy hondas crinkle red VC. ---
**Author:** ![ScottWZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/scottwz32/32/6500_2.png) [@ScottWZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ScottWZ32)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/35 "2009-04-28T14:05:04Z")
thanks. Yeah i love that effect. Mine didnt stay so textured though. But im not complaining. It came out almost like a satin black. Looked very cool and went well with my flat black and red color scheme on the S14. Too bad I never finished that car and sold it for a ticket to australia i never used. EPIC FAIL :banghead ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/36 "2009-04-28T14:06:24Z")
wow. that is a epic fail. what was the ticket for? ---
**Author:** ![ScottWZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/scottwz32/32/6500_2.png) [@ScottWZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ScottWZ32)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/37 "2009-04-28T14:09:57Z")
a girlie. an aussie asian with bewbz the size of yer head. Yeah… that shit crashed and burned. But it was cool while she was in the US ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/38 "2009-04-28T14:11:18Z")
women = fail. Now you know 🙂 Also you broke a man code im sure… Never let a girl get between you and your car. ---
**Author:** ![ScottWZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/scottwz32/32/6500_2.png) [@ScottWZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ScottWZ32)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/39 "2009-04-28T14:14:34Z")
i know i know its happened twice. But i figured id buy her cousin’s R32 GTR when i got there so i didnt see it as losing a car till she told me she was going out with some lebonese drug dealer kid behind my back. Either way she put the kid in prison and were friends again but i still miss my 240. I got a 300 now but i miss little toyish things like visible valve covers i can paint when im broke but wanna play wit my car. There’s no such thing as cheap fun for the Z. Oh well. Im deff not letting a girl get between me and this car.:Idiots ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/valve-cover-color/243793/40 "2009-04-28T14:17:46Z")
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