ok so i got my valve cover out of storage and i wanted to spice it up a bit. so i sanded it and used a engine enamel primer, dupi color metallic paint, next some metal effects (thanks child for the tip!)
6th gen Valve cover paint???*******pics********
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looks good! I would gently sand the honda part to make it stand out.. but looks good man!
Exactly what I was thinking. Sand the Honda logo and it'll look even better.
the honda symbol was really bad with deposits. i still gotta scuff it with 1000g sand paper and do one more metallic coat then the finish glitter coat. hey esoteric, kind of off topic what color green is your car. thats my fav civic color and i cant find the code or the actual honda name. if i dont do my whole car that i atleaset want it for my other valve color. or my ej6 build. thanks buddy
clover green pearl paint code C95P
nice, thanks man i appreciate it. is there any other green colors in 6th gen? i saw a video online of a really nice build. it was green maybe you can check it out and tell me if its the same?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5yRO0ybSgw
yea, same color
I use a glaze and carnauba wax so mine takes on lighter and darker shades like in the sig.
I use a glaze and carnauba wax so mine takes on lighter and darker shades like in the sig.
i love that color it so bad ass looking. i have a white ek, i like it but im def painting green. as soon as a I get some green lol. but im gonna finish the valve cover and post a pics tomorrow. thanks bud.
The valve cover looks really nice. I also like Clover Green myself. VSM is numero uno for me tho, I like how the metalic chips reflect sunlight compared to some of the other oem colors. I have a sweet valve cover pic from ej8squad for everyone's viewing pleasure below.
hahaha you win!
Its easy to sand the HONDA portion down.
Simply tape off around it, grab a block and some 180g paper, go to town.
Get it down to aluminum, where its all flat and even, pits sanded out, etc.. Then sand it with some 320 on a block. Followed up by 600 wet on a block, and 1500 wet to polish the letters. It's how I do all of my covers (i've painted 18-20 now for various people throughout the country) with letters and it works great.
You can also do whatever polish design you want to the letters by moving the block different directions (cross hatch, swirl, horizontal, vertical, etc.)
Simply tape off around it, grab a block and some 180g paper, go to town.
Get it down to aluminum, where its all flat and even, pits sanded out, etc.. Then sand it with some 320 on a block. Followed up by 600 wet on a block, and 1500 wet to polish the letters. It's how I do all of my covers (i've painted 18-20 now for various people throughout the country) with letters and it works great.
You can also do whatever polish design you want to the letters by moving the block different directions (cross hatch, swirl, horizontal, vertical, etc.)
damn that optimus prime vc is seeeeeeeeexy 
Shhhhh don't rub it in. I'm painting wolverine on mine now lol
Hmm, I would like to see a sample if anyone has one of these diy sand-a-letter valve covers. Seems like people keep coming up with good ideas. I never thought about doing minor touches to the lettering like that.
isnt the transformer guy VC in tampa? if so ive seen it in person and it looks good.
Your VC is looking great! I should of painted my SOHC VC a LOOOONG Time ago!
The valve cover looks really nice. I also like Clover Green myself. VSM is numero uno for me tho, I like how the metalic chips reflect sunlight compared to some of the other oem colors. I have a sweet valve cover pic from ej8squad for everyone's viewing pleasure below.
The Transformers VC is SICKKKKKKKK..... Like beyond SICK.... The only thing IN MY OPINION is that it would be even better with the Letters and such being shaved or sanded down as being discussed... Not sure about being sanded, but deff being shaved just for that extra clean look! But that is my 2 cents... lol
Good luck with your final VC bro...
Im thinking about shaving Honda off any suggestions on what to use and I have another valve cover SOHC but it says Honda and underneath it has vtec any ideas for that?
I was thinking grinder get it cllose then hand sand it but I'm scared lol I don't want to go down to deep I do have a belt sander bu that might take forever