How To: Polishing Valve Cover

[anfrey]

polishing the valve cover

i do not take credit for this

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polishing the valve cover
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1. Start off with 600 (dry) sandpaper on an electric palm/finishing sander or sanding block and sand to a smooth surface.

2. Cut 1000, 1500 & 2000 grit (wet/dry) sandpaper into 1-2" squares and soak in a bowl of water. Bowl should be one you care little about.

3. Sand surface with wet sandpaper using varying circular motions. Sandpaper will slowly loose its grit as time goes on. Use 1000 (1st), 1500 (2nd), and 2000 (3rd).

4. Surface will get smoother as time goes on. Clean cover/area thoroughly each time it gets caked up.

5. Use a polishing agent to finish surface area. I use "NeverDull", but any polish will work when used as directed.

NOTE:_ One sheet of each kind of sandpaper will be more than enough. If you can remove your valve cover & reinstall it when finished it will benefit your back.

 

[Team 4R]

worst how-to ever................

the correct method:

- remove your valve cover
- spray it with aircraft grade paint remover
- go play gt3 for 20 mins
- wash cover with a gentle stream of water
- put valve cover back on

 

[WiggerMan]

lol

 

[anfrey]

i didn't write it, so whatever

just trying to add some actual information to the site.

 

[nightkids1]

LOL

 

[Limit-98Vic]

lets see a finished product

 

[Limit-98Vic]

i think imma just get my power coughted

 

[sleeepy808]

Originally posted by Team 4R
worst how-to ever................

the correct method:

- remove your valve cover
- spray it with aircraft grade paint remover
- go play gt3 for 20 mins
- wash cover with a gentle stream of water
- put valve cover back on

ah s**t, you mentioned gt3. can't wait for gt4; january

 

[Limit-98Vic]

thats how threads get off topic

 

[sleeepy808]

yup yups

 

[Mr. Lin]

I didn't want to pay $200 for a Tenzo-R valve cover for my D16Z6, so all I did was buy paint stripper, primer, high-temp caliper paint, and a new valve cover gasket. Yanked the cover off, stripped whatever crap was on there with the stripper, primered that sucker up, and painted it red ... After that, I took a paint marker and highlighted, in black, the honda symbol and the words "HONDA VTEC" on the valve cover ... it cost me a total of about $30-35 and looks really great! Why do I have the feeling that I'm going to get rheemed for being cheap, yet innovative?

 

[BioHazard the Reaper]

i support you anfrey your just trying to put info on this site, and others come in a get it going way off track....

 

[sleeepy808]

Originally posted by GReddyCivic
I didn't want to pay $200 for a Tenzo-R valve cover for my D16Z6, so all I did was buy paint stripper, primer, high-temp caliper paint, and a new valve cover gasket. Yanked the cover off, stripped whatever crap was on there with the stripper, primered that sucker up, and painted it red ... After that, I took a paint marker and highlighted, in black, the honda symbol and the words "HONDA VTEC" on the valve cover ... it cost me a total of about $30-35 and looks really great! Why do I have the feeling that I'm going to get rheemed for being cheap, yet innovative?

tenzo r *coughing* "bad *coughing* "bad" i like the mugen one. but refuse to pay $830 for it. so i am down for the fake one

 

[Mr. Lin]

Originally posted by sleeepy808
tenzo r *coughing* "bad *coughing* "bad" i like the mugen one. but refuse to pay $830 for it. so i am down for the fake one

NO DOUBT!

 

[Declectic]

Originally posted by Limit-98Vic
lets see a finished product

there is a pic done the way Team4r said... I did that over at this place... so you can take mine or his word for it... air strip remover does wonders! and i think it came out quite nice IMO

Originally posted by Limit-98Vic
i think imma just get my power coughted

that would just be a complete waste of money... when people look at my valve cover, they go "wow" or "niCe" bunch of randomn stuff... everyone says it looks goood... so saves you money on gettin your s**t powder coated (thats how you spell it to btw.. not coughted)

 

[MrG]

where would you get aircraft grade paint remover, and do you have any brands I could ask for?

 

[Declectic]

auto zone type AARRRR has it... no real name brands.... just ask em for air strip paint remover

 

[ghostsi]

well to get aircraft paint remover is easy, i am a apache crewcheif and i just hav to go to my POL guy and sign some out, we have the good s**t,but very toxic though. But yeah the autozone stuff would work.

 

[FhCRubarb]

The valve cover popes on and off just like that?

 

[Rick James]

The valve cover popes on and off just like that?

holy s**t. why dont you revive an older thread