Painting valve covers...
03-22-2007, 06:32 PM
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Painting valve covers...
I did a search and I didn't find anything on painting the valve covers. I was wondering what kind of paint you would use? I would think that polycarbonate paint would work really well since it can stick to clear lexan. Any input?
03-23-2007, 05:15 AM
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Havent seen it done because the VC's are not aluminum they are a reinforced plastic-not sure how it would turn out. They are also finished kinda rough.
03-23-2007, 07:57 AM
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Why would you want to paint the valve cover? You won't even see it. lol
03-23-2007, 01:11 PM
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You can see it somewhat. If you have ever looked at the Jun Z or the Stream Z they have painted valve covers and it is noticable.
03-23-2007, 02:11 PM
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You can see it somewhat. If you have ever looked at the Jun Z or the Stream Z they have painted valve covers and it is noticable.
Thats because JUN has their own unique color scheme they run on all their cars.
03-23-2007, 02:47 PM
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Mine are painted. They had to use some special primer
03-23-2007, 03:00 PM
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03-23-2007, 07:32 PM
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I wonder if they had to use a special primer because they were using normal paint. Polycarbonate paint should stick really well to the plastic.
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03-24-2007, 03:46 PM
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polycarbonate paint is meant to be used on polycarbonate....and that paint is neither very heat resistant nor oil resistant
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Painting valve covers...
