New and Improved!

[hamfacekilla]

just took this old, extra valve cover and decide to restore it! what do you think? (only the second one i have painted so go easy)
BEFORE!!

AFTER!!!

 

[mirrorimg]

Not worried about your garage floor having a giant blue mark huh? lol. Not bad but I think you should have sprayed the lettering, then sanded the raised areas to remove the paint. The uneven edges along the hondamotorco section make it look a little amateurish.

 

[hamfacekilla]

lol its a piece of cardboard, and yeah your right i think i might go back and touch it up a bit. you said i should just paint he letters or the honda logo too? thx

 

[99sil-teg]

Not worried about your garage floor having a giant blue mark huh? lol. Not bad but I think you should have sprayed the lettering, then sanded the raised areas to remove the paint. The uneven edges along the hondamotorco section make it look a little amateurish.

For one its on a cardboard box :lol:. Anyways it doesn't look to bad but I agree that you should have painted all of it then sanded the raised parts. but for the most part it looks pretty good

Damn hamfacekilla beat me to it lol

 

[hamfacekilla]

oh that's how you paint everything but the raised you just sand it duh lol i really never thought of doing that im dumb lol ill post pics once i fix that little mistake. thanks guys

 

[mirrorimg]

LOL i cant believe I missed that. I didnt even notice the little ridges from the cardboard. haha. Be careful when you sand down the lettering. You want to make sure its cured enough so that any dust/ particles from sanding dont end up sticking to the paint.

 

[hamfacekilla]

oh for sure i painted it today and im not gonna sand it until 2maro so no worries thx for the advise tho

 

[DANISH DELUXE]

Now lets see it installed!!!

 

[hamfacekilla]

coming soon ! haha

 

[Md426]

Gotta love that red

 

[hamfacekilla]

I Agree HAHA! (current valve cover)

 

[hamfacekilla]

BTW nice intake i do like lol do you have any more pics that are more detailed i wanna see how your intake is set up

 

[xusake]

nice painting how many time u went over it? what paint u using to get that shinny color? and hey hamfacekilla is that a ebay strut? how did u fit that on ur da?

 

[Samurai_Blue]

im going to have to paint mine soon

 

[hamfacekilla]

thx and i went over it a few times about 4 or 5 to make sure it does not chip later on, i got some automotive paint from walmart, the reason its so shiny is cuz i sanded it to bare metal, and as far the strut goes yes it is an ebay strut and it works very well, it toook a little messing with to make fit (move the fuse box a little)

Here are some updated pics of the cover i touched up the emblem and letters let me know what you think (painted over the letters then sanded the rise)