SupraManAG

I know a bunch of people have done it.
Any particular steps I should know of?
Ill be using high temp paint but what about primer and clear coat?

CL Platano

Copy cat I'm doing mine this weekend hopefully

SupraManAG

mine 2
this sunday to be exact
i still need the info on the steps

AznX TL

get it powder coated! it looks 100x better

97Acura3.0CL

dont clear coat it

clear is not meant to be on VERY high temps

use a nice paint, high temp and make sure to sand down the whole head

oh and BTW take it off to do it

SupraManAG

lol
no primer?

SupraManAG

can they powdercoat candy blue?

97BlackAckCL

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spencer_homer

are u gonna cook it after u paint it, the paint i have says to cook it for like 3 hours before u put it back on, but im just gonna get it powdered i think. i wanna do white(to match my car) and outline the 2.3 vtec and honda in black (to match my wheels when they get powdered too) any objections?

teh CL

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get some paint stripper and take off all the original paint..then get it sand blasted with some fine sand and then get some high temp engine paint and paint away..

not like i know anything about this

SupraManAG

lol
done this weekend

SupraManAG

teh CL

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candy blue...that should be interesting

5-speed

is it just as simple as unbolting it, sanding, painting, and bolting it back on? dont need to worry about new seals or anything? my engine compartment needs a clean up... thanks guys

JPhat22CL

havent done it on this car, but on my old accord i just pulled it off and sandblasted it, then used some metallic spray paint from the hardware store(x3 coats) , was like that for 1.5years never faded or chipped.

AznX TL

spray paint looks good, and last a long time without fading or chiping, but powder coat is just wow

spencer_homer

the only reason im powdercoatin it, is becasue its not very expensive, and i would rather just get it done and not fuck it up, im bad at stuff like that

wakeboardfusion

has anyone done the 3.0 one yet?

subbuzz

i see you doing mods that give you the big horses,i'm scruuurrrreeeddd now!!! if you paint the cover





































it's not that easy f*cker :...i will never :blah::blah:

subbuzz

i mean

wakeboardfusion

all i wanna do is sand it down and paint it silver again, i think it would look nicer than with it being bumpy, maybe ill just have it polished...

$peed])emon

soooooo would we need new gaskets when taking off the valve cover? i kno it prolly reccommended but, meh.

subbuzz

i tried to do a search to find it but came up short,remember the 3.0 with the airbrushed cover(black/maroon i think)

97BlackAckCL

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People have painted theirs, I've never seen a powder coated 3.0 cover

ib_jimmy

powder coating aint cheap...but it 100x better.

u might not need a new gasket if its still soft and rubbery. i would recommend getting a new one tho...just in case you.

AznX TL

powder coating will run you around $50 -$75 unless you know "someone"

h2o-pr00f

i forgot when it was too late to toss in my wood grain peices and engine covers to get painted black/gold flake, they woulda done it for free probably

i did have my covers painted but i took them off, i need to redo them, i never finished.. only pic i found was this:

brianlin87

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riiiiight cuz ur the first to have done this...

732xghost

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this sunday??? i still havent gotten my fucking clear directionals in yet. im so pissed

Blazin Si

There's a valve cover gasket you'll probably have to replace. Sometimes you can get away with reusing the old one, but that's only if it been replaced recently. There also might be rubber seals around the spark plug holes, but they shouldn't need replaced if you're careful.

If you're going for the OEM look, THC makes a high temp (wrinkle or crinkle) paint. I can't remember exactly what it's called, but it looks great. You can probably get it at AutoZone or Advanced. If not, try online.

Mask off the "2.2 VTEC" and "H". It will look a lot better than spaying over it.

spencer_homer

yea im not gonna mask it off, its gonna be all white, but im going to outline all the words and the h in black ?

starboy2nv

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man, you scared the shit out of me... for a very quick second i thought you had a k20 in there...

CL Platano

Well did you paint it?

732xghost

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no we couldnt do it cuz the weather sucked, and i couldnt find a garage to do it in, i was also suppose to paint my headlight housings black. after he picked up the parts i had for him the sun came it out and it was beatiful.

Nato

do a search on my engine, i have the airbrushed 3.0 covers...
its black and red with shredded metal

CL Platano

I ran into the same problem, I couldn't get mine done either and I wanted it done by the meet. Now I'm trying to get my lights cleared by the meet, either one of the two must be done.

Acura2.3CL

i sanded, used a engine cover primer from autozone, and then used a engine cover paint (flat black), it has been good for almost 2 years i think

732xghost

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yea this sucks my car is gonna look the same as it did in Paramus. my clear directionals are on back order, i dont know if ill be able to do my black housings with Arber on saturday either. again im bringing my car to a meet with absolutely nothing to show.

this really fucking sucks!!!!!!!!

SupraManAG

i waste no time
also dont depend on weather or others
goes to show
valve cover = done
muhahaha

teh CL

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