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Old 03-19-2004, 09:40 PM
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what brands of paint have you guys usen to paint valve covers? mine had a shitty baby blue paint job thats flaking off badley and i want to cover it up with a thick blue like my car.any suggestions?
Old 03-19-2004, 11:31 PM
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use the actual paint that your car is. Lots of friends have done it and it works out fine, just paint it and clear it like you would the car .
Old 04-02-2004, 12:57 PM
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VHT wrinkle red, dead ringer for jdm red
Old 04-02-2004, 09:51 PM
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nice.
Old 04-06-2004, 09:16 AM
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i bought some dupli color metalcast paint from autozone, worked great. gave it a anodized look, everyone was wondering how i did it too. you should try it, looks sweet.
Old 04-06-2004, 09:19 AM
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If I ever needed to do it, I'd just use black grill paint. I'm also fond of plain, bare aluminum covers though.
Old 04-06-2004, 03:29 PM
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I use Engine paint. Old ford Blue. Looks good. But I just bought a JDM red one.
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