Today i woke up and decided to paint the valve cover in my engine...I ordered a red RR sway bar so i thought a red valve cover would look pretty sweet with it.

1) Read RR valve cover install tutorial...followed it took off cover
2) cleaned cover / washed off all the grease/grime on valve cover.
3) Prepped the valve cover with masking tape over the open areas for sparks and oil cap.
4) Used 2 cans of engine enamel. 2 very light coats to make a good base, then 4~5 more coats. (wait 8 min. between coats)
5) Used Q-tips with some nailpolish remover to take the paint off of the threadings for all of the bolts. (Did it while i waited for the paint to completely dry)
6) Removed all of the tape over the spark holes / oil cap hole.
7) Reinstalled all of the plugs, wires. screws, etc.

Took about 2 1/2 hrs. (including a trip back to pep boys to get more paint)

Looks really nice, and it wasnt too difficult to do. For $8 it is a mod anyone can do and it should look pretty sharp with my red sway bar and chrome/red injen intake! When i get somemore money i'll finish it off with a red oil cap, and some red silicon hoses! now for some pics.

 

here is the first pic after a few coats of paint... Color looks kinda funny b/c the paint is wet and reflective but it is red.

 

Here is another shot when i was finishing up...Used Q tip to take paint out of the threadings for the bolts...

 

Here is a shot after i had taken the tape off the oil cap hole and the holes for the sparks.

 

Here is the pic of the paint that i picked up at pep boys...

 

Here is a shot of the valve cover back in the car!

 

its an easy mod and it makes the engine look a lot nicer! Sorry i forgot to turn the resolution up on the dig. camera. But it looks real nice and very red!

 

nice!

 

did you sand it first

 

dont you have to put primer on it?

 

Bad choice of paint, the 500 degree paint, fades faster than the 1200... anyways it looks ok.

 

SuWEET!

 

nice toes

looks very nice, matches the injen couplings very well. good write up.

 

hahahha...yeah i used the 500 degree paint cause you have to bake the 1200 paint in the oven and im a little to n00b for that.

 

That looks damn good! You've inspired me to do the same thing!