ok so tomorrow i have the day off and want to paint my valve cover since it has that faded silver tan color and was wondering if normal spray paint would work with teh heat or if i should get some like engine block paint of a high heat tested paint!

Josh

 

I used normal spray paint on mine and it still looks great. I just made sure to throw a clear coat over the top.

 

sweet i will just use normal paint than. did you just use like a krylon clear coat. another question since i would pull the cover off is it necessary to replace the gasket.

 

Nope. Gasket is reusable. I didn't use krylon. I used some stuff I got in the automotive department of Wal-Mart.

 

ok cool thanks for the info

 

anyone have any color suggestions? kinda wanted to go with something outrageous so when people open the hood they are just like what the H3LL.

 

looks better to go with the theme of your truck

 

yeah i was thinking a fire truck red but the truck is all silver and wanted to do a flat black and silver for the theme but something diff under the hood?

 

My truck is silver and black also. But I think red is an excellent accent color under the hood. Well, at least thats the color I've been putting under the hood of mine. In fact I've looking for red coolant hoses. I've seen em in blue and I swear I've seen red.

 

JPR Ram, yeah the red is starting to grow on me. what color red (light, bright, dark)? do you know brand? what store?. cause i jsut got from Ace Hardware and i couldnt find i bright enough red.
thanks

 

I like the bright reds also. just not a red with too much orange. Like you mentioned earlier, fire engine red.

 

do you recall where you bought it from and possibly what brand??

 

I thought the polished one I saw was cool as heck

 

did they just polish it with a wire wheel to get old color off then go down to a finer wheel from there?

 

Naw, I don't. But I might have some half empty cans at home. I'll check it out later when I get there. BTW Cummins blue would look pretty cool with a silver truck. I think silver and blue is a good combo..