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Humphrizzle
07-31-2007, 02:59 AM
I have a b18a or b18b valve cover with the lumps on it.
if anyone has any ideas or pictures of nice lumpy valve covers, it'd help out a lot.
Because i have no idea what i want to do with it.
sleepys4
07-31-2007, 03:01 AM
Shave it. Or let Bucky tackle it. You should get some soldiers painted on it or something. Or get the dc shoe on there like Washington. Be creative.
Humphrizzle
07-31-2007, 03:24 AM
nah im doing it myself.. i got it for fun.
i just need ideas.
Dirty Octopus™
07-31-2007, 06:48 AM
:D
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j261/Knonimous/MrPhoKing.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa17/DirtyOctopus/515226408_e5641c918c_o.jpg
Humphrizzle
07-31-2007, 07:58 AM
that guy's a dick.
i talked to him on HT and told him i liked his car but i dont like his guages and he got an attitude like they're useful and they look good to him.
he is selling the car for like 25k.
Dirty Octopus™
07-31-2007, 11:06 AM
that guy's a dick.
i talked to him on HT and told him i liked his car but i dont like his guages and he got an attitude like they're useful and they look good to him.
he is selling the car for like 25k.
lolz.. thats H-T for you i guess. :dunno:
hell thats 25k copper aint it?
but nah... for realz thats a bit pricey for a boosted LS powered Civic.
unless he has 15k in copper plated parts? :thinking: :dunno:
sullen
07-31-2007, 11:16 AM
dont you know copper is the new chrome? of course that shit costs
make the lumps copper finish and do the rest flat black.
gtikid
07-31-2007, 12:10 PM
that guy's a dick.
i talked to him on HT and told him i liked his car but i dont like his guages and he got an attitude like they're useful and they look good to him.
he is selling the car for like 25k.
How can you call him a dick when everyone know's his car and then you, a nobody, tells him what you don't like it about. He could give 2 shits what you don't like about his car. By the looks of your car, he could probably go on and on about what he doesn't like about your car, but then he'd be the dick right :rolleyes:
But dayyyyyum 25k for a turboed LS EG??? Wow that guy is out of his mind. He should know that you'll NEVER get back what you put into a car :no:
3kgtdrvr
07-31-2007, 12:44 PM
its clean...but i wouldnt pay $25k for it. bump for this thread bc i just got an ls teggie and im curious to see what other people have done too
Humphrizzle
07-31-2007, 12:47 PM
there were other things said and i wont go into more details.
forget about that guy being a dick.
his guages are ugly though.
i just bought some textured black paint at autozone and just got done stripping the entire cover. I might polish the lumps and texture the indentions. I dont know I'll take pics of the progress to show you what is happening.
later.
Humphrizzle
07-31-2007, 12:48 PM
if you want this valve cover, give me your idea and i'll paint it for you exactly and sell it to you at a good price.
Humphrizzle
07-31-2007, 02:37 PM
cover's in the oven baking at 200 degrees right now.
pics in a little bit.
TheGrillMan
07-31-2007, 02:42 PM
:D
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j261/Knonimous/MrPhoKing.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa17/DirtyOctopus/515226408_e5641c918c_o.jpg
:goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob:
+1
speedminded
07-31-2007, 02:51 PM
i just bought some textured black paint at autozone and just got done stripping the entire cover. I might polish the lumps and texture the indentions. I dont know I'll take pics of the progress to show you what is happening.
later.Just strip it and clean it really good -- nothing wrong with raw aluminum...it will look just like the head and block :)
Humphrizzle
07-31-2007, 03:12 PM
eh, i dont like that look.. if i dont like the look of this and neither does anyone else, i'll think of something else.
if i cared and were putting this on a car of mine, i would probably do a green or something, but im not.
i have a b16a2 not a b18a or b
Humphrizzle
08-01-2007, 12:52 AM
Here's my results:
i started off with this ugly thing.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00436.jpg
I thought it'd look good enough with just the black paint and taped off lettering... I was wrong.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00442.jpg
So i went to the store and bought some stripper and metallic black paint to make it really nice.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00445.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00447-1.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00449.jpg
I only taped off the Honda badge and I'm pretty happy with the results. Here's the finished product all dried.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00458.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00464.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00465.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00461.jpg
Let me know what you all think.
BB6dohcvtec
08-01-2007, 01:03 AM
look simple but good........... you need to find some exotic paint and do something a little different ya know?
BB6dohcvtec
08-01-2007, 01:05 AM
Here's my results:
i started off with this ugly thing.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00436.jpg
I thought it'd look good enough with just the black paint and taped off lettering... I was wrong.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00442.jpg
So i went to the store and bought some stripper and metallic black paint to make it really nice.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00445.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00447-1.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00449.jpg
I only taped off the Honda badge and I'm pretty happy with the results. Here's the finished product all dried.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00458.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00464.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00465.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00461.jpg
Let me know what you all think.
repped for the good work
Humphrizzle
08-01-2007, 01:09 AM
Thanks man. repped back.
speedminded
08-01-2007, 10:05 AM
I'd suggest next time using aircraft remover on it to get rid it of the excess old paint and down to bare metal. Gotta be careful doing thick coats of paint too because it holds heat in, i've used 1600° ceramic paint before and it still bubbled up at the inner corner after about 6 months.
Powdercoating is by far the most reliable with the best results for the life of the valvecover. :2cents:
Humphrizzle
08-01-2007, 10:09 AM
i did.
speedminded
08-01-2007, 10:14 AM
Thanks man. repped back.interesting, was a filler used in the bottom right corner on the cam gear "cover"?
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/EBPEM1_2k/DSC00442.jpg
Humphrizzle
08-01-2007, 10:19 AM
read after that...
it said i went to the store and got some stripper and paint and redid the eintire thing.
speedminded
08-01-2007, 10:20 AM
read after that...
it said i went to the store and got some stripper and paint and redid the eintire thing.ohhhh, gotcha...thought it was just an extra thick coat of paint over it :goodjob: This is a pics forum, my brains doesn't always see words when there is things to look at :tongue:
Humphrizzle
08-01-2007, 10:22 AM
yeah, its cool.
for sale in Honda/Acura parts for sale thread.
Humphrizzle
08-01-2007, 10:28 AM
no filler was used.. I stripped it do bare alumnimum sanded down and washed, dried in oven at 200 degrees then painted.
ATL86
08-01-2007, 11:50 AM
I still need to paint mine, but I like the metallic job you did, so I hope you don't mind if I steal the idea, heh. Repped for the inspiration.
RISKYB
08-01-2007, 12:17 PM
good job, i think it tuned out nicely
Humphrizzle
08-01-2007, 11:43 PM
thanks repped back
.blank cd
08-02-2007, 12:44 AM
good job, would rep but i already did
Humphrizzle
08-02-2007, 12:47 AM
true.
.blank cd
08-02-2007, 12:52 AM
are you back in GA yet?
Humphrizzle
08-02-2007, 12:55 AM
nope.. i'm leaving here 8PM Friday August 17th.
3kgtdrvr
08-02-2007, 05:03 PM
i was flipping through a super street magazine at the store earlier today and that copper'ed out eg was in it. i figured i would throw that out there. the valve cover turned out nice though!
Humphrizzle
08-02-2007, 06:14 PM
yeah west coast guy.
dont like that guy.
man i love it!!! that's awesome.
much better then the wheels lol :) +1
Humphrizzle
08-03-2007, 01:30 AM
haha thanks.. i actually tried on this, unlike the wheels.
Z32redondo
08-03-2007, 02:04 AM
Nice
Humphrizzle
08-03-2007, 02:14 AM
i think so.
Z32redondo
08-03-2007, 10:43 AM
i think so.
I want to try polishing mine on the 300zx. Thing is I hear it is pretty hard. any tips?
speedminded
08-03-2007, 10:47 AM
I want to try polishing mine on the 300zx. Thing is I hear it is pretty hard. any tips?just polish your plenum!
Z32redondo
08-03-2007, 10:52 AM
just polish your plenum!
thats what I meant. One from Z1 is like $500.
speedminded
08-03-2007, 10:53 AM
thats what I meant. One from Z1 is like $500.haha, i was there years and years ago in the barn when Russell was polishing his own by hand with a dremel
.blank cd
08-03-2007, 10:54 AM
just polish your plenum!
Have fun w/ that one. I think the one from Z gives you some extra HP on top of being polished
.blank cd
08-03-2007, 10:55 AM
haha, i was there years and years ago in the barn when Russell was polishing his own by hand with a dremel
that Z is teh sex
Z32redondo
08-03-2007, 11:02 AM
that Z is teh sex
Ya it is.
Humphrizzle
08-03-2007, 11:07 AM
dont know about what you guys are talking about
polishing is easy.
just takes a while.
Z32redondo
08-03-2007, 11:08 AM
dont know about what you guys are talking about
polishing is easy.
just takes a while.
How would I go about doing it?
.blank cd
08-03-2007, 11:08 AM
Polishing a honda valve cover is easy...
Polishing some SI wheels, kinda easy...
Polishing that Z32 intake plenum, not so easy
Z32redondo
08-03-2007, 11:09 AM
Polishing a honda valve cover is easy...
Polishing some SI wheels, kinda easy...
Polishing that Z32 intake plenum, not so easy
Ya it is like twice the size of a honda valve cover along with all the tight spots and curves and bullshit.
.blank cd
08-03-2007, 11:11 AM
How would I go about doing it?
all you're really doing is sanding it. start w. a low grit like 100, then go to 240, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, then go to metal polish...
might be easier if you have a dremel
.blank cd
08-03-2007, 11:14 AM
alot of work, pack of sandpaper is like $4, 8 diff. grits probably be around 35
Z32redondo
08-03-2007, 11:16 AM
all you're really doing is sanding it. start w. a low grit like 100, then go to 240, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, then go to metal polish...
might be easier if you have a dremel
Hmmm...Will probably try it next week for sure. Looks like im driving the truck for a few days.
Humphrizzle
08-03-2007, 11:20 AM
yeah.
100- 220- 400- 800- 1000- 1500 then 2000 and polish.
Z32redondo
08-03-2007, 11:22 AM
yeah.
100- 220- 400- 800- 1000- 1500 then 2000 and polish.
Sounds like a plan to me.
.blank cd
08-03-2007, 11:24 AM
yeah.
100- 220- 400- 800- 1000- 1500 then 2000 and polish.
you dont have to use 2000 on metal. thats what metal polish is for. you use it for cars just to skip the rubbing compound step. I just finished my fender and hit it w/ 2000 and went straight to the hi-speed polish.
It would be a hell of alot better and easier to use those bench grinders and attach some polishing discs and get some of them compounds. thats how people usually do their V8 valve covers in the custom shops
Humphrizzle
08-03-2007, 11:26 AM
true.. i was wondering if i should have said 2000.
never polished an intake manifold before but i have polished floorboards on my old 74 VW beetle.
.blank cd
08-03-2007, 11:31 AM
true.. i was wondering if i should have said 2000.
never polished an intake manifold before but i have polished floorboards on my old 74 VW beetle.
yeah...
to tell ya the truth, if you're using that bench grinder, you could probably stop after 600-800 w/ the sand paper. as long as the metal is smooth, the scratches will buff themselves out
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