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  1. 07-24-2008, 08:09 AM #1
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    Default Re-painted the valve cover yesterday...

    Aircraft remover...then primer...then red...then black.. here it is lemme know what ya'll think

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    Still have to touch it up and clear it today after work but you get the general idea:



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  2. 07-24-2008, 08:21 AM #2
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    looks better than the blue imo. but could have maybe taped off a littl bit better. but good non the less.+1.
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    looks a little messy where you tape off the red to spray the black on the lumps. But definitely looks better than before. Little touch up and ur good to go!
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    Definitely an improvement. I personally would have gone flat/matte rather than glossy, but still looks good. Let's see it after the touch ups!
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  5. 07-24-2008, 08:56 AM #5
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    haha yeah I know the tape off was really bad...but I got the paint to touch it up...it was just getting dark last night and I didn't have time to finish it correctly...started at 3 and didn't get it looking like it does now until 9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain-Obvious
    haha yeah I know the tape off was really bad...but I got the paint to touch it up...it was just getting dark last night and I didn't have time to finish it correctly...started at 3 and didn't get it looking like it does now until 9
    well once you get it done its goin to look real good. i like the color scheme.
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    now sand that header down and spray some high temp black on it and it will help set off the red and black theme of the valve cover!
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    Looks much better!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Truegiant
    now sand that header down and spray some high temp black on it and it will help set off the red and black theme of the valve cover!
    I have been considering that for a while now...I think that will look nice with the VC as well
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    looks really good! just clean it up a little

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    need to seperate the plug wires, having them touching can cause arcing and eventually maybe burn whole in one, just looking out, could get some spacers from autozone. vc looks good.
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    or you could buy the spacers from advance
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    Quote Originally Posted by carbon_crash
    looks a little messy where you tape off the red to spray the black on the lumps. But definitely looks better than before. Little touch up and ur good to go!
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    Looks a LOT better then before
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    looks good man, now you just need a wire tuck
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    that sh.it looks gay! lol j/p

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    LOOKS ALOT BETTER
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    thanks guys...
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