Its got like.. 70,000miles worth of .. well.. **** and grease and you name it ALL over it... how do I prep it for painting? I know obviously remove it but how do I clean that **** off before I paint it... I have some "gunk engine cleaner" would that be ok?

 

Brake clean

 

your head or your valve cover? lol

 

I used aircraft remover to remove everything, it strips any old paint and other **** that is on there, then rinsed it good with water. let it air dry and scuff any rough areas or where there may be some oxidation. then primer, base, and clear! ill try to post a pic of my valve cover i just painted.

 

wash it,scotch bright the outside, use prep all and then shoot primer then paint.

 

I will be doing this soon to as I bought s second valve cover as a weekend project to paint

 

you should be removing it and bringing it to Nate to have it powder coated $60 ish

it is sandblasted and prepped then coated.

he may even have a spare one he can do and just exchange yours

 

seriously?^ lol k I'll P'm him on OCC thanks chad

 

WEll, Valve covers off, the degreasing agent is busy chewing away at the garbage as we speak I'll post pics tomorrow, I bought "wrinkle red" should look pretty good