ok guys i went crazy and i finally got it done and painted..it turned out amazing!!!sorry it took so long on the pic but heres a sneak peak..sorry about the quality of the crappy cell phone pic..hope you guys like it...

 

God do I want mine done.. Powder-coating..?

Red would go well with your calipers.. Make it something that'll pop. Not black..

 

get a flat black or a red IMO

 

Can you do this with a simple can of spray paint (obviously after large amounts of cleaning/degreasing/sanding) or should you really powder coat it?

 

Same color as car, Silver, paint the center section (sparkplug area) and polish the rest, polish instead of paint......

Lots of choices with engine paint.....

 

i was think something crazy like bright ass yellow or green or somethign like that just rediculously stupid...haha

 

my car is silver, i painted mine black and polished the letters

 

YES...you can go "overboard".............

Looks good on a silver car!!!!

 

not bad...

 

I would definately do the ECOTEC and stuff in silver still like that..

I've seen lots of different colors on covers.. You'd be surprised at what looks good..

That K&N intake is nice.. I like how it has that plastic surround..

How long should you wait before you put it back on your car and run it if you do it yourself?

I can't believe I never noticed ENGINE PAINT at the parts store.. lol

 

ha yeah

 

You doing it yourself or taking it to a place? I really want to do this now that I know it can be a diy thing..

 

a buddy of mine is a professional painter...so ima let him spray it and bake it in his shop

 

Do it in earth tones like a nice sand stone beige metallic nuttin say fast car like sand stone beige metallic.

 

I saw a Civic one in metallic gold with black lettering. Looked clean. Alot of them do bright colors if they go aftermarket, but some are very nice.. My friend did the inside of his engine bay in the Burberry pattern.. haha That'd be a sick valve cover..

 

yeah

 

imo i say some baller ass gold or if you can do red white and blue lol... that will stand out in the crowd... then put "IM SO USDM"

 

red with some black accents!

 

Wrinkle Red. Like Wrinkle Black... only red.

 

thanks you guys for all these ideas..keep em coming..

 

x2 on the wrinkle red.. Exactly what I was thinking.. Just spray the whole thing down, then after it's all dried, take a high grit paper and sand the areas that say ECOTEC and the VVT, and the stripes.. Then those would be silver. I know it'd look like a Honda cover, but that looks super clean!

Sorry.. I'm a Honda head too.. Here's a few ideas..

 

do blue then you can be like my head is blue *wink* *wink*

 

haha...noithing else on my car is blue...

 

I think I may stop by my part store this weekend and pick up some red and black engine paint with some clear.

 

good idea isnt it? haha