Re: Urq Valve Cover Painting

[Richard Funnell <richard_funnell@us.xyratex.com>]

Marc,

I think you should have it powder coated (black, or colored to match the
aluminum manifold), then report to the rest of us how it turned out =8^)
You might also consider having it satin chrome plated.

Richard
(waiting for the report)
'83 urQ

At 08:37 PM 11/3/98 -0500, Marc_Nguyen@mail.amsinc.com wrote:
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>Greetings all,
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>I plan on replacing the valve cover gasket on the urq sometime over the
>next couple weeks.  The valve cover itself is looking a little worse for
>wear.  A good portion of the paint has chipped off, so I figured that while
>I have the cover off, I would re-paint it.  Any advice out there?  I figure
>I should at least sand off the old paint before the repaint, but I have no
>idea what type of paint to use.  Any suggestions?  Does the cover need to
>be primed before painting?  Thanks!!
>
>- Marc
>'85 urq
>'93 S4
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Richard A. Funnell, V.P. Networking Business
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