Re: Urq Valve Cover Painting

[Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com>]

Marc_Nguyen@mail.amsinc.com wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
> 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!!

Powder coating would last a LOT longer. Eastwood Automotive sells a DIY
powdercoating kit, just don't use your wife's/SO's oven, she'll kill you.

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