Re: Urq Valve Cover Painting

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

Marc_Nguyen@mail.amsinc.com wrote:

>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!!

When I bought my car it had a very nice valve cover- the paint had been
taken off (presumably because it was flaking) revealing a nice finish. It
isn't galvanised, but it has been treated in some way so that it doesn't
rust. It has a slight yellowish tinge to the colour. Easy to clean, too.

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
 tnas@euronet.nl
 1987 Audi 90q 2.3E, Tizianrot metallic, 167,000km

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