Oh i know that, i was just wondering if the valve cover came stock with a coat of paint, which im sure it did, but its grey.

You can get aircraft remover at Auto Zone and Wal-Mart, its just paint stripper lol

 

I know, I was just making a little joke

Yup, stock cover has protective grey paint on which is a bitch to get off.

 

The stock cover on my 99 EX is bare aluminum, the DOHCs and older SOHCs have paint on them.

Your valve cover will get warm, but not really HOT... plenty of people just paint it with regular spray paint and it holds up fine.

 

haha HEY we dont need to remove aircraft, im a private pilot! lol

Well ill just dump some of that on there let it sit, scrub it off, put it in the dish washer, and put primer on it, paint it red, let it dry, sand of....BLAH BLAH

 

and Theres 2 D.I.Y on how to Clean and Paint your Valve cover on the D.I.Y section not gonna hurt if you check it out Good Luck.

 

you could either use paint stripper or have it sandblasted for $10-15 bucks.

 

I paid $60 for my valve cover (installed). It's powder coated and still looks flawless after 3 years... a little more expensive, but just another option...

 

powder coating is nice, i have a guy i work with and its very nice and very strong

 

you could also put it in the oven to give it a gloss

 

ya SIMPLE GREEN FTW......
or paint remover if it has any paint on it..
that stuff kicks @ss... tho i would recomend cleaning the inside to just for the hell of it

also new valve cover seal as well as puting a dab of sealer around the cam lobes to prevent oil leaks.

also if you want to polish the raised lettering..... polish it first and then CHAP STICK on the raised lettering and after its all dry simply use your finger nail to flake off the paint on the raised lettering to show that polished lettering... LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!!

and the chap stick trick worked great for me! just put it on with a cotten swap or something so you can do it very precise.